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9 May 2014, 5:50 am
” It noted that the concept of practical significance cannot be precisely defined and courts find it difficult to apply an elusive, know-it-when-you-see-it standard, let alone instruct a jury on how to do so. [read post]
1 Aug 2017, 3:00 am
The appellate court therefore sent the case back with instructions to allow the Williams family the opportunity to refile the complaint with a health professional’s report attached. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 6:42 am
In civil trials, unless the trial judge made a legal error — like allowing in prejudicial evidence, excluding probative evidence, or giving a flawed jury instruction — then the verdict will almost always stand on appeal. [read post]
15 Feb 2010, 5:56 am
"No Talking, No Texting, No Tweeting" (The BLT) - The Committee on Court Administration and Case Management for the Judicial Conference of the United States "has endorsed a set of model jury instructions for district judges to help deter jurors from using cell phones, computer or other electronic technologies during their jury service. [read post]
9 Apr 2016, 4:28 pm
In earlier cases such as in Perna v. [read post]
17 Jun 2015, 8:00 am
As defined in California Civil Jury Instruction 1000, the essential factual elements of a premises liability claim are: 1) The defendant owned/controlled the property; 2) The defendant negligently used or maintained the property; 3) The plaintiff suffered harm; and 4) The defendant’s negligence was a substantial factor leading to the harm. [read post]
10 Nov 2016, 9:01 pm
In fact, Judge Curiel was born in Indiana.As I write, Judge Curiel is hearing arguments on the final pre-trial motions, deciding on what evidence he will or will not admit during the trial, as well as potential jury instructions for this high-profile case. [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 9:01 pm
Jury selection in death penalty cases is a time-consuming and costly undertaking. [read post]
1 Apr 2016, 10:22 am
After the appellate court vacated and remanded the bribery conviction because of an erroneous jury instruction, the defendants argued that their acquittal on the conspiracy count created double jeopardy problems for re-trial. [read post]
12 Dec 2014, 9:56 am
Here, where the jury was instructed that it could not award more than $1 in nominal damages, the court found no meaningful way to apply a Gore ratio analysis. [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 9:10 am
Given the deferential standard of review we must give to discretionary evidentiary rulings, I believe Chief Judge Kirsch's opinion in Washington was the more appropriate resolution to the issue in that case. [read post]
9 Apr 2024, 7:03 am
The standardization of forms can cut both ways, of course. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 9:05 pm
Opinion We have a romaine E. coli case in Idaho of a young man who suffered a severe case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), was hospitalized for a month and incurred nearly $250,000 in medical expenses and lost wages. [read post]
13 Sep 2014, 11:20 am
Hill articulated a standard for the propriety of an adverse inference jury instruction in the face of a party’s failure or refusal to call a fact witness. [read post]
29 Sep 2008, 7:50 pm
Kentucky in concluding that petitioner had not presented a prima facie case of race discrimination with respect to jury selection at her criminal trial in state court. . [read post]
8 Oct 2018, 1:50 pm
Additional Resources: Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, The Florida Supreme Court More Blog Entries: Families Seek Damages for Florida Keys Truck Accident That Killed Four Tourists, Sept. 22, 2018, Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Attorney Blog The post Busting Florida Personal Injury Law Myths appeared first on Broward Injury Lawyer Blog. [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 1:18 pm
A prominent First Amendment and defamation law commentator had this to say regarding the differences of opinion on the injunction issue by the majority and concurring justices: The majority and concurring opinions agreed that the trial judge had wrongly based his issuance of the injunction on a general jury verdict finding the defendants liable for substantial defamation damages for having made certain statements, because although the statements enumerated in the jury… [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 5:57 am
A weaker case, by jury trial standards, but that is the risk the prosecution bears. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 11:58 am
In light of this ruling, the court reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment and remanded with instructions to grant Sirius's motion for summary judgment and to dismiss the case with prejudice. [read post]
11 Mar 2008, 8:46 am
March 3, 2008 - March 7, 2008 To view these cases distributed by Findlaw.com you must first sign in to Findlaw.com. [read post]
