Robson/Safechuck Case: Here's what wasn't mentioned by the duo during their TMZ celebration nor by the media last month.
The panel of judges made clear the non-statute related merit issues in JS' case would also carry back to trial court, so will get their own renewed hearings.
The panel of judges made clear the non-statute related merit issues in JS' case would also carry back to trial court, so will get their own renewed hearings.
This refers to other causes of action the estate raised alongside the statute of limitations in James' case and demurrer.
Such causes include determining the validity of negligent supervision, negligent hiring/retention, negligent failure to warn and breach of fiduciary duty.
Such causes include determining the validity of negligent supervision, negligent hiring/retention, negligent failure to warn and breach of fiduciary duty.
Since Finaldi can't produce any evidence that Safechuck was employed by MJ nor the two companies being sued during the abuse timeline (in fact MJJ Ventures didn't even exist through much of it), this and other remaining issues help ensure it'll be dismissed on summary judgment.
With Wade, the motion for summary judgment related strictly to statute of limitations. MJ's team did not originally raise any issues beyond that. That too will now change.
The estate indicated the reversal will "put the merit of Robson's causes of action at issue on remand."
The estate indicated the reversal will "put the merit of Robson's causes of action at issue on remand."
To summarize: Wade & James' cases will head back to the original trial court (whose judge sat through more than half a decade of litigation already). From there, motions will be made on other grounds for dismissal.
The appellate court only considered statutes, not other merits.
The appellate court only considered statutes, not other merits.
