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David F. Sugarman

Covers class action cases, civil justice issues and consumer law matters. By David Sugarman.

http://www.davidsugerman.com/

Nov 13
For those facing collections efforts from Sallie Mae for Western Culinary Inst./Le Cordon Bleu Portland tuition

For those facing collections efforts from Sallie Mae for Western Culinary Inst./Le Cordon Bleu Portland tuition

So we’ve been hearing a lot from class members about Sallie Mae efforts at collection of debts arising from loans for those who attended Western Culinary Institute and Le Cordon Bleu Portland who are part of the class action against those…
Sep 13
Moving to dismiss the appeal brought by Career Education Corp and Western Culinary

Moving to dismiss the appeal brought by Career Education Corp and Western Culinary

For those interested, I’m posting our recent motion to dismiss and motion for reconsideration in Surrett v. Career Education Corp., our consumer fraud class against Career Education Corp for Western Culinary Institute/Le Cordon Bleu…
Sep 5
Oregon Qarmat Ali vets’ case against KBR headed to trial

Oregon Qarmat Ali vets’ case against KBR headed to trial

Today, Judge Papak issued another summary judgment opinion denying KBR’s motions for summary judgment on fraud and negligence. Here is a PDF copy: 512 – opinion & order – fraud and neglig It’s a long opinion, but it provides a really…

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Day on Torts

Covers issues relating to tort law, regulations, and trials. Published by John A. Day of Day & Blair.

http://www.dayontorts.com/

May 23
Major Changes to Tennessee Wrongful Death Law - Death of a Spouse

Major Changes to Tennessee Wrongful Death Law - Death of a Spouse

Under the law of wrongful death in Tennessee, the spouse of the decedent typically has the principle right to pursue a wrongful death claim. However, from time to time cases have arisen where the marriage effectively but not legally…
May 18
Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against Governmental Entities and Their Employees and the Notice Statute

Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against Governmental Entities and Their Employees and the Notice Statute

Tennessee law has a one year statute of limitation in a medical malpractice (now called a health care liability) case. Formal legal notice must be given to health care providers who are going to be sued in the case and this notice must…
Apr 27
Important Medicare Subrogation Decision From the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal

Important Medicare Subrogation Decision From the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a private Medicare Advantage Organization plan cannot sue a plan participant’s survivors for reimbursement of medical payments out of the proceeds of an automobile insurance…

Rank this Week: 265

Defense Litigation Insider

Covers complex litigation issues. By Cooley Manion Jones.

http://www.defenselitigationinsider.com

May 20
Getting the Facts: House Considers the “Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act” of 2013

Getting the Facts: House Considers the “Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act” of 2013

The House of Representatives subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law is currently considering the “Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act.” The bipartisan legislation, introduced by…
Mar 13
Free and Clear: Dissolved Delaware Corporation Deemed Not Liable for Asbestos-Related Liabilities More than 10 Years After Dissolution

Free and Clear: Dissolved Delaware Corporation Deemed Not Liable for Asbestos-Related Liabilities More than 10 Years After Dissolution

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently took a rare foray into the world of asbestos litigation after it was asked to appoint a receiver to distribute the remaining reserves from casualty insurance policies issued to Krafft-Murphy Company,…
Feb 18
FSMA: Finally Moving Forward

FSMA: Finally Moving Forward

In the future, we might look back at 2013 as the year the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) finally got some teeth. In January, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released two long awaited proposed rules, one aimed at food…

Rank this Week: 1998

Delaware Business Litigation…

Delaware Business Litigation Report

Offers case summaries of Delaware court decisions in business-related litigation. By Morris James.

http://www.delawarebusinesslitigation.com/

May 21
Court Of Chancery Upholds Caremark Complaint

Court Of Chancery Upholds Caremark Complaint

In re China Agritech Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, C.A. 7163-VCL (May 21, 2013) One of the harder aspects of practicing Delaware corporate law is dealing with all the decisions. This is an excellent summary of current Delaware…
May 17
Court Of Chancery Explains Exculpation Clause

Court Of Chancery Explains Exculpation Clause

Anvil Holding Corporation v. Iron Acquisition Corporation, C.A. 7975-VCP (May 17, 2013) Many acquisition agreements contain provisions that are intended to limit the buyer's remedies. This decision explains what language to use to…
May 16
Is the Court of Chancery Reforming Merger Litigation?

Is the Court of Chancery Reforming Merger Litigation?

Authored by Edward M. McNally This article was originally published in the Delaware Business Court Insider | May 15, 2013 There is an uproar going on about the practice of filing suit over every merger announced for a publicly…

Rank this Week: 1085

Delaware eDiscovery Report

Covers eDiscovery case law, rules, and issues, such confidentiality, sanctions and spoliation. By Morris James LLP.

http://www.delawareediscovery.com/

May 21
A Glossary of eDiscovery Term

A Glossary of eDiscovery Term

We lawyers have a tendency to confuse our terminology when discussing technology. This is especially true when discussing the technical aspects of eDiscovery. I was inspired by the excellent Grossman-Cormack Glossary of…
Apr 30
Proposed FRCP Amendment

Proposed FRCP Amendment

Henry Kelston of the Legal Intelligencer provides a useful summary of the amendments to the FRCP that were recently proposed by the United States Courts’ Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. The rules would seek to create uniformity on a…
Apr 26
Greeting

Greeting

Hello, and welcome back to the Delaware eDiscovery Report. There have been many developments recently in the world of eDiscovery, particularly in Delaware. Before providing a rundown of these new cases and guidelines, I would like…

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Deliberations

Covers laws, news, and thoughts on juries and jury trials. By Anne Reed.

http://jurylaw.typepad.com/deliberations/

Feb 21
Hmmmmm... Should I Facebook Friend the Defendant?

Hmmmmm... Should I Facebook Friend the Defendant?

Without question, the numbskull of the week award goes to Jacob Jock (seriously, that’s his name). The 29 year old juror was dismissed after he attempted to Facebook friend the defendant (a young woman) during jury selection. He was…
Jan 24
What Great Basketball Coaches Can Teach Us About Trial Prep

What Great Basketball Coaches Can Teach Us About Trial Prep

Dean Smith, the hall-of-fame University of North Carolina basketball coach, was a master at preparing his players for opponents. I once heard a story that described a time when Coach Smith had to get his Tarheels ready for an opposing team…
Jan 18
Don’t Call Me Fluffy: One Perspective on Mock Trial

Don’t Call Me Fluffy: One Perspective on Mock Trial

As a profession, litigation consulting sometimes faces a fluctuating level of credibility within the legal community. At times, trial attorneys question the necessity and even the validity of some trial consulting techniques. Similar to the…

Rank this Week: 2499

DepoTexas Court Reporting Blog

Covers court reporting and litigation support.

http://blog.depotexas.com/

Mar 5
Houston Court Reporting and Legal Video, a Match Made in Heaven

Houston Court Reporting and Legal Video, a Match Made in Heaven

Some things are just meant to go together… When it comes to litigation support services, the combination of Houston court reporting and legal video is a dynamic duo that can go a long way toward helping an attorney provide the best service…
Mar 1
Where to Find the Best Houston Court Reporter

Where to Find the Best Houston Court Reporter

Attorneys in Texas have a significant amount of options to choose from when looking for the best Houston court reporters. The role of a court reporter is extremely important, as their ability to precisely transcribe testimony during…
Feb 28
Internet Deposition Streaming Technology Connects San Antonio Court Reporters with Remote Counsel

Internet Deposition Streaming Technology Connects San Antonio Court Reporters with Remote Counsel

For situations where an attorney has multiple depositions scheduled in different locations, or is looking to reduce travel costs, internet deposition streaming is a powerful litigation support tool that enables busy attorneys to virtually be…

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Discovery Resources

Electronic Discovery (E-Discovery) Resources, News & Information

http://www.discoveryresources.org

Nov 27
EDRM: Beyond the Boxe

EDRM: Beyond the Boxe

While most people in the e-discovery industry have heard of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), many think it is simply a chart that describes the stages of the e-discovery process. However, the EDRM is more than a bunch of…
Nov 12
Webcast : State e-Discovery – 6th Annual Update with Tom Allman

Webcast : State e-Discovery – 6th Annual Update with Tom Allman

Date: Wednesday December 12, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT (60 minutes) Tom Allman, the leading expert on state e-discovery rules, provides an update on what’s new in e-discovery at the federal level and how those developments are…
Nov 5
Delaware Chancery Court Sua Sponte Orders Parties to Use Predictive Coding

Delaware Chancery Court Sua Sponte Orders Parties to Use Predictive Coding

by Wendy Butler Curtis, eDiscovery of Counsel, Orrick and Jeffrey W. McKenna, eDiscovery and Privacy Attorney, Orrick

Rank this Week: 2098

Dispute Resolution in Germany

Covers litigation, arbitration and mediation in Germany. By Peter Bert.

http://www.disputeresolutiongermany.com/

May 23
Don’t Mention the War – On England, Germany and Football

Don’t Mention the War – On England, Germany and Football

Occasionally on this blog, we mention football (and here and here). And occasionally, we mention Monthy Python. The old English cliches about German krauts, however, appear to be fading away, thanks to a strange combination of…
May 22
Human Rights, Flattr and amnesty international

Human Rights, Flattr and amnesty international

Dispute Resolution Germany is supporting amnesty international. You may have noticed that there is a new “flattr” button on the website. If you “flattr” on Dispute Resolution Germany, I will…
May 16
Porsche Hedge Fund Litigation: New York, Braunschweig – Now It’s Stuttgart Again

Porsche Hedge Fund Litigation: New York, Braunschweig – Now It’s Stuttgart Again

We had reported earlier that Porsche had struck a deal with some of the New York hedgde fund claimants to discontinue their US actions. In return, Porsche had agreed not to invoke the statute of limitation if the actions were ……

Rank this Week: 709

DRI Today

Covers the defense of civil actions.

http://dritoday.org/Default.aspx

May 23
Ethics in the Virtual Office

Ethics in the Virtual Office

Attorneys who practice out of the “virtual” office are becoming more common. Perhaps it is the overhead costs deterring some from shelling out for a physical address, or the ease with which one can practice entirely online, or…
May 20
Employers Challenging the Authority of NLRB

Employers Challenging the Authority of NLRB

With the DC Circuit having invalidated President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, employers are finding increasingly more ways to challenge the Board’s authority to act. The Court’s decision…
May 17
Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Long Awaited Decision Regarding Patent Exhaustion: Monsanto V. Bowman, -- S.CT. -- (2013)

Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Long Awaited Decision Regarding Patent Exhaustion: Monsanto V. Bowman, -- S.CT. -- (2013)

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court affirmed both the lower court and Federal Circuit decisions rejecting Bowman’s patent exhaustion defense relating to his harvesting of second generation soybean seeds featuring Monsanto’s…

Rank this Week: 1368

e-discovery 2.0

Covers electronic discovery. By Aaref Hilaly.

http://www.clearwellsystems.com/e-discovery-blog

May 20
The eDiscovery Trinity: Spoliations Sanctions, Keywords and Predictive Coding

The eDiscovery Trinity: Spoliations Sanctions, Keywords and Predictive Coding

The world of eDiscovery appears to be revolving around a trifecta of issues that are important to both clients and counsel. A discovery-focused conversation with litigants and lawyers in 2013 will almost invariably turn to some combination of…
May 15
Defensible Deletion and The A-Team: I Love It When An Information Governance Plan Comes Together

Defensible Deletion and The A-Team: I Love It When An Information Governance Plan Comes Together

One of the clear eDiscovery trends that has taken root during the past year is defensible deletion. Indeed, there are any number of news stories reporting that more organizations are taking steps to eliminate electronically stored information…
May 10
Breaking News: Court Orders Google to Produce eDiscovery Search Terms in Apple v. Samsung

Breaking News: Court Orders Google to Produce eDiscovery Search Terms in Apple v. Samsung

Apple obtained a narrow discovery victory yesterday in its long running legal battle against fellow technology titan Samsung. In Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, the court ordered non-party Google to turn over the search terms and…

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E-Discovery Beat

Covers electronic discovery. By Exterro.

http://www.exterro.com/e-discovery-beat/

May 24
eDJ Group’s Predictive Coding Bootcamp in Boston a Home Run

eDJ Group’s Predictive Coding Bootcamp in Boston a Home Run

By Scott Giordano, Esq., Corporate Technology Counsel, Exterro Following is a guest blog from Exterro’s Corporate Technology Counsel Scott Giordano who recently participated in eDJ Group’s Predictive Coding Boot Camp, held in…
May 23
4th Circuit Follows 3rd Circuit’s Lead Concerning 28 U.S.C. §1920(4)

4th Circuit Follows 3rd Circuit’s Lead Concerning 28 U.S.C. §1920(4)

By Mike Hamilton, J.D. In the ongoing saga of defining whether “costs” under 28 U.S.C. §1920(4) include e-discovery-related expenses (e.g. collection, processing and review), the 4th Federal Circuit has provided some clarity.…
May 21
EDRM Kicks Off 2013 Annual Meeting with an Eye Towards the Big Picture

EDRM Kicks Off 2013 Annual Meeting with an Eye Towards the Big Picture

Earlier this month, EDRM held its 9th annual kickoff meeting in St. Paul, Minn. Bob Rohlf, Exterro’s E-Discovery Counsel, and Tom Cohen, Exterro’s Channel Manager, attended the meeting and spoke with the E-Discovery Beat editors…

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E-Discovery Bytes

A practical resource for issues in e-discovery. Published Quarles & Brady.

http://ediscovery.quarles.com/

Jul 11
Florida Supreme Court Juices Up E-Discovery Requirement

Florida Supreme Court Juices Up E-Discovery Requirement

On July 5, 2012, the Florida Supreme Court adopted seven amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure (“Fla. R. Civ. P. ___”). See In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure -- Electronic Discovery, ____ So.3d ____,…
Jul 2
"One Ring to Rule Them All?" E-Discovery Search Methodology in Patent Litigation in Light of Recent Model Orders and Case Law

"One Ring to Rule Them All?" E-Discovery Search Methodology in Patent Litigation in Light of Recent Model Orders and Case Law

Two Model Rules from the E-discovery-Kings under the sky: Five or eight custodians for Tech-Lords in their courts of stone; The vast production of metadata, perhaps doomed to die; Five or ten search terms for the Dark Lord's e-mail on his…
Jun 26
Be Careful What You Ask For: Two New Cases Seek to Limit Burdensome E-Discovery Request

Be Careful What You Ask For: Two New Cases Seek to Limit Burdensome E-Discovery Request

Most of you know the story: either the plaintiff wants everything under the sun from the defendant as part of discovery but has no documents of its own to produce, or two big companies hit each other with unreasonable discovery requests to…

Rank this Week: 3166

e-Lessons Learned

Covers e-discovery issues by focusing on mistakes made by counsel, employers and employees.

http://ellblog.com

Apr 10
When deactivating your Facebook account becomes the intentional destruction of evidence

When deactivating your Facebook account becomes the intentional destruction of evidence

Deactivating your Facebook account and passively allowing it to be permanently deleted can be considered the intentional destruction of evidence. The Plaintiff in Gatto is now facing a potentially damaging adverse jury instruction if he…
Apr 8
Photogrammetry for the Win!… If you know what it does.

Photogrammetry for the Win!… If you know what it does.

The Federal Rules of Evidence (“FRE”) are notorious for their complication. Hearsay Rules continue to astound attorneys across the country. Now, in a more modern era, we have the advanced electronics capable of aiding the…
Apr 1
Privileged Communications Have to Actually be Privileged to be Immune

Privileged Communications Have to Actually be Privileged to be Immune

The brief order by the First Department Appellate Division doesn’t delve into much background (or really any background at all) as to the facts of the present case, however, it does shed some light on discovery matters. The prior order…

Rank this Week: 2519

eDiscovery

Tracks recent trends and cases involving electronic discovery. By Hubbard & Jenkins.

http://www.hjediscoverylaw.net/blog/

Apr 25
Prometheus Project Panel Scheduled for April 29, 2013 at Bass, Berry & Sim

Prometheus Project Panel Scheduled for April 29, 2013 at Bass, Berry & Sim

EVENT REMINDER Monday, April 29th, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC Please join us for the next meeting of the Prometheus Project. This month we will be focusing our discussion around recent Sedona…
Apr 22
Marc Jenkins on Indiana Federal Court’s Approval of Predictive Coding

Marc Jenkins on Indiana Federal Court’s Approval of Predictive Coding

Marc Jenkins was quoted in Law Technology News today regarding the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana’s recent decision in In Re: Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (MDL…
Apr 1
Marc Jenkins to Present on E-Discovery at Knoxville Bar Association Law Practice Today Expo

Marc Jenkins to Present on E-Discovery at Knoxville Bar Association Law Practice Today Expo

Marc Jenkins is presenting at the Knoxville Bar Association’s Law Practice Today Expo on Aprl 12, 2013. The panel presentation is entitled “E-Discovery (the single-most rapidly expanding area of law) Representing…

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eDiscovery Daily Blog

Provides eDiscovery news, analysis and educational tips. By Trial Solutions.

http://www.ediscoverydaily.com/

May 24
Just a Reminder to Think Before You Hit Send – eDiscovery Best Practice

Just a Reminder to Think Before You Hit Send – eDiscovery Best Practice

With Anthony Weiner’s announcement that he is attempting a political comeback by running for mayor on New York City, it’s worth remembering the “Twittergate” story that ultimately cost his congressional seat in the…
May 23
Google Compelled to Produce Search Terms in Apple v. Samsung – eDiscovery Case Law

Google Compelled to Produce Search Terms in Apple v. Samsung – eDiscovery Case Law

In Apple v. Samsung, California Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal granted Apple’s motion to compel third party Google to produce the search terms and custodians used to respond to discovery requests and ordered the parties to “meet…
May 22
Litigation 101 for eDiscovery Tech Professionals: Multi-district Litigation (MDL)

Litigation 101 for eDiscovery Tech Professionals: Multi-district Litigation (MDL)

Last week’s blog post covered class action litigation – that is, a case that is filed on behalf of a group (or class) of members who have a common grievance or have suffered a common injury. One lawsuit is filed and there is one…

Rank this Week: 973

eDiscovery Service Blog

Covers eDiscovery and computer forensic. By D4 eDiscovery.

http://www.d4discovery.com/e-discoveryserviceblog/

May 22
When is a Litigation Hold Triggered? A Hypothetical and 10 Questions for a Client

When is a Litigation Hold Triggered? A Hypothetical and 10 Questions for a Client

A Hypothetical and 10 Questions for a Client - Includes a table showing a breakdown of situations that may trigger a litigation hold.
May 15
Tips to Avoid Social Media and New Technology Blunder

Tips to Avoid Social Media and New Technology Blunder

What you do or say on social media, can and will be used against you in the court of law. A few tips to protect you/your clients...
May 1
My Big Fat Data Wedding

My Big Fat Data Wedding

BIG DATA increases the complexity of the discovery efforts to identify, preserve, collect, and present ESI. It also raises privacy concerns and...

Rank this Week: 2268

EDiscoveryMap

Covers cross-border ediscovery issues. By Monique Altheim.

http://ediscoverymap.com

May 17
Ediscovery, Data Privacy and Social Media Weekly Update

Ediscovery, Data Privacy and Social Media Weekly Update

Whose Social Media Account Is It, Anyway? http://zite.to/15T07mL via @zite Facebook remains top social network, Google+, 2nd, and YouTube, 3rd http://zite.to/10CGG8X via @zite Frederik Borgesius ‏@FBorgesius16…
May 10
Ediscovery, Data Privacy and Social Media Weekly Update

Ediscovery, Data Privacy and Social Media Weekly Update

US Charges Eight in $45 Million Cybercrime Scheme – This will be one for the books… and Hollywoood spinoffs…. http://ow.ly/2wM5RZ Ediscovery and DataProtection Daily is out!…
May 3
Ediscovery, Data Privacy and Social Media Weekly Update

Ediscovery, Data Privacy and Social Media Weekly Update

Facebook’s New Trusted Contacts: Can You Really Trust Your Friends? http://zite.to/165b57U via @zite The Public/Private Surveillance Partnership http://zite.to/112cxad via@zite Reddit revises its privacy policy and…

Rank this Week: 1115

Electronic Discovery and Evidence

Offers a digest of cases, comments and other matters relating to electronic discovery and electronic evidence. By Michael Arkfeld.

http://arkfeld.blogs.com/ede/

Feb 1
CLE: ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference

CLE: ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference

Greetings, It is an exciting time for us as we continue preparing for one of the most robust eDiscovery conferences...
Nov 26
Second Annual ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference

Second Annual ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference

Michael Arkfeld and ASU’s Center for Law, Science & Innovation is very pleased to announce that the Second Annual ASU-Arkfeld...
Nov 24
Confusion in the Courts - TIFF "form" is Searchable?

Confusion in the Courts - TIFF "form" is Searchable?

In a recent federal decision the court held that "n4 "Tagged Image File Format, '[is] a file format that is...

Rank this Week: 3363

Electronic Discovery Law

Covers legal issues, news and best practices relating to the discovery of electronically stored information. By Preston Gates & Ellis.

http://www.ediscoverylaw.com/

May 23
U.S. International Trade Commission Adopts e-Discovery Rule

U.S. International Trade Commission Adopts e-Discovery Rule

The U.S. International Trade Commission has adopted “final rules related to its e-discovery practices.” “The new rules will be effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register and are applicable to…
May 22
Case Update: For Spoliation, Court Orders $250,000,000 "to be applied as a credit against Rambus's [$349 million] judgment against SK hynix"

Case Update: For Spoliation, Court Orders $250,000,000 "to be applied as a credit against Rambus's [$349 million] judgment against SK hynix"

SK Hynix, Inc. v. Rambus, Inc., No. C-00-20905 RMW, 2013 WL 1915865 (N.D. Cal. May 8, 2013) In this ongoing patent infringement action, a major question has been whether Rambus’s destruction of documents constituted…
May 17
For Good Cause Shown, Plaintiffs No Longer Required to Utilize Predictive Coding

For Good Cause Shown, Plaintiffs No Longer Required to Utilize Predictive Coding

EORHB, Inc. v. HOA Holdings, LLC, No. 7409-VCL, 2013 WL 1960621 (Del. Ch. May 6, 2013) Previously, the court ordered the parties to “retain a single discovery vendor to be used by both sides” and to “conduct document review…

Rank this Week: 2235

ericsuter.net

A litigator's blog with numerous other interests slipped in.

http://www.ericsuter.net/

Nov 9
From the Shelve

From the Shelve

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy My rating: 4 of 5 stars A times an evocative pleasure, at times a...
Oct 17
Rebranding

Rebranding

In honor of the Gap’s silly new logo: Gap yourself here.
Oct 15
From the Shelve

From the Shelve

The Battle of Alamein: Turning Point, World War II by John Bierman My rating: 3 of 5 stars The...

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EvidenceProf Blog

By John Marshall Law School Professor Colin Miller, with Contributing Editors and Professors David Leonard, Joelle Moreno, and Myrna Raeder

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/

May 24
I'll Admit It: Is Rule 608(b) Evidence "Admissible"?

I'll Admit It: Is Rule 608(b) Evidence "Admissible"?

Federal Rule of Evidence 608(b) provides that Except for a criminal conviction under Rule 609, extrinsic evidence is not admissible to prove specific instances of a witness’s conduct in order to attack or support the witness’s character…
May 23
Uninsurable: Court of Appeals of Rhode Island Finds No Problem With Judge's Sua Sponte Insurance Instruction

Uninsurable: Court of Appeals of Rhode Island Finds No Problem With Judge's Sua Sponte Insurance Instruction

Similar to its federal counterpart, Rhode Island Rule of Evidence 411 provides that Evidence that a person was or was not insured against liability is not admissible upon the issue whether he acted negligently or otherwise wrongfully.…
May 22
Chutes & Ladders: Court of Appeals of Kentucky Finds Evidence of Ladder Switch Inadmissible Under Rule 407

Chutes & Ladders: Court of Appeals of Kentucky Finds Evidence of Ladder Switch Inadmissible Under Rule 407

Similar to its federal counterpart, Kentucky Rule of Evidence 407 provides that When, after an event, measures are taken which, if taken previously, would have made an injury or harm allegedly caused by the event less likely to occur,…

Rank this Week: 1424

Expert Fuze Blog

Covers experts, expert searching, expert witnesses.

http://info.expertfuze.com/blog

Sep 2
Injunctive Relief

Injunctive Relief

Under any type of employment agreement, including a consulting agreement, confidential information may be disclosed by the employer. Such confidential information may include any information not known to the public that if disclosed could…
Aug 2
Injunctive Relief

Injunctive Relief

Under any type of employment agreement, including a consulting agreement, confidential information may be disclosed by the employer. Such confidential information may include any information not known to the public that if disclosed could…
May 16
Term of an Expert Consulting Agreement

Term of an Expert Consulting Agreement

Generally, an expert consulting agreement works like a standard employment agreement – at will – where either party can terminate the relationship at any time.

Rank this Week: 4619

Expert Witness Blog

Covers Daubert, expert witness marketing, and expert witness testimony. By JurisPro Expert Witness Directory.

http://www.expertwitnessblog.com/

May 24
Transportation Construction Expert Witnesses & I-5 Bridge Collapse

Transportation Construction Expert Witnesses & I-5 Bridge Collapse

Transportation construction expert witnesses may provide reports and testimony regarding design, surveying, construction, operation, and maintenance of highways, roadways, bridges, and tunnels, as well as associated matters. In the news, a…
May 23
Patent Protection Expert Witnesses & "Patent Trolls"

Patent Protection Expert Witnesses & "Patent Trolls"

Patent protection expert witnesses may write reports on software patents, invention patents, patentability requirements, license agreements, and correlated matters. In Startups and Patent Trolls, Santa Clara University Assistant Professor of…
May 22
Petroleum Engineering Expert Witnesses & FERC

Petroleum Engineering Expert Witnesses & FERC

Petroleum engineering expert witnesses may consult on petrochemical engineering, horizontal drilling, and enhanced oil recovery. In Competing Views on the Permissible Scope of In-House Expert Witness Discovery at FERC: Without Guidance, FERC…

Rank this Week: 84

Expert Witness Guru's Blog

Covers rulings, news and marketing strategies for expert witnesses.

http://expertwitnessguru.com/blog/

May 24
No Expert? No Trial.

No Expert? No Trial.

In an unfortunate case of negligence and premises liability arising out of an on-campus rape committed against one of the resident students of the Carthage College, the 7th Circuit vacated the summary judgment granted to the college based…
May 6
Expert Witness Encyclopedia – Bringing All Information About Experts Under One Portal

Expert Witness Encyclopedia – Bringing All Information About Experts Under One Portal

Two months ago, we were looking at a long list of gatekeeping issues and it was a pain to find some of the decisions which defined the gatekeeping standard for several states. This is when we thought that there needs to be a single place…
Apr 28
Florida Legislature Adopts Daubert Standard for Expert Testimony

Florida Legislature Adopts Daubert Standard for Expert Testimony

The Florida House and Senate have passed a Daubert bill, which now apparently awaits only the governor’s signature. After years of trying, Florida has, at least legislatively, become the country’s 27th (or 21st or 31st, depending…

Rank this Week: 1872

Federal Civil Practice Bulletin

Covers federal civil practice and procedure. By Washington & Lee University School of Law, Professor A. Benjamin Spencer.

http://federalcivilpracticebulletin.blogspot.com/

Mar 19
SCOTUS Decides Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowle

SCOTUS Decides Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowle

From BNA's Supreme Court Today:Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, No. 11-1450: A would-be class plaintiff's stipulation that he and the class he seeks to represent will not seek damages greater than $5 million total, which is the…
Dec 4
Kaplow on Multistage Litigation

Kaplow on Multistage Litigation

Professor Louis Kaplow (Harvard) has posted an article entitled Multistage Litigation on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Legal proceedings often involve multiple stages: U.S. civil litigation allows motions to dismiss and for summary…
Nov 27
Issacharoff and Miller Post Motion to Dismiss Article on SSRN

Issacharoff and Miller Post Motion to Dismiss Article on SSRN

Professors Samuel Issacharoff and Geoffrey Miller (both of NYU) have just posted an article entitled An Information-Forcing Approach to the Motion to Dismiss on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

Rank this Week: 564

Federal Criminal Lawyer Blog

Covers legal topics such as appeals, drug crimes, internet crimes, white collar crime, and federal criminal trials. By Kish & Lietz.

http://www.georgiafederalcriminallawyerblog.com/

May 22
Criminal Cases and Cell Phones: Another Court Confronts How the 18th Century Fourth Amendment Works With Modern Technology

Criminal Cases and Cell Phones: Another Court Confronts How the 18th Century Fourth Amendment Works With Modern Technology

Criminal defense lawyers here in Atlanta, throughout Georgia and the rest of the Nation, whether in federal court or state court, all need to be aware of developments in the law, especially such hot topic areas like search and seizure. Many…
May 17
Federal Criminal Charges Against Public Officials: U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Naming State Legislator

Federal Criminal Charges Against Public Officials: U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Naming State Legislator

Federal Criminal Charges were announced yesterday here in Atlanta by the U.S. Attorney. The feds have indicted a well-known State legislator, Representative Tyrone Brooks. According to the indictment, Representative Brooks committed mail…
May 16
Federal Criminal Cases and Discretion: the Recent Furor Over IRS Targeting Politically Conservative "Non-Profits"

Federal Criminal Cases and Discretion: the Recent Furor Over IRS Targeting Politically Conservative "Non-Profits"

Federal criminal cases here in Atlanta, throughout Georgia, in Alabama or Florida, and anywhere around the country are all brought after a federal prosecutor makes an independent decision as to whether the matter truly should be brought in…

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Federal Evidence Review Blog

Covers cases and issues on the Federal Rules of Evidence.

http://federalevidence.com/blog

May 24
Disputed FRE 408 Coverage Of Third Party Settlement Activitie

Disputed FRE 408 Coverage Of Third Party Settlement Activitie

Cattle-Limpurgerkopf.jpg Are third party settlement claims covered by FRE 408? In a civil RICO fraud action alleging defendant bank withheld information concerning the deteriorating condition of a lender which resulted in…
May 23
Circuit Split: Looking Beyond The Record In Administrative Proceeding

Circuit Split: Looking Beyond The Record In Administrative Proceeding

U.S.ICELogo.svg_.png The Ninth Circuit joins the Third, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits in rejecting an Immigration Judge's look outside the record to determine if an acknowledged conviction was one "involving moral turpitude"…
May 21
Authenticating Recorded Conversation

Authenticating Recorded Conversation

SeventhCircuitSeal.png Seventh Circuit highlights two options to authenticating recorded conversations and voice identification, in a case where the recordings were obtained by a cooperating witness and provided to law…

Rank this Week: 331

For the Defense

Features civil defense attorneys' perspectives on employment law, intellectual property, and product liability. From DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar.

http://forthedefense.org/ftd.aspx

May 23
Ethics in the Virtual Office

Ethics in the Virtual Office

Attorneys who practice out of the “virtual” office are becoming more common. Perhaps it is the overhead costs deterring some from shelling out for a physical address, or the ease with which one can practice entirely online, or…
May 20
Employers Challenging the Authority of NLRB

Employers Challenging the Authority of NLRB

With the DC Circuit having invalidated President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, employers are finding increasingly more ways to challenge the Board’s authority to act. The Court’s decision…
May 17
Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Long Awaited Decision Regarding Patent Exhaustion: Monsanto V. Bowman, -- S.CT. -- (2013)

Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Long Awaited Decision Regarding Patent Exhaustion: Monsanto V. Bowman, -- S.CT. -- (2013)

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court affirmed both the lower court and Federal Circuit decisions rejecting Bowman’s patent exhaustion defense relating to his harvesting of second generation soybean seeds featuring Monsanto’s…

Rank this Week: 808

Greedy Trial Lawyer

The philosophical ruminations of an experienced trial lawyer who knows who he is and what he does and makes no apologies.

http://www.greedytriallawyer.com/

Sep 22
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Oct 3
Justice Clarence Thomas, Seething Black Conservative Hero Tells Us How Bad It Has Been

Justice Clarence Thomas, Seething Black Conservative Hero Tells Us How Bad It Has Been

There have been more than a few voices expressing, in various ways, discomfort, surprise or puzzlement over the tone and substance of the Clarence Thomas media blitz publicizing the Justice's newly published book. A good example: Is…
Oct 2
Now Isiah Thomas Is In A Hostile Environment

Now Isiah Thomas Is In A Hostile Environment

Some years ago I had the delightful experience of a jury note after 2 days of deliberation which asked the judge, "Do we fill out the amount of the damages if we agree the doctor was at fault?" Obviously, the doctor and his defense attorney…

Rank this Week: 4912

Harvey Kruse, P.C. Blog

Covers Michigan business law and litigation topics.

http://www.harveykruse.com/blog

Apr 1
U.S. Supreme Court Adopts “Nerve Center” Diversity Jurisdiction Test

U.S. Supreme Court Adopts “Nerve Center” Diversity Jurisdiction Test

In Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 1897 (Feb. 23, 2010), the United States Supreme Court finally resolved a split among the circuits on how to analyze where a corporation’s “principal place of business” is for purposes of…
Oct 19
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD IMPOSE $1 MILLION FINES ON INSURANCE COMPANIES

PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD IMPOSE $1 MILLION FINES ON INSURANCE COMPANIES

Several Michigan State Representatives have taken steps to enact legislation to hold insurance companies “accountable” for perceived misdeeds. State Representatives Vicki Barnett, Mike Simpson, Lisa Brown and Jon Switalski have proposed…
Oct 19
Should Your Company Hire National Trial Counsel?

Should Your Company Hire National Trial Counsel?

As product liability lawsuits continue to cut into slim margins of profit in recession based sales, many companies are looking for a solution. Repeated lawsuits, even those without merit, are frequently rewarded by settlements that…

Rank this Week: 3460

Hawaii Attorney Blog

Covers Hawaii civil procedure and trial practice, commercial litigation, hawaii real estate litigation, mediation and arbitration, and personal injury. By Philip Brown.

http://legalblog.hawaii-attorney.net/

Dec 7
Honolulu Magazine Lists Philip R. Brown Among the Best Lawyers in Hawaii

Honolulu Magazine Lists Philip R. Brown Among the Best Lawyers in Hawaii

Philip R. Brown was once again listed in Honolulu Magazine’s annual issue of The Best Lawyers in Hawaii. Philip Brown is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Brown also has the highest ethical/legal rating (AV) from…
Sep 25
Hawaii Attorney Effie Steiger Named “Top 40 Under 40?

Hawaii Attorney Effie Steiger Named “Top 40 Under 40?

The National Trial Lawyers Association has selected Hawaii attorney, Effie Steiger, of the Law Offices of Philip R. Brown, for inclusion in “Top 40 under 40” trial lawyers in Hawaii.
Feb 28
Recovery of Hawaii Attorneys Fees (Part 2)

Recovery of Hawaii Attorneys Fees (Part 2)

As we wrote in our previous post regarding HRS § 607-14, “[t]he Hawaii Supreme court has defined an “assumpsit” case as a claim “for the recovery of damages for the non performance of a contract . . . as well as quasi contractual…

Rank this Week: 2508

Houston Litigation Blog

Covers civil trial issues in the South Texas and Gulf Coast area, including complex litigation, construction litigation and trial strategy. By McCormick Hancock Newton.

http://www.houstonlitigationblog.com/

Oct 31
The Use of Facebook as a Discovery Tool

The Use of Facebook as a Discovery Tool

Professor Greg Duhl of William Mitchell College of Law and Jaclyn Millner of Fitch, Johnson, Larson & Held, P.A.
Oct 14
Haygood v. Escabedo

Haygood v. Escabedo
Sep 13
The Importance of Trial by Jury

The Importance of Trial by Jury

I recently read a speech given by Federal Judge William Young on the importance of our country's jury system. No where in the world does the citizenry have the right to play such a vital role in government. Unfortunately, our jury…

Rank this Week: 4190

How Appealing

Covers appellate litigation. By Howard J. Bashman.

http://howappealing.law.com/

May 24
"The Supreme Court Must Stop The Trial Lawyers' War On Innovation"

"The Supreme Court Must Stop The Trial Lawyers' War On Innovation"

"The Supreme Court Must Stop The Trial Lawyers' War On Innovation": Theodore H. Frank has this essay at Forbes.com.
May 24
"Diabetes in California schools: State's high court to hear legal battle over insulin shots."

"Diabetes in California schools: State's high court to hear legal battle over insulin shots."

"Diabetes in California schools: State's high court to hear legal battle over insulin shots." Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.
May 24
"In Fourth Circuit, a Spotlight on Warrantless GPS Tracking"

"In Fourth Circuit, a Spotlight on Warrantless GPS Tracking"

"In Fourth Circuit, a Spotlight on Warrantless GPS Tracking": Mike Scarcella has this post today at "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times."

Rank this Week: 14

ICT for Peacebuilding

Exploring the use of technology for conflict transformation, focusing on the use of information communications technology (ICT) for peacebuilding. From Sanjana Hattotuwa.

http://ict4peace.wordpress.com

May 9
Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook

Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook

Given the vituperative pushback of the BBS online against those who participated in the vigil in Colombo a few weeks ago, immediate measures to secure content posted on to web based social media platforms are essential to protect one’s…
May 9
New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview

New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview

Presented the work I had done with Groundviews to a group of activists from South Asia recently, noting that using social media platforms on the web, combined with mobiles, it is increasingly possible to bear witness to and report on…
Mar 16
Pitfalls of privacy online

Pitfalls of privacy online

The Ceylon Today newspaper quotes me in what is becoming a familiar story – identity theft and the unauthorised use of photos posted to various online social media fora for nefarious activities. Women and Media Collective‘s Sepali…

Rank this Week: 44

Illinois Appellate Lawyer Blog

Covers the appellate record, constitutional analysis, jurisdiction, mootness, rehearings and the standard of review. By Steven R. Merican.

http://www.illinoisappellatelawyerblog.com/

Apr 11
Posner On Effective Appellate Brief

Posner On Effective Appellate Brief

Catching up on reading. If you missed it too, here is Judge Posner in the American Bar Association's Litigation News on writing an effective appellate brief.
Apr 7
Appellate Court Refuses Jurisdiction Over Order Quashing Lis Penden

Appellate Court Refuses Jurisdiction Over Order Quashing Lis Penden

The Westin North Shore is a hotel in the northern suburbs of Chicago. The hotel was used as collateral for a multimillion dollar loan to the hotel owner. Five Mile Capital Westin had a subordinate interest in the loan. After the owner…
Mar 22
Can't Reverse Hormones -- Flirting Appellate Lawyer

Can't Reverse Hormones -- Flirting Appellate Lawyer

Love at first cite. Thanks to FutureLawyer.com and cartoonist Charles Fincher at Lawcomix.blogspot.com.

Rank this Week: 1374

In Pursuit of Relevance

Covers e-discovery law and litigation in Austrlia. By Seamus Byrne.

http://www.elitigation.com.au/pursuit/

Mar 27
Changes to Google's AdWords trademark policy - More work for Australian IP lawyers?

Changes to Google's AdWords trademark policy - More work for Australian IP lawyers?

Google's upcoming revisions to its Australian AdWords trademark policy have received attention for their anticipated implications to the Australian e-commerce industry...
Mar 26
Free PDF - DLA Piper's Data Protection Laws of the World Handbook: Second Edition

Free PDF - DLA Piper's Data Protection Laws of the World Handbook: Second Edition

There's been significant coverage on upcoming reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) that will commence in March 2014.
Nov 22
FOI - Understanding Your Search Obligation

FOI - Understanding Your Search Obligation

Recent reforms to freedom of information (FOI) law in Australia have received significant media attention for their intent to improve public access to information. However, FOI is also readily used by parties involved in civil litigation as…

Rank this Week: 5233

Indiana Legal Blog

Indiana Legal Blog covers civil litigation, medical malpractice, and personal injury litigation. By Indiana Injury Attorneys Parr Richey Obremskey & Morton.

http://www.indianainjuryblog.com/

May 10
Indiana Drivers Beware the Perils of Texting, Pt 2

Indiana Drivers Beware the Perils of Texting, Pt 2

Last month, Indiana Injury Blog detailed many of the potential dangers and harms that come with texting and driving. To summarize, Indiana is one of 39 states to ban texting while driving. Statistics are revealing some facts about texting…
Apr 29
Indiana Uninsured Motorist Coverage

Indiana Uninsured Motorist Coverage

In February, we covered a recent case involving a motorcyclist and uninsured motorist insurance. As Winter turns to Summer and drivers take to the roads for day trips and recreational driving, it is important to understand Indiana's Uninsured…
Apr 17
Indiana Drivers Beware the Perils of Texting

Indiana Drivers Beware the Perils of Texting

Even responsible drivers need to be reminded that texting while driving still plagues the streets, even with laws on the books. This includes drivers like Mississippi's Dandre Moore who was pulled over earlier this April in Alabama allegedly…

Rank this Week: 3075

Information Governance Engagement…

Information Governance Engagement Area

Established with the goal of aggregating key compliance and electronic discovery news for further review, study, and consideration by legal and corporate professionals. Published by Rob Robinson.

http://infogovernance.blogspot.com/

May 8
Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 8, 2013

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 8, 2013

Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and…
May 1
Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 1, 2013

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 1, 2013

Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week's update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements. Follow…
Apr 24
Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - April 24, 2013

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - April 24, 2013

Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week's update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements. Follow…

Rank this Week: 638

Insurance Defense Blog

Covers civil litigation and insurance defense in Washington, D.C. By David Stratton.

http://www.insurancedefenseblog.us/

Mar 3
"Bitter Pill" article provides important insights for litigation

"Bitter Pill" article provides important insights for litigation

The Time magazine article, "Bitter Pill - Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us", by Steven Brill, contains important insights about medical billing practices that are relevant to personal injury litigation, and medical debt litigation.…
May 14
Metrobus Drivecam System

Metrobus Drivecam System

I've previously remarked that litigation arising from Metrobus accidents is now starting to feature video from drivecam systems on the buses. WTOP has recently posted more detail about
Apr 27
Online public records available from Recorder of Deeds, Washington D.C.

Online public records available from Recorder of Deeds, Washington D.C.

Here's another online resource that may be useful to defense lawyers in D.C.: The Recorder of Deeds' website gives access to Online Public Records. Registration is required, but it is free. Imaged documents can be purchased.

Rank this Week: 2212

Jeff Vail

Covers litigation checklists, litigation knowledge management, strategy, and the future of litigation.

http://www.jeffvail.net/

Dec 27
Preserving ESI on Twitter

Preserving ESI on Twitter

Once litigation is “reasonably anticipated,” parties have an obligation to preserve all potentially relevant material. That obligation extends to information reasonably under a party’s control, even if it is not…
Dec 1
E-Discovery White Paper

E-Discovery White Paper

Our new E-Discovery white paper is available now: E-Discovery White PaperEntitled "Avoiding E-Discovery Nightmares: Simple Steps for Small Businesses," this paper discusses key steps small businesses should consider to prepare for…
Dec 1
Colorado State E-Discovery Law

Colorado State E-Discovery Law

In 2009, the Colorado Supreme Court rules committee rejected incorporating either the Federal or proposed Uniform E-Discovery Rules into the Colorado Rules. See…

Rank this Week: 2616

Johnson & Hunter, Inc.

Teaches advocacy and persuasion for trial lawyers and public speaking to corporate lawyers.

http://www.johnson-hunter.com/blog/

Apr 30
Goodreads Giveaway for The Articulate Attorney, Second Edition

Goodreads Giveaway for The Articulate Attorney, Second Edition

Brian Johnson and I love language. We adore it! We love a beautiful turn of phrase, a thoughtful insight well-described, the law illuminated by the spoken word, the out-loud reasoning of a quick mind. We love it when speaking becomes an art.…
Apr 2
Eye Contact with Your Listener

Eye Contact with Your Listener

by Marsha Hunter In an individual coaching, a young lawyer told me he’d been criticized for having poor eye contact with witnesses and judges. This affable Asian-American went on to describe his family’s cultural deference to…
Mar 19
Book Review: Willpower

Book Review: Willpower

by Marsha Hunter At the NALP Professional Development conference last December, Professor William Henderson mentioned in passing a 2011 book called Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. He gave it such a hearty recommendation…

Rank this Week: 3194

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.

http://jotwell.com/

May 24
Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Family Law

Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Family Law

Sylvia Wairimu Kang'ara, Beyond Bed And Bread: Making The African State Through Marriage Law Reform -- Constitutive And Transformative Influences of Anglo-American Legal Thought, 9 Hastings Race & Poverty L. J. 353 (2012),…
May 22
Provoked Intimate Femicides: A Privatized Version of “Honour”?

Provoked Intimate Femicides: A Privatized Version of “Honour”?

Pascale Fournier, Pascal McDougall & Anna R. Dekker, Dishonour, Provocation and Culture: Through the Beholder’s Eye?, 16(2) Can. Crim. L. Rev. 161 (2012), available at the University of Ottawa.Isabel GrantIn their…
May 20
The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law

The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law

Lauren Willis, When Nudges Fail: Slippery Defaults, 80 U. Chi. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2013) available at SSRN.Paul OhmIf Jotwell is meant to surface obscure gems of legal scholarship, which might go unnoticed otherwise, I might be missing…

Rank this Week: 117

Judge Bonnie Sudderth

Covers the Texas Rules of Evidence.

http://judgebonniesudderth.wordpress.com/

May 5
Statements Which Are Not Hearsay

Statements Which Are Not Hearsay

While it is generally true that if an animal looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck, when it comes to hearsay statements, this isn’t necessarily so. A statement can look like hearsay, sound like…
Nov 3
Let’s Talk Hearsay

Let’s Talk Hearsay

HEARSAY, GENERALLY
Nov 3
Let’s Talk Hearsay

Let’s Talk Hearsay

HEARSAY, GENERALLY

Rank this Week: 4167

Juries

Examines interesting and new developments regarding grand juries and trial juries. By Thaddeus Hoffmeister.

http://juries.blogspot.com/

May 24
Jury New

Jury New

USA Today: Jodi Arias Juror #9 exits alone and aloof Connecticut Law Tribune: Juror's Online Research Forces New Trial Emporia Gazette: Judge: Juror committed contempt at murder trial New York Post: Joe Francis 'deeply…
May 17
Prosecutors Want to Run Background Checks on Juror

Prosecutors Want to Run Background Checks on Juror

Prosecutors in the Whitey Bulger trial recently requested that they be permitted to run criminal background checks on prospective jurors. Not surprisingly, Bulger's attorneys are opposing the government's request. …
May 15
MD Judge Prohibits Attorney from Researching Jurors Online

MD Judge Prohibits Attorney from Researching Jurors Online

According to the news story below, a judge in Montgomery County, Maryland has denied a defense attorney's request to research jurors online. Apparently, the judge finds the practice "totally inappropriate." The case in which the…

Rank this Week: 1047

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