Legal Writing

Nominations for LWI/ALWD Blackwell Legal Writing Award Due by May 23
Previous Blackwell Award Winners 2002 Richard K. Neumann (Hofstra) 2003 Pam Lysaght (Detroit Mercy) 2004 Ralph Brill (Chicago-Kent) 2005 Mary Beth Beazley (Ohio State) 2006 Lou Sirico (Villanova) 2007 Diana V...

Nominations for AALS Prosser Award
The Torts and Compensation Systems section of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) is soliciting nominations for the William L. Prosser Award. The award "recognize[s] outstanding contributions of law teachers in scholarship, teaching and service in ...

Nominations Being Accepted for Thurgood Marshall Award
Nominations are being accepted for the Criminal Justice Section's Thurgood Marshall Award. The award will be presented at the Section's December Holiday Party. The purpose of the award is to represent the highest honor that the Criminal Justice Section can give to anyone, whether or not a member of the Section, who exemplifies the ideals of Justice Thurgood Marshall's career...

Nominations for AALL's Public Access to Government Award Due Feb. 1
Call for Nominations: The AALL Government Relations Committee invites members to nominate an individual, organization or institution for the Public Access to Government Information (PAGI) Award...

Call for award nominations
Now that June is underway, and my exams are almost all graded, it is time to solicit nominations for prizes. Specifically, I am looking for nominees for the following awards: (1) The Hegel Award: Given to the author whose books' citations in conversation or footnotes most greatly exceed the number of people who have actually read the author's books...

Call for Nominations for the Jerry S. Cohen Award for the Best Antitrust Scholarship of 2009
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol The Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Charitable Trust is again seeking nominations for its annual award for best antitrust scholarship. Legal, economic, and business articles, monographs, and books published during 2008 are eligible for this award...

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold
Face Class Action Over Health and Environmental Concerns at Blackwell

Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award
Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award

Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brings $4.5 Million Award
Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit Brings $4.5 Million Award

Toy Recall
RC2 Corporation agrees to $30 million Thomas and Friends lead paint contamination class action settlement.

Hotel Food Poisoning
Thomson Holiday and JMC-Thomas Cook awards British travelers a £2.5 million personal injury settlement.

Failure-to-accommodate claim yields $1.82M award
$1.82 Million Awarded in Employment Lawsuit