Criminal Law

Fourth Circuit rejects a challenge to lethal injection in Virginia
The Fourth Circuit on Thursday rejected a challenge to the Virginia lethal injection scheme (Emmett v. Johnson, No. 07-18 (4th Cir. July 10, 2008)). The panel split. Virginia’s protocol for lethal injection is substantially similar to that approved by the Supreme Court in Kentucky...

Legal challenge to Washington's lethal injection methods turned away
This new AP story, headlined "Judge affirms Wash. lethal injection method," provides details on another failed challenge to a state execution protocol. Here are th basics: A judge has affirmed Washington state's procedures for executing prisoners by lethal injection, turning...

Federal judge rejects challenge to Georgia lethal injection protocol
[JURIST] US District Judge Beverly Martin on Wednesday rejected a challenge to Georgia's lethal injection protocol, ruling that the state's execution procedures were similar to Kentucky's method, determined by the Supreme Court to be constitutional [JURIST report]...

Sixth Circuit judges issue dueling opinions over Ohio defendant's lethal injection challenge
This afternoon, the Sixth Circuit officially denied en banc review of a panel's ruling that Kenneth Biros challenge to Ohio's old three-drug lethal injection execution protocol is moot...

"Lethal injection allowed"
"Lethal injection allowed": At "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, "In a widely splintered decision, the Supreme Court cleared the way for executions to resume across the country, concluding that the most common method of lethal injection does not violate the Constitution...

First Execution in Seven Months Raises Many Concerns
Georgia is planning to excute William Earl Lynd at 7 PM on May 6. If the lethal injection goes forward, this would be first execution in the U.S. since September 25, 2007. On that day, the U...

FDA Issues Warning about Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection
Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection FDA issues warning

US Army Corps of Engineers
Class action dismissed for allegedly failing to protect New Orleans from the levee breach.

Dobutamine Hydrochloride Injection
Labeling Errors Prompts Recall of 250 mg/20 ml Injections

AIG
and Ex Execs to pay $115 Million to Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana

False Arrest
City of Greer pays $50,000 settlement after imprisoning a woman whose charges had been dismissed years earlier.

Louisiana Citizen's Insurance
Settles Class Action for $35 Million