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New York Law Journal

Witness Bribery Conviction Upheld by Split Panel

A man's conviction for bribery of three murder witnesses has been upheld despite the prosecution's having been allowed to tell jurors that a fourth witness had been killed days before he was supposed to testify.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Barlyn v. Dow

Plaintiff Failed to Show Particular Need for Release of Grand Jury Materials
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Forensic Accounting in Pa. Med Mal Litigation

A forensic accountant addresses economic issues without regard to causation and liability, resulting in a full understanding of economic losses based on alleged medical malpractice.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Med Mal Litigation and Social Media Records: Where Is N.J. Headed?

Novel issues regarding the discoverability and admissibility of social-media posts are emerging in medical malpractice litigation.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Smartphones Can Hear You, Too, Doc

A secretly recorded conversation with a doctor can have a significant impact on a medical malpractice case, particularly one involving an issue of informed consent.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Basis Hearsay Conundrum: More on 'State v. Floyd Y.'

In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins writes: When an expert relies upon out-of-court statements derived from interviews or from the review of documents, the evidentiary doctrine of expert testimony intersects directly with the core evidentiary principle forbidding hearsay evidence. The Court of Appeals recently confronted this Gordian knot of evidence law; the resulting split decisions underscore both the convolution of the "basis hearsay" issue and the futility of efforts to resolve the central conundrum that it presents.
12 minute read

Law.com

Michael Jackson's Ex-Publicist Loses Appeal in D.C. Circuit

Raymone Bain, a former publicist for the late entertainer Michael Jackson, lost her appeal Tuesday over millions of dollars she claimed Jackson's estate owed her.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Patterson, PICS Case No. 14-0706 (Pa. April 28, 2014) (per curiam) (35 pages).

Sufficiency of Evidence • Photographic Evidence • Prior Bad Acts • Waiver of Miranda Rights
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

G.V. v. Dep't of Pub. Welfare, PICS Case No. 14-0714 (Pa. April 29, 2014) McCaffery, J. (18 pages)

Child Protective Services • ChildLine Registry • Substantial Evidence • Expungement
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Morales, PICS Case No. 14-0690 (Pa. April 28, 2014) McCaffery, J. (33 pages).

Death Penalty • Sufficiency of Evidence • Disclosure of Witnesses • Competency of Jurors
2 minute read

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