Telephone Company Held Liable for Failure to Provide Reliable, Timely Information About Location of Underground Lines
Thelen LLP
Plote, Inc. contracted with the Illinois Department of Transportation to make improvements to a road. But because Illinois Bell provided incomplete and inaccurate information about the location of its underground facilities, the project was delayed by seven months. Plote sued Illinois Bell under a variety of legal theories for damages resulting from the delay.
An Environmental Consultant's Guide to Identifying and Avoiding Liability
Dean M. Cordiano of Day Pitney LLP
As consultants are called on with increasing frequency to identify, analyze and mitigate envir.
Lender Liability Update: Recent Cases and Trends
Davis Oretsky, P.C.
Recent Trends. The recent trend in lender liability under Texas .
Breach of Warranty and Negligent Misrepresentation
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
General Electric Capital Corp. v. Rauch, 1998 WL 250841 (Mo. App. S.D. 5/19/98). BREACH OF WARRANTY AND NEGLIGENT M.
Beware of What You Say! New Jersey Employers May Be Held Liable for "Negligent Misrepresentation" by Providing Inaccurate Employment References
Bryan M. Churgin of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
In Singer v. Beach Trading Co., Inc. et al., No. A-1617-04T5 (N.J. App. Div., July 19, 2005), the New Jersey Appellate Division, in a case of first impression, defined the circumstances under which an employer may be held liable for damages as a result of providing an inaccurate and/or false employment reference for a former employee.