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Municipal ordinance banning pit bulls upheld in USA

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on November 28, 2022 Posted in General

Several dog owners sued the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa, challenging the constitutionality of an ordinance prohibiting pit bull dogs, and lost. The City enacted an ordinance in 2005 which prohibited “any person to own, possess, keep, exercise control over, maintain, harbor, transport or sell within the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa any pit bull. … Continue reading

Intent is key to fidelity claim – US judgment

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on February 16, 2015 Posted in Insurance

A New York appeals court referred a matter to trial on the issue whether a bank could seek coverage under a fidelity bond issued by an insurer for losses, after the bank’s employee mishandled a $20 million loan to a developer. The relevant issue is the employee’s intent. There would have to be evidence that the … Continue reading