Litigation

New Illinois civil jury instruction
The State of Illinois has added the following ?Opinion Testimony? information to its civil jury instructions. (Website Here)

Retributive Damages: Possible Jury Instructions
In earlier posts gathered here, I laid out the structure, rationale, and constitutional implications for a new way to think of punitive damages as an intermediate sanction designed to facilitate the public normative interest in retributive justice...

Writing to Win: Plain Language Jury Instructions
I attended and spoke at Writing to Win: Plain Language Jury Instructions, sponsored by Washburn University School of Law. It was a great conference, very professionally run. Prof. Lyn Goering there was in charge, and she was superb...

Adidas v. Payless Jury Instructions
By popular demand, here are the jury instructions in the Adidas America, Inc. v. Payless Shoesource, Inc. case. All 60 pages of them. The ten pages of instruction on dilution start on page 38...

Court Instructions in a Section 1346 Case
Jury Instructions can be important in a trial. In addition to serving as a basis for an appeal, they can also provide the jury with an understanding of the law. The legal complexities often seen in a white collar case...

Jury Instructions conference
I'll be speaking at this conference, individually and on a panel:Writing to Win: Plain Language Jury InstructionsThe conference is sponsored by Washburn University School of Law.

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Illinois Ground Beef Recalled
due to Possible E. coli Contamination

Illinois Residents
Exposed to Potentially Carcinogenic Drinking Water

University of Illinois Medical Center
Potential $14 Million in Malpractice Settlements

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