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New York Law Journal

Circumstantial Evidence: An Important Source of Proof

In this Trial Practice column, Robert S. Kelner, Gail S. Kelner and Joshua D. Kelner discuss some of the case law governing the use of circumstantial evidence.
25 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices to Mull Evidence of Risks and Complications in Med Mal Trials

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments for the second time in two years over when defendants in medical negligence cases should be barred from introducing evidence of a procedure's risks and complications.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Effectively Present Evidence to Millennials, an Important Subset of Jurors

In the paradigm shift of digital transformation, communicating with millennials becomes a tool for personal injury attorneys in effectively arguing to a jury.
12 minute read

Daily Report Online

J&J Gains Defense Verdict in 1st Trial Linking Talc Product to Mesothelioma

A California jury has sided with Johnson & Johnson in the first trial over whether its iconic baby powder caused a woman to get mesothelioma.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Trump's Tweets Are 'Official Statements,' Feds Tell Court

Lawyers for the Justice Department told a federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday that the government treats President Donald Trump's tweets as "official statements."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Narrows DOJ's Search Warrants for Anti-Trump Activists' Facebook Accounts

Chief Judge Robert Morin of the D.C. Superior Court ruled that the warrants could intrude on innocent Facebook users' Fourth and First amendment rights.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Takes Up Ex-House Speaker DeWeese's PCRA Appeal

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over whether H. William DeWeese's conviction should be overturned because his trial counsel failed to preserve for appeal what DeWeese said was exculpatory testimony by 14 "mantra" witnesses who were barred from testifying at trial.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Criminal Defense Bar Cheers Rulings on Hearsay, Confrontation Clause

The Georgia Supreme Court threw out a portion of the state's gang statute, and the Georgia Court of Appeals turned down prosecutors' requests to allow hearsay from a child's doctor in a child molestation case where the mother and alleged victim left the country.
15 minute read

Daily Report Online

$1M Settles Suit for Man Rear-Ended by Alleged DUI Driver

A few months after turning down a $450,000 offer to settle claims arising from an accident caused by an allegedly drunk defendant, the insurer paid $1 million to resolve the case.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

SCOTUS Rebuffs Bid to Clarify Evidence Standard for FMLA Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court turned aside a chance to resolve a split-circuit disagreement about the standard of evidence required to save a Family Medical Leave Act action from summary judgment, says a disappointed plaintiffs lawyer.
5 minute read

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