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ABA task force seeks input on state of legal education
A task force the American Bar Association is asking for public input on questions ranging from how the cost of legal education hurts students and what law schools should seek to achieve during the next 25 years.Looking for clues in a juror's John Hancock
Handwriting analysis for jury selection has been used for decades, but the number of experts and attorneys who hire them has remained small. Some people remain skeptical about such work, but lawyers who count on it said it gives them a competitive edge.Bob Marley heirs sue half-brother over name use
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Calls for Increase in Statutory Attorney Fees Under Review
In his No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up, David M. Barshay, a member of Baker Sanders, writes that it can hardly be disputed that the reality of handling a no-fault claim today is not the same as handling such a claim 25 years ago, when the minimum and maximum amount of statutory attorney fees in no-fault matters were established. A public comment period on the reasonableness, or lack thereof, of the attorney fee provisions ended this month, bringing the possibility of change.New Trial Ordered After 'Doubly Bad' Use of Peremptory Strikes
The D.C. Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial in an assault case after finding the prosecutor improperly used peremptory challenges to remove all of the black women from the jury pool. The Superior Court judge had found that since the prosecutor did not remove all the white female jurors or all the black male jurors, there was no basis for a discrimination claim. The appeals court disagreed, writing, "Two bad partial reasons for a peremptory strike do not add up to a good reason."Workers' Comp Covers Worker Hurt Going to Dinner at Boss' Instance
A worker sent out to dinner by his employer and injured in an accident on his way back to the job site is eligible for workers' compensation benefits, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled last week. The Sager ruling marks yet another expansion of the "going and coming rule" that has broadened availability of workers' comp benefits over the years.Trending Stories
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