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Pakistan Supreme Court rules on 100-year-old case

Walter Olson — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 05:05:30 +0000

“The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday gave its verdict in a 100-year-old property inheritance case that had started in a court in Rajasthan in 1918.” The Indian state of Rajasthan, like Pakistan, was part of British India before partition. The top comment: “Our land case in Gaya, Bihar is also going on since 1919. … Our family purchased a part of this land in 1988. We were not told about the dispute. There are more than 30-40 claimants.” [Omer Farooq Khan, Times of India]

Tags: India, Jarndyce redux

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The mills of justice grind slowly, cont’d

Walter Olson — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 10:12:39 +0000

Report from the Washington, D.C. courts: “A woman who sued the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections for sexual discrimination is still awaiting the final resolution of her lawsuit 27 years after it was filed….The case has been before nine judges; a 10th will consider her dispute over interest this week.” [ABA Journal]

Tags: Jarndyce redux, Washington D.C.

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“93-year-old judge grows weary of 44-year-old housing bias case”

Walter Olson — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:53:30 +0000

Only 44 years? By then a good case is just getting warmed up, right? Sixth Circuit Senior Judge Damon Keith has been hearing the Hamtramck, Mich. litigation since his days on the U.S. District Court, and is hoping it will be over soon. [ABA Journal]

Tags: Detroit, housing discrimination, Jarndyce redux

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A shared-driveway neighbor war

Walter Olson — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:28:30 +0000

“Thus passed another tense moment in what local officials say has become the town of Chevy Chase’s lengthiest, costliest, and most litigious neighborhood spat in recent memory. What began as a contested building permit six years ago has spiraled into a clash of wills, spawning five lawsuits, two misdemeanor convictions, arrests, anger-management classes, and a [no-contact] court order.” [Terrence McCoy, Washington Post] Last month we noted what one resident called the “farcically overregulated” state of land use controls in the affluent Maryland community, which is located just over the border from Northwest D.C.

Tags: Jarndyce redux, Maryland, property law, Washington D.C.

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DOJ closes FCPA investigation of drugmaker without filing charges

Walter Olson — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:44:13 +0000

And it only took 11 years [WSJ] Related: never mind what DOJ’s criminal fraud chief wrote, says Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch, we’ll tighten screws further on FCPA [David Baumann]

Tags: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Jarndyce redux

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Connecticut: you can’t sue opposing lawyer for fraud

Walter Olson — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 16:09:53 +0000

On the other hand, it seems to be open season on opponents in the Nutmeg State: lawyers will continue to enjoy “absolute immunity” from being sued by their opponents on charges of fraud. “Donna Simms [client of the lawyers in question] said she wasn’t excited about the decision because she’s been involved in court proceedings with her ex-husband for three decades and there may be more legal fights.” [Insurance Journal]

Tags: Connecticut, Jarndyce redux, sanctions

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In New Jersey, an “epic” business partnership lawsuit

Walter Olson — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 04:15:21 +0000

“There is no reason in the world for a case to be tried 20 years after it was filed,” said Judge Deanne Wilson, who said she knew of nothing matching the case in the New Jersey courts. The judge was highly critical of the conduct of the defendants, a real estate family led by Minnesota Vikings owner Zygmunt “Zygi” Wilf, which she found had misappropriated funds owed to longtime business partners. [Ben Horowitz, Newark Star-Ledger, Minneapolis Star-Tribune and more, Field of Schemes]

Tags: football, Jarndyce redux, Minnesota, New Jersey, real estate

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“Fair wards of court have faded into mothers and grandmothers”

Walter Olson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:07 +0000

An appellate court in New York has ordered parties to “proceed to an immediate trial” in the case of Lance International v. First National City Bank, which has been pending in court since 1966 [John Eligon, NYT “City Room” via Jack Chin, PrawfsBlawg; reference]

Tags: Jarndyce redux, New York

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