Litigation

Unsafe Road Caused Accident
An elderly Rancho Palos Verdes couple has been awarded $11.6 million by a jury that found a lack of safety measures on a remote highway caused the husband to crash into an embankment...

Convict "To End Cycle of Violence" Improper But Not Plain Error
United States v. Taylor, No. 06-1449 (10th Cir. Jan. 29, 2008) (published): The Tenth Circuit declines to find plain error even though it finds that a prosecutor's remark in his opening statements in Mr...

Nazari v. Ayrapetyan (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 26, 2009)
What partions of the following do you think come from a real case, and what parts come from an absurd law school hypothetical:"On March 27, 2003, defendant invited plaintiff to his house for tea...

No Jury Demand, Please
If you've got the Plaintiff that is, or at least according to this DOJ Study covered over at Law...

Knife as deadly weapon: inconsistent rulings
Last week, in an unpublished Order (Jonathon Hinton v. State, No. 48643, (7-24-2008)), the Nevada Supreme Court considered a challenge to a jury instruction telling the jury that a knife was a deadly weapon: "Hinton also contends that the district court usurped the jury's role by instructing the jury that a 'knife' is a deadly weapon as a matter of law...

TRUTH EXTRACTION
United States v. Glover, No. 05-5047-cr (2d Cir. January 4, 2008) (Pooler, Raggi, CJJ, McMahon, DJ)At this firearms trial, the judge charged the jury, over objection, that ?the crucial, hard-core question? to answer was, ?Where do you find the truth?? He also instructed: ?The only triumph in any case, whether it be civil or criminal, is whether or not the truth [has] triumphed...

Construction Site Accidents
Lawsuits related to accidents

Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accident Injuries
Automobile and Truck Accidents May Result in Law Suits or Insurance Claims

Ladder Accident Injury Claims
Were you or a loved one injured in a ladder accident?

Can collection agency call me for my mother debt that she never had?
Get an Attorney - quickly. Do not talk to the collection people. Do not tell the...

How can i sue for a straw purchase?
Anyone can co-sign. A straw purchase would be if you has someone buy the car for...

I feel everyone should be treated equal in this world, but in a lot of cases that doesn't happen. I live in a white community with only 2 to 3 African American families. I belong to one of them. A week after getting into
I would call the courthouse and ask for the judges assistant, and ask them why t...

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

The company I worked for forced me to quit instead of dealing with someone harassing me, what can I do?
Look up CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE...................this looks like what happened t...

Laurin Maritime et al
Class Action Launched Against Companies Responsible for Mississippi Oil Spill

Philip Morris
Jury Decides Against Big Tobacco

AT&T Class Action
Jury Awards $17M to California Residents

$17.5 Million
Awarded in Medical Malpractice by Dallas Jury

Technician Whistleblower
Jury orders DuPont Chambers Works to pay $1.224 million settlement to employee.

Correctional Managers
Jury orders Marion County to pay $1 million racial discrimination settlement to two former employees.