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20 Feb 2018, 2:04 pm
In addition to the Manual, the Institute publishes Model Jury Instructions and a guide, Problem Solving in Canada’s Courtrooms: A Guide to Therapeutic Justice (2d ed.), as well as conducting educational courses. [read post]
13 Feb 2018, 3:45 pm
The defendant must prove the affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence standard. [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 7:37 am
"Because there is a reasonable probability that this erroneous instruction affected the jury’s verdict, we remand for a new trial. [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 7:04 am
, 197 N.J. 81, 961 A.2d 1167 (2008) (spoliation claim may be addressed both by an adverse-inference instruction given to the jury, and by a separate claim in a bifurcated proceeding.) [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 10:29 am
The federal district court denied the officers’ defense, finding there was sufficient evidence to let the case be tried by a jury. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 9:22 am
Also, the case examines and interprets fairly “standard” software licensing language in light of evolving business practices in the software industry. [read post]
12 Jan 2018, 8:19 am
American Standard, Inc., 2005-Ohio-2613 (8th Dist.) [read post]
9 Jan 2018, 9:28 am
This is known as the reasonable and prudent person standard and can be found in the proposed jury instructions for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which is designed to explain the negligence standard to jurors in civil cases throughout the state. [read post]
1 Jan 2018, 12:15 pm
At trial, the defendant proposed a jury instruction for defense of property. [read post]
1 Jan 2018, 7:00 am
So there is no hard-and-fast standard of independence. [read post]
27 Dec 2017, 5:00 am
Here is the annual 2017 Tort Talk Top Ten--an annual listing of notable cases and important trends in Pennsylvania civil litigation law over the past year as highlighted in Tort Talk blog posts:1. [read post]
5 Dec 2017, 9:14 pm
The trial judge did instruct the jury that opening statements are not evidence, and the discovery process was not essential for the jury’s consideration. [read post]
3 Dec 2017, 9:15 am
DMV hearings are civil cases and are different in several ways from a criminal DUI. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 1:36 pm
The purpose of this article is to describe the procedure that we may follow and give you sufficient instructions to enable you to assist us in this undertaking. [read post]
15 Nov 2017, 12:29 pm
The main question in the case concerns whether the defendant’s first lawyer was ineffective for not challenging a jury instruction. [read post]
22 Oct 2017, 6:29 am
As stated in the Massachusetts Jury Instructions Manual that serves as a bench book for judges, the four basic elements are duty, breach, causation, and damages. [read post]
17 Oct 2017, 11:18 am
Thus, because they failed to object before the verdict was accepted and the jury was dismissed, they forfeited all but plain error, which is especially difficult in civil cases. [read post]
13 Oct 2017, 5:53 am
These suggested instructions were drafted in response to the proposed instructions for products cases issued in the summer of 2016 by the civil instructions subcommittee of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Committee for Proposed Standard Jury Instructions. [read post]
8 Oct 2017, 10:12 am
The Texas highest court for civil cases is being urged to bless such claims under a revamped common-law theory known as quantum meruit (literally meaning “as much as is deserved”). [read post]
7 Oct 2017, 11:11 am
., Civil Action No. 12-1318-LPS (D.Del. [read post]
