Moore et al vs USA
Filing
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ORDER GRANTING 145 Motion for Good Faith Settlement Determination and Dismissal of Claims; re 173 Proposed Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr on 8/4/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
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Thi case arses fom a br
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Nevada on Januar 5, 2008.
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Num er
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St e and Feder Cour s agai t varous par i i udi GNB i t varous cas
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f t i t capton and have been i
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Pl ntf s and varous par i cl m t t
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r tng f om t food w at s t cam e f om t br
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Fer ey w as due t t i
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her easons. They f t as tt t food consequences w er eexacer t ?
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by t Ciy of Fer ey and t Count of Lyon because of 'i entonali t er
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equii t cont act s and buider oft r dentalsubdi qi t const uct
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i r r ur t t w oul m i m i t dam age caus by foodi i t event t
nf ast uct e ha
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food w at s ent ed t subdi si w her Pl ntf s, hom es w er I
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Pl ntf s al asser t t food consequences w er exacer ed by
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t ' r s and om i ons' i const uct ng varous el ent i udi Roli
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M eadow s subdi si i pr
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zKnuckl 'at W r er Road and W agon W heel com m it by t Def
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GNB has al sued num er
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l i aleged t GNB w as t devel
ts l
hat
he
oper and gener cont act of
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Roli M eadow s, i ved i t Jenny' Lane cr ng and t 'Knuckl 'at
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W r er Road and W agon W heeland t GNB w as at I
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east par i l r
tal esponsi e f
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bl or
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aleged def t i the Roli M eadow s subdi si
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sr esent i w er m ade w hen t Roli M eadow s pr
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GNB cl m s i neverhad any actve r e as 1 devel
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contact ofRoli M eadow s ort ot i pr
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hom e buider I i agr t GNB buitt houses i t devel ent. How ever
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coleclvel pay t sum . $375,
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GNB has si fcanty l
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hus has no
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ncom e f om w hi t m ake any f ur paym ent W ihout a sour
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of i
ncom e, GNB' def
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f
unds avaiabl f set l ent oft
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t cal atons t w hi GNB w as not i prvy,but t sum pai i i consi aton
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f t gl' s t em ent of aI cl m s.
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GNB actons w er t
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passi t hm os other Def
ve han
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s hus under i ng any cl m s f i
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or ndem niy.
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dence oral ton t t s set l ent i f audul l
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enty,
colusi y ort tousl ai ed ati urng non- lng Def
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ori y m
nj i
setti
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. or he obalSettem ent A gr ent.
The Cour gr s appr
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