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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.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Jettisons Ankle-Monitor Evidence From Gang Case

If you're out on parole, an ankle bracelet with a GPS tracker may not be the ideal accessory to wear when meeting with suspected gang members. But in this case a judge said federal agents went too far by using the data without a warrant.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Jettisons Ankle-Monitor Evidence From Gang Case

If you're out on parole, an ankle bracelet with a GPS tracker may not be the ideal accessory to wear when meeting with suspected gang members. But in this case a judge said federal agents went too far by using the data without a warrant.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Watkins, PICS Case No. 17-0405 (C.P. Carbon Feb. 6, 2017) Nanovic, P.J. (21 pages).

Defendant who pressed a gun against the head of another and then walked away did not demonstrate specific intent to cause injury. No violation of defendant's 'Miranda' rights occurred when police asked defendant about the location of the gun, because the public safety exception applied.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. McGriff, PICS Case No. 17-0659 (Pa. Super. April 21, 2017) Stevens, J. (78 pages).

Circumspect references to a defendant's pre-arrest silence were admissible where it was not admitted to argue or to create an inference of an admission of guilt, and was instead offered to refute specific testimony from defendant and to rebut defense arguments. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Rodriguez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Expert Testimony Opining That Plaintiff Was Engaging in "Symptom Magnification" Inadmissible as Attack
5 minute read

The Recorder

United States v. Velazquez

6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cross-Border Litigation: The Devil in the Details

Globalization has created new challenges for companies threatened by, or embroiled in, cross-border litigation. Assets and evidence, in the form of witnesses and documents, may be spread across multiple countries and legal systems. Judicial attitudes and procedures in these systems can vary as much as national political relations.
25 minute read

Legaltech News

Machine-Created Evidence: A Myth of Objectivity?

Bias can easily be an inherent part in machine-created evidence, experts say.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

State ACLU Seeks Police-Commissioned Racial Profiling Traffic Study

The ACLU of Connecticut filed a Freedom of Information Act request April 26 to all Connecticut police departments seeking every alternative, police-commissioned study of traffic stop data.
5 minute read

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