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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Trial court erred in granting reformation of a 1998 deed that allegedly should have referred to a life estate because the evidence was legally insufficient to prove a scrivener's error or mistake necessary to overcome the merger doctrine. Reversed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
A motion for leave to file a motion for post-trial relief nunc pro tunc was properly denied where the record provided no evidence of extraordinary circumstances to warrant such relief.
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By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 9, 2017
Judge Jesse Furman issued a 19-page order teeing up the case by dealing with pretrial requests. The judge dealt with four motions in limine from attorneys representing Dennis Ward, an Arizona man alleging that GM's highly-publicized ignition defect caused his crash and lasting injuries.
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By C. Ryan Barber | June 9, 2017
The U.S. Labor Department moves to rescind the Obama-era "persuader rule," which opened a door to greater disclosures about how companies try to thwart union-building efforts. Meanwhile, the DOL's fiduciary rule takes effect today, but court clashes continue. And this: the SEC calls cyber the biggest threat to markets. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
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By Samantha Joseph | June 9, 2017
Bad news for a real estate investor who assumed an enforceable arbitration clause compelled a trial court to dismiss fraud claims against him.
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By Carley Meiners | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Summary judgment in foreclosure action was proper where mortgagors' general denials to the material allegations of the mortgagee constituted admission of those allegations. Judgment affirmed.
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By Jason Grant | June 8, 2017
Chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko will not be transferred to a South Florida sanctuary after a Manhattan appeals court on Thursday joined four previous state courts in refusing to recognize the animals' legal "personhood."
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By Commentary by Ruben Conitzer | June 8, 2017
In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that a litigant seeking to intervene under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure needs to meet the requirements of Article III standing—but needs to do so only if the intervenor is pursuing relief not requested by a plaintiff, writes Ruben Conitzer.
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By Rebecca Baker | June 8, 2017
A public employee union in New York City has the right to obtain discovery materials in disciplinary proceedings, the Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
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By Marcia Coyle and Erin Mulvaney | June 8, 2017
Anti-union groups are making another major push in the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate mandatory union dues, so-called “fair share” fees, for millions of public sector workers. This time, a full bench—if it takes the case—could end the deadlock that frustrated their efforts last year.
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