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E-ZPass Toll Entries Held Admissible as Business-Records Hearsay Exception
An appellate case decided under the radar screen may signal wider evidentiary use for E-ZPass, the electronic toll collection system in place in New Jersey and many other states.
Bill Calls for Affirmance If Appellate Courts Miss Deadlines
Just last month, the Texas Supreme Court issued rules governing expedited actions, which caused consternation for many Texas trial lawyers.Court Weighs Eternal Question: Is it a Judge's Prerogative To Change His Mind?
It's said that intelligence allows for a change of mind, but a judge who rethought and reversed his own summary judgment ruling after hearing new evidence has caused consternation enough to demand the state Supreme Court's intervention.Ashcroft makes a power play in the sniper arrests
Leslie T. ThorntonDuring the hunt for the killers who terrorized the metropolitan Washington area, we heard over and over about the exceptional level of cooperation among law enforcement officials at the local, state and federal levels. Jurisdiction after jurisdiction appeared to fold seamlessly into one well-organized effort.Circuit Backs Total Immunity for Prosecutors' Questioning
Two Queens prosecutors are protected by absolute prosecutorial immunity from suit in a case alleging they improperly interrogated a woman about her suspected assault at the hands of former State Senator Hiram Monserrate in 2008, a federal appellate panel has ruled.
Municipal Liability Under �1983, Two Rulings on RICO Claims
In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan, partners at Schlam Stone & Dolan, discuss recent rulings, including a plaintiffs' claim of municipal liability pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 in connection with fatal police-inflicted injuries to a Latino male; a rejection of claims by defendants in a civil suit following their federal conviction for holding workers in servitude; and the upholding of a RICO complaint against a Rule 9(b) challenge.Permitted But Unauthorized Use of Trademarks
A common fallacy among trademark owners is that they possess the absolute right to control all uses of their marks. Trademark law prescribes certain boundaries regarding the nature and scope of a trademark owner's rights. In certain instances, an entity legally may use a trademark owned by a third party to refer to the mark as a source identifier without authorization from the trademark owner.
Professional Discipline: The Immigration Lawyer's Nightmare
Sherry K. Cohen, of counsel to Richard M. Maltz, writes that even good immigration lawyers need to worry as they face a labyrinth of ever changing and complex immigration laws, difficult filing deadlines, and many deserving, but often difficult or indigent clients who may turn on them.IPO Boom Keeps Am Law Corporate Practices Humming
A roundup of the deals and dealmakers at the center of the current uptick in initial public offerings.
Morgan Lewis Avoids Worst of Downturn With Sept. Fiscal Year-End
A fiscal year-end of Sept. 30 didn't mean Morgan Lewis & Bockius was immune to the worst of the economic downturn in late 2008 and an Oct. 1 start to the year means conservative budgeting for 2009.Trending Stories
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