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Dr. Bull and the Jury's Role: Rules of Evidence

As the curtain on Bull's first season starts to close, certain subplots are coalescing. This week, prosecutors finally brought charges against Dr. Bull's in-house counsel, Benny, for allegedly fabricating evidence while working at the District Attorney's office nearly a decade ago.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs Lawyer Asks Justices for Access to IME Psych Exams

So-called independent medical exams are "far from independent," and so attorneys or their associates should be allowed to accompany their injured clients during those exams, a plaintiffs attorney argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 9.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Holtzapple v. Dunkleberger, PICS Case No. 17-0611 (C.P. Lycoming Mar. 15, 2017) Gray, J. (6 pages).

The lack of general slippery conditions in the community at the time of plaintiff's slip and fall accident precluded application of the hills and ridges doctrine. Genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether defendant had constructive notice of the icy condition in its parking lot where plaintiff fell. The court denied defendant's motion for summary judgment.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hollins v. Velasquez, PICS Case No. 17-0625 (C.P. Monroe March 6, 2017) Higgins, J. (17 pages).

Where the parties entered into a written lease agreement, defendants were barred by the parol evidence rule from offering into evidence purported statements that contradicted the terms of the lease agreement. The court found in favor of plaintiff and granted her possession of the property.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Yandamuri, PICS Case No. 17-0696 (Pa. April 26, 2017) Baer, J. (42 pages).

Appellant's interrogation by officers did not constitute an illegal arrest or taint appellant's subsequent confession and arrest requiring suppression. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs Lawyer Asks Justices for Access to IME Psych Exams

So-called independent medical exams are "far from independent," and so attorneys or their associates should be allowed to accompany their injured clients during those exams, a plaintiffs attorney argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 9.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

'Echo Is Not Spying On You,' Amazon Lawyer Declares

Months after Apple faced off with the FBI over an order to unlock an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino shooting investigation, Amazon.com Inc. was thrust center-stage in its own digital privacy debate when Arkansas prosecutors demanded data from a murder suspect's Echo device. Amazon initially objected to the demands last year, only to later grant access after the suspect consented to the release of the data. Speaking Thursday at a Consumer Federation of America conference in Washington, an in-house lawyer at Amazon stated flatly: "No, Echo is not spying on you."
9 minute read

National Law Journal

'Echo Is Not Spying On You,' Amazon Lawyer Declares

Months after Apple faced off with the FBI over an order to unlock an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino shooting investigation, Amazon.com Inc. was thrust center-stage in its own digital privacy debate when Arkansas prosecutors demanded data from a murder suspect's Echo device. Amazon initially objected to the demands last year, only to later grant access after the suspect consented to the release of the data. Speaking Thursday at a Consumer Federation of America conference in Washington, an in-house lawyer at Amazon stated flatly: "No, Echo is not spying on you."
8 minute read

The Recorder

Jury's Still Out: 3 Ways Technology Is Trying to Aid in Jury Selection

There are some new developments in technology aimed at helping attorneys maneuver through voir dire. They're not all particularly helpful.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Seafood Restaurant Off Hook in Case Over Flesh-Eating Bacteria

A restaurant is not liable to a patron whose left leg was amputated after she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw shellfish there, a federal judge in Camden ruled.
6 minute read

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