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Washington Court of Appeals Reports Unpublished STATE v. QUINTON SHUNTEL CRITTENDEN, 57020-0-I (Wash.App. 12-11-2006) STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. QUINTON SHUNTEL CRITTENDEN, Appellant. No. 57020-0-I. The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One. Filed: December 11, 2006. UNPUBLISHED OPINION. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from Snohomish Superior […]

What to do if your taxes are too high? APPEALING YOUR TAX ASSESSMENT TO A MICHIGAN PROPERTY TAX BOARD OF REVIEW You cannot appeal an assessment simply because you cannot afford to pay the tax levy. Property taxes are based upon a property’s value – not the owner’s income. An inability to afford paying taxes […]

Federal District Court Opinions FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION v. RICHARD A. ARLEDGE, INC., (Ariz. 2006) FINOVA Capital Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Richard A. Arledge, Inc., d/b/a Arledge Motor Co., et al., Defendants. No. CIV 02-1277-PHX RCB. United States District Court, D. Arizona. August 31, 2006 ORDER ROBERT BROOMFIELD, Senior District Judge This action was commenced on July […]

Lack of Personal Jurisdiction- motion or affirmative defense? I live in CA but have been sued in NY State court. I’m pretty sure the court does not have personal jurisdiction over me. The answer must be served tomorrow. I spoke to opposing counsel and he said that the answer only needs to be served on […]

Federal District Court Opinions AGUILAR v. MELKONIAN ENTERPRISES, INC., (E.D.Cal. 11-3-2006) ARTURO AGUILAR, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. MELKONIAN ENTERPRISES, INC., and MARK MELKONIAN, Defendants. No. 1:05-CV-00032 OWW LJO. United States District Court, E.D. California. November 3, 2006 MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER RE: MOTION FOR CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION AND MANDATORY […]

Investors Stated Securities Fraud Claim Against Outside Auditor that Allegedly Ignored Red Flags A federal judge ruled that investors in a private securities fraud action against a failed financial services company adequately alleged the outside auditor’s scienter, its misstatements, and loss causation. The court ruled that the complaint adequately alleged the auditor’s recklessness, if not […]