Litigation

Mistrial declared in Gage case
The Las Vegas Sun reports that a mistrial has been declared in the federal trial of lawyer Noel Gage following approximately one week of deliberations.

Wecht Trial Over - Mistrial
In some ways there is relief for the defense when a mistrial occurs - at least it isn't a conviction. In another respect, it is an added weight - they have to go through it again. The court has reset...

Chairman Conyers Deeply Troubled by FBI Juror Interviews in Cyril Wecht Mistrial
Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers released the following statement in response to reports today that the FBI is attempting to interview jurors in the Cyril Wecht mistrial: I am deeply troubled by reports of FBI agents contacting former jurors who failed to convict Dr...

Mistrial Declared After Jurors Found Playing Sudoku
Showing that issues with the jury system are not limited to America, on June 10 a judge in Sydney declared a mistrial in a high-profile drug-conspiracy case after it was discovered that the jurors spent much of their time in...

Wecht Trial in Pennsylvania
Closing arguments are set for today in the federal trial of Cyril Wecht. Jonathan D. Silver and Paula Reed Ward at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have provided some wonderful coverage of the trial (see here)...

Wecht Jury - When Do You Call A Jury Hung And Who Wins
It doesn't look like the Wecht jury is to the point of being declared hung. See Jason Cato, Wecht Jurors Won't Be Rushed, Pittsburgh-Post Tribune. A hung jury is not always a plus for either side...

Kentucky lawyers
fraud case ends in mistrial.

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...

Gleevec
Possible Case of Kidney Damage Reported

Hampton Inn
Third Case of Legionnaires' Disease Linked to McHenry Hampton Inn Hot Tub

18-Wheeler Accident Case Settled for $600,000
18-Wheeler Accident Case Settled for $600,000

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