I hope this message finds you well. As you know, the plaintiff in this matter had filed a notice voluntarily dismissing this action. In observing Maryland’s online docket system, however, we noticed that as of late last week, the dismissal had not been docketed with the Court. As such, counsel for GEICO corresponded with the Judge that was scheduled to preside over our motion to dismiss hearing, and the chambers told him that the hearing was still scheduled. As such, notwithstanding that we believed that this matter was dismissed, I attended the hearing today out of an abundance of caution. At the hearing, the Plaintiff articulated that his dismissal was rejected by the clerk’s office for failing to affix an appropriate fee or fee waiver to the filing. In any event, the plaintiff articulated that he had previously dismissed the action because he thought that it was necessary to do so in order to add additional defendants. The plaintiff then advised that he has since learned that he can move to amend his pleading, and as such, he expressed a desire …show more content…
You will recall that Montgomery County filed motions to dismiss based on: 1) Government immunity; 2) failure to give notice of the claim per the Local Government Tort Claims Act; and 3) the failure to comply with the relevant statute of limitations. We filed motions to dismiss based on the failure of service and the failure to comply with the statute of limitations. The Court granted the county’s motion to dismiss for all of the reasons articulated in its motion (it is relatively uncommon for the Court to continue to opine on issues after it has found one ground to dismiss the complaint, but the Judge clearly recognized how litigious the plaintiff is, and desired to make the most compelling record as to why the claims were
Facts: The plaintiffs (Imburgia, Greiner) filed a class action lawsuit against the defendant (Directv) for allegedly charging early termination fees improperly. The defendant was unsure about the application of state vs. federal law and put forth a motion to stay or dismiss the case in preference of arbitration, which was denied by the trial court. The court of appeals affirmed by stating that the state law precedent applies and the arbitration clause was unenforceable.
The customers, Charles Ellison and Susan Bresler represented by the Atlanta law firm Strickland Brockington & Lewis sued the Natural Gas Company “under a private right of action in the Gas Act.” The plaintiffs sought to recoup their overpayments charged through the defendant’s violations of the Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act (Natural Gas Act). The defendant asked the court to dismiss the case due to the plaintiff’s failure to establish a reasonable claim on which repayment should be given. A trial court granted a motion to dismiss the case, but an
Enforceable contract Peter v. Don. Peter will have an enforceable contract with Don if he can show that all the required elements of a contract are present. If there is a contract between the two then it will be governed by the common law requirements of an enforceable contract instead of the Uniformed Commercial Code, which would be used if their agreement had involved the sale of goods. In order for a contract to be formed between Peter and Don the two must react mutual consent Mutual consent can generally be formed through the form of an (A) offer and (B) acceptance. An additional requirement for both parties to show (C) consideration is also
Crabtree Amusements wishes to drop the April 7, 2016 hearing on its Motion for Summary Judgment. Our venue requires me to provide a letter with all counsel agreement to same. I would appreciate your signing below and returning this agreement to me so that I can provide it to the Court so that the hearing is removed from the Court’s April 7, 2016
Pat was very frustrated because she wanted to purchase a home but lacked the funds or credit to do so even though Pat was expecting shortly to receive a one-half million dollar final installment payment for some land she sold several years earlier. Dan knew that Pat was very interested in purchasing a home and approached Pat with a proposal to assist Pat in buying a home. Dan told Pat that he would help Pat with the financing. After finding the home she wanted to buy for $250,000, Dan and Pat orally agreed that Dan would purchase the home and "when you come up with the money, I (Dan) will sell it to you (Pat) for $250,000 plus a fair commission to be determined."
On February 28, 2014, the trial court granted 24 Hour's motion. The court concluded that the written release clearly stated that 24 Hour would not be liable for its own negligence, and there was no evidence of gross negligence. It explained that based "on the very short notice that [24 Hour] had about the problem with the clip coupled with the evidence of the care that [it] took to maintain" the facility, Grebing "failed to submit evidence that demonstrates an extreme departure from the ordinary standard of care or a want of even scant
The common law view of pre-registration contracts was that the company did not exist for legal purposes until it had been formally incorporated (registered). This common law view resulted in company's being unable to enter a binding contract until they had been registered.
Lillard, Monique C., Fifty Jurisdictions in Search of a Standard: The Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in the Employment Context, 57 Mo. L. Rev. (1992)
We have provided this template to help you to build up and structure your learning contract. You will find an introduction to the learning contract in Activity 1.6 of the Study Guide and you will find detailed guidance in the Learning Contract Guidance. This will have been sent to you as a printed booklet and is also available on the Study Resources section of the Module web-site.
Whether the Court should grant Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims that Pied Piper’s comments about the future of the company and failure to disclose information about the safety of its app constituted a violation of §10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated under its authority?
Learning contracts are being used in post-secondary education. Adults approach learning as problem solving and in theory by implementing learning contracts, the student becomes more involved in
The case study which I have chosen is Case Study 4. A contract is a legally enforceable agreement which the courts will enforce and it is between two or more legally distinct parties which is called a Bilateral Agreement, e.g. a buyer and a seller in a contract for the sales of goods. However it is possible for more than two individuals to be involved in a contract e.g. partners in a firm or shareholders in a limited company which is called a Multilateral Agreement. A legally enforceable agreement or contract has two basic elements – an offer and an acceptance of that offer. This can be expressed in a simple formula as:
would give 100 £. The company then deposited 1,000 £ in a bank to show
#1 In order for a contract to be enforceable, there must be a mutual agreement between the parties. One way to contest a contract is by proving there is no mutual agreement or a lack of assent; therefore, it is important to have genuine assent before entering into a contract. In cases where the assent is not genuine, the contract may be unenforceable. Mistakes and Fraud are two of the reasons contracts lack genuine assent.
This essay will be examining the areas of; invitation to treat, offers and acceptance, by carrying out an in-depth analysis on the scenario provided. The key aspects of the scenario that this assignment will explore, is whether Rhodri has entered into a legal binding contract with Daniel and whether he is entitled to claim damages for breach of contract (the failure by one party to uphold their part of the deal in a contract). That said, as a point of law, the participants must have reached an irrefutable and complete agreement. Moreover, communication effects this conclusion effectively, as a matter of law, both parties had to have reached a certain and absolute agreement. Under the rule of law, it would be impossible to identify if both parties have reached an agreement with the lack of miscommunication, misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Referring to the problem at hand, it is up to the Good Faith stipulation to determine this contract.