By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Trial court properly terminated mother's parental rights where child was adjudicated dependent shortly after birth, had strongly bonded with foster/pre-adoptive mother and mother's mental health and drug and alcohol problems interfered with her ability to care for the child, she had not utilized all available resources to deal with her problems and failed to do what needed to be done to establish a parent-child relationship with the child. Affirmed.
By Michael Booth | June 21, 2017
In a rare self-reversal, the New Jersey Supreme Court has overturned its five-year-old ruling that permitted appeals courts judges to use their own judgment in reviewing decisions made by trial judges regarding the admissibility of evidence in criminal trials.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 20, 2017
A Washington federal judge has set a showdown for Thursday between Humana Inc. and the Federal Trade Commission over whether the insurer will be forced to disclose documents the agency says it needs for its investigation of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.'s proposed $7 billion acquisition of Rite Aid Corp.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2017
Trial court did not err in overruling appellant's objection to the prosecution's opening statement, in appellant's trial for abuse of a corpse, because the statement did not invite the jury to step into the shoes of the deceased's family, the trial court properly admitted color photographs of the body since they were relevant, not inflammatory and critical and appellant waived his discretionary aspects of sentencing claim. Affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2017
Criminal defendant's motion to dismiss was a de facto petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and defendant waived his right to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence he had previously waived the preliminary hearing. Motion to dismiss denied.
By Rhys Dipshan | June 15, 2017
A Legalweek West session offers anecdotal insight into how defensible data dispositions unfold, and some of the strategies and legal risks to consider.
By Cogan Schneier | June 14, 2017
Does a U.S. attorney general have to tell senators about his private conversations with the president when asked? Some lawyers say that's not a straightforward yes-or-no question.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Neither the attorney-client privilege nor the work-product privilege applied to many of the emails which plaintiff sought to exclude from evidence at trial where such emails were not drafted by an attorney or party representative and the emails did not relate to a fact of which an attorney was informed by his client for purposes of securing a legal opinion or services. The court recommended affirmance of decision on appeal.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Trial court erred in imposing sentence it had arrived at solely based on the facts of the crime without taking evidence of the circumstances of the sentenced defendant. Judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded for resentencing.
By Gabrielle Orum Hernández | June 8, 2017
The new Federal Rule of Evidence 902 amendments have attempted to ease complexity and costs, but some are still learning to navigate the new rule.
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