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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.View more book results for the query "*"
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Defendant's Answer Stricken for Failing To Provide Discovery to PlaintiffIn fiscal 2011, EEOC won record-breaking $365M for discrimination victims
It's been a record-breaking year at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which received more discrimination charges than ever before and won an all-time high $365 million for victims of workplace discrimination, while simultaneously managing to reduce its huge backlog of cases.5th Circuit Reverses Carjacking Conviction and Vacates Sentence
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a federal carjacking conviction and vacated the defendant's sentence after finding that the government did not prove there was a nexus between the intent to kill the victim and the appropriation of his automobile.Sheppard Mullin adds three to D.C. office
Los Angeles' Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has added three labor and employment attorneys to its Washington, D.C. office.Trending Stories
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