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National Law Journal

Lawyer Blames His Conviction on 'Inflammatory' Evidence

A federal appellate panel seemed skeptical of Boston criminal defense attorney Robert George's argument that his money laundering conviction should be overturned because the judge erroneously allowed certain evidence.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

CliffsNotes for the Painful Internal Investigation

Yes, internal investigations are difficult and labor-intensive. But follow these suggestions, and it won't be as painful.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Defend Experts in Zoloft MDL

After drugmaker Pfizer came out swinging against the expert witnesses the plaintiffs want to use to show a causal relationship between Zoloft and birth defects, plaintiffs lawyers said in court papers that their experts' opinions are admissible.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

United States v. Patterson

Probable Cause Existed for Warrant Despite Lack of Testimony on Informants' Reliability
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Drug Conviction Overturned on Prosecutor's Motion

An en banc panel of a federal appeals court has reversed a man's conviction for marijuana possession at the request of U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy of San Diego, who acknowledged the federal prosecutor at trial incorrectly introduced evidence during closing arguments.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Capitol Update: E-Discovery; Seatbelt Evidence; Testimony by Minors; Magistrates

Lawmakers in the Georgia House of Representatives today approved an overhaul of the state's discovery rules to specifically include regulation of e-discovery.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Clark, PICS Case No. 14-0081 (C.P. Washington Jan. 22, 2014) O'Dell-Seneca, P.J. (8 pages).

By | February 25, 2014
Post-Conviction Relief • Exculpatory Evidence • Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. v. Gonzalez, PICS Case No.14-xxxx (E.D. Pa. Jan. 30, 2014) Rufe, J. (11 pages).

By | February 25, 2014
Motion to Suppress • Unlawful Search • Witness Credibility
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Joyce I. Casey v. Alexander Nunez, PICS Case No. 14-0146 (C.P. Monroe Jan. 31, 2014) Zulick, J. (8 pages).

By | February 25, 2014
Pre-Trial Procedure • Motor Vehicles • Evidence • Punitive Damages
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Can't Decide If Dog Law Creates Absolute Liability

Unable to achieve consensus on the General Assembly's use of the word "fail" in Pennsylvania's Dog Law, an evenly split state Supreme Court could not decide whether or not a charge of failing to keep a dog secured should be treated as an absolute liability offense.
5 minute read

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