March 11, 2013
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the owners of an Idaho apartment building and its property management company after an 18-year-old Marine died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his girlfriend’s apartment last November. KTVB-TV reports attorneys filed the …
March 5, 2013
A woman who has already been banned from filing frivolous lawsuits in several state and federal courts is challenging a new Idaho law designed to staunch so-called vexatious litigation. Holli Lundahl Telford has already been designated a vexatious litigant by …
February 28, 2013
A man who lost an eye after being hit by a foul ball at a baseball game can seek damages from a minor league team in Idaho. The Idaho Supreme Court decided not to impose the “Baseball Rule” of liability …
February 6, 2013
A former Farmers Insurance agent from Meridian was sentenced to up to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to diverting more than $3,700 in premium payments for his personal use. Fourth District Judge Thomas Neville suspended the prison …
February 1, 2013
A former Coeur d’Alene, Idaho police detective has filed a lawsuit against a co-worker who rear-ended the detective’s vehicle while looking at his cellphone, causing injuries that led to his retirement. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports Tracy L. Martin is …
January 29, 2013
A freak accident more than three years ago has placed an Idaho woman who was impaled by a tree limb in the national media spotlight. Michelle Childers is scheduled to be featured on the ABC News “20/20” television program either …
January 25, 2013
An automobile group says Idaho should consider banning cell phone use by drivers 18 and under, on grounds it will make the state’s roads safer. AAA of Idaho’s Dave Carlson made the pitch Wednesday after his group surveyed Idaho residents. …
November 28, 2012
Idaho’s wildlife managers are starting to worry about the growing number of collisions involving motorists and deer, elk and moose. Studies show more than 5,000 of the animals were killed by vehicles on Idaho roadways last year, and that total …
September 27, 2012
A human finger found inside a fish at Idaho’s Priest Lake has been traced to a wakeboarder who lost four fingers in an accident more than two months earlier. Fisherman Nolan Calvin found the finger while he was cleaning the …
September 4, 2012
A repeat offender from Caldwell, Idaho, received up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of insurance fraud. Martha Patricia Feely, sentenced last week in 4th District Court, was already on felony probation in a California …