Criminal Law

N.H. Suspends Jury Trials, Leaves Judgeships Vacant
The ABA Journal reports: “The cash-strapped court system in New Hampshire is suspending jury trials for at least a month and leaving judgeships vacant. The one-month suspension is expected to save about $73,000, the amount of money paid to jurors, the New York Times reports...

KS Supremes: All juveniles have a right to a jury trial
Snip: The court ruled 6-1 that the state's juvenile trials have changed over the years to more closely resemble adult criminal trials. Changes in the law have "eroded the benevolent, child-cognizant, and rehabilitative" nature of juvenile trials, according to the...

Conference Announcement: Using Empirical Data in Jury Trials
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw My colleague and suite-mate, Mike Rustad, is co-chairing "Successful Strategies for Jury Trials," a day-long conference to be held at the Suffolk University Law School here in the heart of downtown Boston on Friday, October 24,...

Tennessee Tort Cases By the Numbers
The Tennessee Supreme Court has just released the 2006-07 “Annual Report of the Tennessee Judiciary.” It has some amazing, indeed alarming, information. There were 584 medical malpractice cases filed in Tennessee last year...

TRIAL TIPS: Thinking outside the box can enhance jury trials
Study shows that "thinking outside the box" or at least the jury box is beneficial to a juror's understanding of a trial:Alternative Concepts Enhance Jury Trials, Study Finds The use of alternative trial concepts generally enhanced the jury trial process, according to a study released Thursday by the 7th Circuit Bar Association American Jury Project Commission...

LImit on Number of New Trials
Did you know a litigant is limited to no more than two "new trials" in any action?The relevant statute is T.C.A. Sec. 27-2-101.  Here it is:"Not more than two (2) new trials shall be granted to the same party in an action at law, or upon the trial by jury of an issue of fact in equity...

Folding Soccer Goals Recalled
20-Month Old Child Found Strangled to Death

Richard Mellon Scaife
Billionaire divorce lawsuit ends in a $725,000 a month settlement.

Jury Awards $29M in Elder Abuse Case
Jury Awards $29M in Elder Abuse Case

Jury Awards $82.5M in Workplace Death Lawsuit
Jury Awards $82.5M in Workplace Death Lawsuit

Jury Awards $1,642,475 in Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit
Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit Jury Awards $1,642,475

Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit
Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit