Litigation

Murder victim's family asks KC police board to do more
It was the family of Robert Osborn, a man killed back in 2005, who spoke. (Next Monday, by the way, is the trial of a defendant in that case.)

Cal. Supreme Court Splits On Admissibility Of "Eulogy" Video At Capital Sentencing Hearing
During the penalty phase of the defendant's capital trial, the court permitted the prosecution to show the jury a videotape prepared by the victim's mother portraying the victim's life...

Dog appears as witness in murder trial
Dog appears as witness in murder trialA dog nicknamed "Scooby" has become the first animal in the world to appear as a witness in a murder trial. The animal is believed to have been with his 59-year-old owner when she was found hanging from the ceiling of her Paris flat...

SCOTUS to Hear Admissibility Case Concerning Out of Court Statement from murder Vic to Police
From latimes.com: The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a Los Angeles murderer's appeal to decide a legal question that sounds like a macabre joke: The man argues that his victim's statements to police shouldn't be admissible, because the dead...

Evidence Discovered of Prosecutor Wanting to Downplay Evidence in Innocent Man's trial
From jacksonville.com: Only weeks before Chad Heins' murder trial in 1996, a Jacksonville prosecutor sent a memo asking a state crime lab supervisor to downplay findings that stray hairs found on the victim's body came from an unknown person...

Murder victim's dad lunges at daughter's killer
From Matt Campbell: A death penalty hearing in Wyandotte County was disrupted today when the father of the murder victim lunged at the defendant. The sentencing hearing for Gary Kleypas, convicted of murdering 20-year-old Pittsburg State University student Carrie Williams...

Man Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment for Murder
Man Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment for Murder

Atlas Cold Storage
Income Trust to pay $40 million to settle a class action that claims misrepresented financial statements.

Christopher Fairchild
guilty verdict for helping Tommy Baldridge murder James Mollette.

Austin Car Accident Victim Awarded $470,000
$470,000 Awarded to Austin Car Accident Victim

Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.4 Million
Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.5 Million

Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict
Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict