Criminal Law

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today
In Henley v. State of Indiana, a 19-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Rucker writes:When a trial court summarily denies a pro se defendant?s request that standby counsel deliver closing argument, the denial is not per se reversible error...

Motion Denied
On appeal of the denial of a motion to disqualify counsel, the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department held that the trial court had properly denied the request: In order to disqualify the firm representing plaintiff in...

Why Are Some Lawyers and Their Clients Reluctant to Engage Appellate Counsel
UPDATE: This post is included in Blawg Review #174 at Texas Appellate Law Blog. Why don’t some trial lawyers or their clients engage appellate counsel when it comes time for the appeal? Over the years, I’ve heard various reasons advanced for this...

Shock Survey - Nearly 30% of Lawyers Fear Firing
According to a recent ABA Journal article, fear is spreading at major law firms as the uncertain economy has some attorneys wondering whether they will hit their billable hour goals...

Town Has Legal Authority and Standing To Challenge Granting of Mining Permit by State DEC
Following a denial of the Town?s request to the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to revoke a Mined Land Reclamation Permit that the agency had issued to a hauling company, the Town brought an Article 78 proceeding alleging that the State acted arbitrarily and capriciously in its denial of the Town?s request...

What It Takes to Be A Great Trial Lawyer - Part 7
Great Trial Lawyers Learn the Facts. I was in a deposition several months ago in a case that  involves an intersection wreck.  There are  several different plaintiffs represented by several different lawyers, several defendants, and counsel for a UM carrier...

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Kentucky lawyers
fraud case ends in mistrial.

Officer Firing Upheld
Pueblo pays $20,000 settlement to rightfully discharged officer.

Financial Elder Abuse - Financial Exploitation, Elder Abuse Lawyers
Financial Elder Abuse alleging seniors are taken advantage of for their finances.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...