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   State Courts - Alabama - September 19, 2008
  
AmerUs Life Ins. Co. v. Smith, 1061535, SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA, September 19, 2008, Released
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Overview: Insurer was entitled to a judgment as a matter of law; insured did not present substantial evidence indicating that reliance on agent's representations was reasonable. No reasonable person could have read policies and cost-benefit statement and not be put on inquiry as to inconsistencies, thereby making reliance unreasonable as a matter of law.

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Bolden v. Wise Alloys, LLC, 2070084, COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OF ALABAMA, September 19, 2008, Released
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Overview: Because the trial court's judgment was rendered, but never input into the State Judicial Information System, it was never entered; accordingly, pursuant to Ala. R. Civ. P. 58(c) (2006), the judgment was a nonfinal judgment that would not support an appeal.

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Ex parte Daniels, 1070084, SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA, September 19, 2008, Released
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Ex parte VFJ Ventures, Inc., 1070718, SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA, September 19, 2008, Released
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Harris v. Health Care Auth., 1070271, SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA, September 19, 2008, Released
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Overview: Trial court did not abuse discretion by failing to amend scheduling order and by denying Ala. R. Civ. P. 56(f) motion; patient had not sought to modify the order and no case law supported claim that amendment of complaint to add new defendant required sua sponte modification of order for disclosure of expert witnesses.

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J.K. v. UMS-Wright Corp., 1060407, SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA, September 19, 2008, Released
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Overview: After alleged settlement between parents and school was approved, parents argued for first time, in their motion to vacate, that their attorney lacked express authority to settle case under Ala. Code ? 34-3-21. At that point, court should have held hearing to determine whether attorney had such authority; it reversibly erred by failing to do so.

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Jordan v. Calloway, 1070354, SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA, September 19, 2008, Released
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Overview: In tort action, any error in exclusion of medical records was harmless, as vehicle owner testified and was cross-examined on information contained in records and thus, records would have been cumulative. Passenger's mother was not entitled to new trial on wanton-entrustment claim as there was no evidence driver's medical condition caused accident.

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Kelly v. Panetta, 2061112, COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OF ALABAMA, September 19, 2008, Released
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Overview: Owners' E-mail to builders did not justify builders to stop work; E-mail was a request that builders cooperate in finalizing payments to subcontractors in a way that protected owners' interest by having subcontractors provide lien waivers. Builders' unjustified treatment of the E-mail repudiated the contract, and abandonment constituted a breach.

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