Criminal Law

Keeping tabs on the worst
John Welch presents the “Ten Worst TTAB Decisions of 2007.” I love stuff like this!

Courts Resist Using the Patent Troll term.
Despite being used en gross by accused defendants, courts have largely resisted using the term ?patent troll? in their decisions. A Westlaw search revealed only seven examples of the pejorative term in court decisions: IP Innovation v...

Analysis of the 2007-08 Supreme Court Term
I previously posted (here) Professor Rory Little's summary of the recent criminal decisions of the past term of the Supreme Court. Here is another piece by BNA's, Hugh B. Kaplan, titled, "Big Decisions of 2007-08 Term Addressed Sentencing, Death Penalty,...

Governor Beshear - pick me!
The ingrained culture and complex blend of regulations and underfunding mean Governor Beshear needs to pick just the right person to fix the problems described in the Hereald-Leader article titled “Central Ky...

THE WORST LAWYERS
We often say that those who end up on death row are usually not the "worst of the worst" but those with the worst lawyers. Yesterday Senator Russell Feingold held a hearing on The Adequacy of Representation in Capital Cases; the witnesses suggested that bad lawyering was a central problem with the death penalty in the US...

NYTs Greenhouse: Where Have all the 5-4 Decisions Gone
In his 2005 confirmation hearing, Chief Justice Roberts pledged to seek consensus on the Supreme Court. But last year, the Court looked anything but unified: Of a total 68 decisions, 24 were 5-4 splits...

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Health Insurers
Dictating Medical Decisions

Wells Fargo Settles New Jersey State Investigation into Pick-a-Payment Mortgages
Wells Fargo Settles New Jersey State Investigation into Pick-a-Payment Mortgages

Pesticides
Long-Term Exposure Linked to Diabetes

Long-Term Insurance Suit
Settled for $15 Million

UnumProvident
for allegedly denying long-term disability claims.