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The Legal Intelligencer

Jurors Taking Notes and Jurors Asking Questions of Trial Witnesses

Note taking by jurors is well accepted by most courts with some limited instructions by the trial judge. The practice of permitting jurors to question trial witnesses has received limited acceptance by the courts.
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New York Law Journal

Defense Counsel Can't Use Unrelated Lawsuit to Impeach Expert Witness Testimony, Judge Rules

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Hasa Kingo on Friday ruled that a team from Cozen O'Connor could not question medical professionals called to the stand about unrelated and unproven allegations when the case goes to trial.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawyer-Led Company Offers Near Real-Time Access to New Filings

Trellis, an artificial intelligence-powered legal research and insights platform known for its comprehensive state trial court data, has announced…
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kendra Scott, Lululemon Accused of Infringing on 'Virtual Showroom' Patent in Separate Suits

The complaints were first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Sounds Alarm Over Persistent Circuit Split on 'Favorable Termination' Rule

The rule, established in the Supreme Court's 1994 decision 'Heck v. Humphrey,' bars people from bringing civil rights suits without first showing their conviction has been reversed, set aside or expunged. Circuits are divided over whether that rule applies to plaintiffs no longer in prison.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Sides With Lyft Driver in Contractual Dispute Over $1M Uninsured Motorist Coverage

U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert determined a terms of service agreement and the driver guidebook promise was a binding contract between Lyft and one of its drivers, Khalid Ahtasham.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Sides With Insured in Dispute Over Nationwide's UIM 'Clarifications'

"In short, Mr. McGuire is right. The prior policy's exclusion didn't exclude UM/UIM coverage for an unlicensed driver. And the one product policy clearly does," wrote U.S. District Judge Nicholas Ranjan of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Civil Discovery and Motion Rules: Big Changes Coming in January

The Florida Supreme Court issued orders in May that substantially changed the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
6 minute read

Law.com

Loyola University Chicago Facing Third Title IX Complaint for 'Systemically Mishandling' Sexual Misconduct Reports

"Loyola has shown deliberate indifference to known acts of sexual assault and harassment for at least the past decade," the complaint said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Citing Missed Deadline, 2nd Circuit Tosses Appeal Against Equitable Insurance

"The local rules do not supersede the requirements of the federal rules" of appellate procedure, the appeals court held. "Moreover, the district court's individual rules explicitly warned that this Court would not accept such an argument to excuse an untimely notice of appeal."
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