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Bailey Sr. v. Acme/Asco/Albertson's Inc.

Constitutional Law, Construction
Denial of default judgment is affirmed where the defendant's delay constituted excusable neglect, but dismissal of the plaintiff's case is reversed...

Cingular Wireless v. Sussex County Bd. of Adjustment

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
Decision denying a special-use exception for a telecommunications company is affirmed where the company failed to offer any evidence concerning the...

County of Los Angeles v. Constr. Laborers Trust Fund for S. California Admin. Co.

Construction, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A judgment establishing lien priorities between claimants to certain interpleaded funds is affirmed where respondent, an attorney to a party in...

Friends of Old Dover v. City of Dover Planning Comm'n

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Petition for the award of attorney's fees in a historical preservation action is denied because of res judicata, despite petitioner's arguments that...

Sorrentino v. River Run Condo. Ass'n

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
An order denying attorney's fees for defendants after they prevailed in a lawsuit brought by a homeowners association against them seeking the removal...

Bruno v. Destiny Transp.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendants in a personal injury negligence action brought by an employee as a result of injuries sustained while working on a...

Servewell Plumbing, LLC v. Fed. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
Dismissal, for improper venue, of a claim against an insurer as surety on a labor and material payment bond issued to a contractor is affirmed where a...

Adell v. John Richards Homes Bldg. Co., L.L.C.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Remedies
In a case involving a residential construction contract, an award of costs, attorneys' fees, compensatory damages and punitive damages following a...

Balbuena v. IDR Realty LLC

Civil Procedure, Construction, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Immigration Reform and Control Act does not bar maintenance of claims for lost wages under the state Labor Law by undocumented aliens under the...

Le Chase Data/ Telecom Servs., LLC v. Goebert

Banking Law, Communications Law, Construction, Contracts, Debt Collection
For purposes of deciding what kind of "notice" disqualifies a factor from exemption from Lien Law liability as a "purchaser in good faith for value...