Case John J. Lawrence v. Rockridge Farmettes Property Owner’s Association, Inc. Court Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal Judge Nardella;
Case W.E Finance Group Pty Ltd v Vivian Sinatambou Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Kate Bennett
A Northern District court held that allegations of an imminent landslide danger defeated a property owner’s claim to notice before Santa Clara County’s emergency abatement work.
Case Mrs. [X] [L], widow [K], Mr. [N] [K], and Mrs. [J] [K] v. Mrs. [G] [P], widow [W] Court
Case C v. Louvre Banque Privée and SCI Mouchof Court Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber (France) Date Decided October
Case Syndicat des copropriétaires du domaine de la Tuque et al. v. Société Foncière Toulouse ouest and M. [F] [X]
Case In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Court Supreme Court of Florida Judge Couriel, C.J.; Labarga, J.;
The First Department held that internally inconsistent surrender provisions in retail lease guaranties had to be construed against the landlord-drafter, ending guarantor liability when the tenant vacated.
Case Société L’Esmeralda v. Mmes [G] [I] and [H] [I] Court Court of Cassation (France), Third Civil Chamber Date Decided
Case In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.400 Court Florida Supreme Court Judge Couriel, C.J.; Labarga, J.;
Case In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(k) Court Florida Supreme Court Judge Couriel, C.J.; Labarga, J.;
Case Sarah Louise Doherty v John Kotroni Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Scruby J (Margaret Beazley
Case Stanbroke Pty Ltd v State Minister for the State of Queensland Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 30
Case Jeffrey Essmann, et al. v. United States Court U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Stephen S. Schwartz (Donald Trump,
Case Jean Maher and Wayne Bratcher v. Tanya Y. Lorenz Court Supreme Court of South Dakota Judge Jensen, Chief Justice;
The Second Department held that a lender’s second foreclosure action, filed without leave, discontinued its earlier action by operation of RPAPL 1301(3), preventing later restoration.
The Second Department applied New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act to hold that a voluntary discontinuance did not reset the six-year limitations period after mortgage acceleration.
The Second Department held that a school district could not recast an architect’s alleged contractual nonperformance as negligence or fraud, and could not pursue punitive damages without an independent tort.
The Second Department vacated a commercial foreclosure judgment because a bank officer’s affidavit neither showed personal knowledge of default nor identified and attached the business records on which it relied.
Case Andre Zoldan v. The Entrada Condominium, Inc. Court Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Judge Siperstein, Caryn, Associate Judge
Case C&W Developers, L.L.C. and Venture Wireless, LLC v. Bossier Parish, Louisiana Court Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit Judge
Case State of Hawaiʻi, by its Attorney General v. Don Williams; City Bank, now known as Central Pacific Bank; and
Case Bryan Arthur Weber v. State of Florida Court Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge Winokur, J. Date Decided
A divided Ninth Circuit panel reversed. The majority held that the 1934 adjudication comprehensively determined the relative rights to the creek system and that the present suit seeks administration of those established rights.