Default Judgment in Property Case Tossed Over Jurisdiction

A trial judge did not have the authority to enter judgment against defendants for not showing up to an arbitration hearing because the defendants' counterclaims had already effectively removed the case from arbitration, the state Superior Court has ruled.

Coordinate Jurisdiction Rule KO'd in Trademark Case

The state Superior Court has ruled that the coordinate jurisdiction rule did not apply in a trademark case where a trial judge reversed the order of a fellow trial judge who died before he could reconsider the order himself.