Dallas Suburb Countersues Swingers Over Sex Clubs... Jan 9, 2008
Ed Klein, Trulock's attorney, said he plans to file an amended pleading Wednesday and request a hearing seeking an injunction against the city from enforcing the ordinance. The city's lawsuit alleges that The Cherry Pit poses a risk to public health by not having "any measures or policy in place to safeguard against the spread of sexually transmitted diseases." The suit also alleges that the club has harmed the city's image and lowered property values. (Fox News)
Plaintiff Can't Add Deep Pockets to Stadium Dram Shop Retrial Apr 6, 2007
Mazie, of Roseland, N.J.'s Mazie, Slater, Katz an, had argued that Rule 4:9-3 allows a judge to amend and add a new party or claim as long as the amended pleading arose out of the conduct set forth in the original pleading. But Superior Court Judge Robert Wilson held, "The Appellate Division found that the record did not supply sufficient evidence to hold as a matter of law that the corporate distinctions" among the four companies "must be disregarded.". (Law.com)
Supreme Court ruling vindicates PILOT vote Mar 16, 2007
The CPLR article 78 proceeding Palmateer initially filed was not served upon the respondents until mid-February 2006 after he filed an amended pleading adding a declaratory judgment action. To get the rest of the story every day, subscribe to The Daily Mail. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
More of this story Jul 26, 2006
In reviewing Bugg's amended pleading in a hearing yesterday afternoon at the Cooper County Courthouse, Koffman specifically asked him to define one paragraph of a June 26 filing. City acted arbitrarily and capricious in violation of the clear and express mandate of the City's own Comprehensive and Strategic Plan which expressly proscribes such actions, Bugg wrote. (Boonville Daily News, MO)
