Idaho High Court Revives Lawsuit Over Lousy Public Defense
The Idaho Supreme Court says a lawsuit over Idaho’s faulty public defense system can move forward against all the defendants except one: Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter.
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Idaho Supreme Court Reinstates ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Public Defense System
The Idaho Supreme Court says a lawsuit over Idaho’s troubled public defense system can move forward against all the defendants except one: Idaho Gov. Butch Otter. The high court’s ruling, handed down Friday, reinstates the class-action lawsuit brought in 2015 by four Idaho residents who said they were denied the right to a fair trial because of Idaho’s underfunded and faulty public …
Court Orders Veto Lawsuit Fix
The Idaho Supreme Court issued an order this morning in the challenge by 30 state lawmakers to Gov. Butch Otter’s veto of the grocery tax repeal bill, but it’s on a couple of procedural issues only. According to the order, the lawsuit had two procedural problems: The party being sued, Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney, wasn’t served with the lawsuit by mail at the same time it was …
‘They Got Caught:’ Former Ada Co. Employee Hopes Lawsuit Win Sends a Message
A local man’s four-year battle to prove he was illegally fired by Ada County paid off this week, when a jury awarded him $1.7 million for wrongful termination. Rich Wright said Thursday the decision was vindication that the fight had been worth it.
Environmental Groups Reach Deal on Idaho Wolf Derby Lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by environmental groups involving a wolf- and coyote-shooting contest in Idaho, as part of a settlement agreement that requires federal officials to notify the groups if another contest is planned. The agreement Wednesday follows several years of court skirmishes between the groups and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management involving Idaho for …
Mining Company’s Lawsuit Against Union Pacific Moves Forward
A federal judge has cleared the way for a lead and copper mining company’s lawsuit against Union Pacific over lead pollution to move forward. This lawsuit related to contamination in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Basin is one of several pending between Tucson, Arizona-based Asarco and Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific. A judge decided last week to reject Union Pacific’s motion for summary judgment in …
Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Involving USF Professor Settled
The lawsuit concerning USF professor Herb Maschner was settled for $170,000 between Idaho State and Kelly Pokorny. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE Idaho State University, and former school employee Kelly Pokorny settled a sexual harassment lawsuit Friday involving current USF professor and former executive director for the Center for Virtualization and Applied Spatial Technologies Herb Maschner, …
Health Insurers Can Reject Your Claim by Saying You Broke the Law, Even Without Charges
The largest health insurance company in Idaho is fighting one federal lawsuit and recently lost a second after refusing to pay medical bills for two men who were seriously injured in motorcycle crashes. Blue Cross of Idaho denied those claims based on a little-known exception: Insurers may refuse coverage when a patient is found to have committed “illegal acts.” Idaho law says health insurers …
Judge to Review Records in Nuclear-Waste Lawsuit
Federal communications could be made public over proposed shipment to INL Former Gov. Cecil Andrus That’s a total, unthinkable, unacceptable disaster just waiting to happen.” That’s a total, unthinkable, unacceptable disaster just waiting to happen.” Posted: Friday, August 12, 2016 4:00 am Posted on Aug 12, 2016 A U.S. district judge said he wants to review records of communications within the …