David Horrigan

April 08, 2002 | Law.com

A massive earthquake that hit Guam and toppled the Royal Palm Resort in 1993 also resulted in a volcano of litigation over the destroyed complex. The challenges of litigating on the island forced the three big firms that handled the suits to come up with creative technological solutions. But even after building an electronic courtroom from the ground up, they still had to deal with the island's frequent power outages.

By David Horrigan

6 minute read

May 13, 2003 | National Law Journal

In an attorney-discipline action stemming from a legal family feud between the two sons of the late jeweler Harry Winston, the Florida Supreme Court on March 20 suspended a lawyer for 90 days for his part in compensating a consultant who later became a fact witness. Florida Bar v. Wohl, No. SC95770.

By David Horrigan

4 minute read

May 05, 2003 | National Law Journal

On dec. 10, 1999, 12-year-old honor student Jeffrey Jernigan was riding in the front passenger's seat of a 1993 Oldsmobile Delta 88 driven by his brother. While driving near Smut Eye, Ala., they were involved in a head-on collision, and the Delta 88's passenger compartment collapsed on Jeffrey.

By David Horrigan

9 minute read

April 13, 2009 | National Law Journal

In the latest chapter in an eight-year battle between The Boeing Co. and the U.S. government, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled that the government owes the company royalties for using its patented alloy process when developing the space shuttle's superlightweight external fuel tanks. On April 2, the court ruled that a hypothetical licensing agreement existed and that the government was liable for royalties and interest that could amount to $29 million.

By David Horrigan / Special to the National Law Journal

3 minute read

July 01, 2002 | Law.com

On Dec. 26, 2000, Michael "Mucko" McDermott shot and killed seven colleagues at Edgewater Technology Inc. in one of the worst mass murders in Massachusetts history. When he was brought to trial, the challenge for attorneys on both sides was to convey the factual and legal issues, while avoiding a gruesome spectacle. Trial animation technology was key in securing McDermott's conviction.

By David Horrigan

7 minute read

July 28, 2008 | National Law Journal

Although Steven Hatfill obtained a $5.8 million settlement from the federal government after the Justice Department named him a "person of interest" in the 2001 anthrax attacks, his hopes of obtaining a libel judgment against the New York Times were dealt a blow when the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court's summary judgment in favor of the newspaper.

By David Horrigan / Special to The National Law Journal

6 minute read

August 15, 2005 | National Law Journal

In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for university athletes, sports fans—and lawyers—the executive committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) adopted a policy on Aug. 5 prohibiting the display of what it called "hostile and abusive" American Indian mascots, nicknames or imagery at any of its 88 championship events.

By David HorriganSpecial to The National Law Journal

4 minute read

October 27, 2008 | National Law Journal

A Florida physician who became a casualty in the federal government's war on drugs will get his day in court because the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing a federal district judge, held that the U.S. government waived sovereign immunity for claims of false imprisonment, false arrest and malicious prosecution in cases such as the doctor's.

By David Horrigan / Special to The National Law Journal

5 minute read

April 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

Many states' rules regulating attorney conduct govern not only what they do in court and with clients, but also what they do after hours. States across the nation have adopted ethics rules that have landed lawyers in hot water for everything from organizing poker games to inappropriate touching on commuter trains. The South Carolina Supreme Court was the latest court to weigh in on the issue, holding on April 20 that a four-month suspension was an appropriate sanction for a lawyer who'd had three speeding tickets and a verbal altercation with his veterinarian's assistant.

By David Horrigan / Special to the National Law Journal

4 minute read

April 18, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By David Horrigan

2 minute read