http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T16:31:50-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_judge_oks_suit_over_shocking_claim_911_operator_told_harassed_man/ Disagreeing with a recommendation by a magistrate that a civil rights case should be dismissed, a federal judge in Denver gave a green light on Monday to a family's lawsuit over the death of a Sudanese refugee. Soon-to-be victim Jimma Reat, 25, and others called 911 in April 2012 reporting… Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Government Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, 10th Circuit Court, States, Colorado Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:21 -0500 44691.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/winning_so_far_in_trial_court_hearst_wants_2nd_circuit_to_clarify_intern_is/ In an unusual effort to obtain federal appellate court clarification, Hearst Corp., which has been successfully defending a case over the use of unpaid interns in its publishing ventures, is supporting the plaintiffs in their request for an interlocutory appeal of a recent trial court ruling, Reuters reports.… Appellate Practice, Civil Procedure, Corporate Law, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 2nd Circuit Court Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:40:18 -0500 44686.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/did_superman_have_a_legal_duty_to_save_lives/ Man of Steel spoilers follow: As most readers probably remember from law school, there's generally no duty to rescue unless a special relationship applies or the Good Samaritan has voluntarily assumed the duty. But that legal rule can create discomfort, as the Superman movie Man of Steel illustrates, attorney and… Law in Popular Culture, Tort Law Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:30:58 -0500 44675.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/family_of_slain_law_grad_lauren_giddings_files_wrongful_death_suit/ The family of a Georgia law graduate allegedly slain by a neighbor and law school classmate two years ago has filed a wrongful death suit seeking answers about the case. Although jailed suspect Stephen McDaniel doesn't have any money and isn't likely to, the family wants answers about what happened… Criminal Justice, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, 11th Circuit Court, States, Georgia Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:30:53 -0500 44682.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/is_a_fee-laden_debit_card_lawful_money_for_worker_pay_purposes_class_action/ A worker at a Pennsylvania McDonald's who says she was told she would not be paid unless she accepted her money in the form of a debit card that carried hefty charges for virtually every transaction has filed suit against her employers. Natalie Gunshannon, a single mom who was to… Banking Law, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Pennsylvania Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:09:23 -0500 44669.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_judge_rules_two_fox_interns_were_misclassified_employees_certifies_/ In a ruling that is likely to catch the attention of employers nationwide, a federal judge in New York has ruled that unpaid interns were misclassified employees and has certified a class action against Fox Entertainment Group in which internships throughout the company's corporate offices will be reviewed. Granting, in… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Corporate Law, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 2nd Circuit Court, States, New York Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:30:04 -0500 44614.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aclu_sues_obama_administration_over_nsa_phone-records_dragnet/ In the first step in a process that could eventually lead to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the legality of a sweeping telephone records review revealed last week by a former National Security Agency contractor, the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday sued the Obama administration over its "dragnet"… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Cybersecurity, Executive Branch, Media & Communications Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, 2nd Circuit Court, States, New York Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:25:31 -0500 44604.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/disbelieved_accused_of_making_a_false_report_and_publicly_shamed_now-vind/ Despite physical evidence that supported her story that a stranger had bound, gagged, raped and photographed her in 2008 in the transitional housing apartment in which she was living, an 18-year-old Washington state woman was disbelieved. Pressured by police into recanting, she was criminally charged for making a false rape… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Appellate Practice, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Government Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, 9th Circuit Court, States, Washington Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:00:21 -0500 44602.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suit_claims_broadcast_of_mans_suicide_left_his_kids_with_ptsd/ Fox News Network is facing a lawsuit that claims its broadcast of a man’s suicide left his three children with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The suit filed by Angela Rodriguez in Arizona’s Maricopa County says the program "Studio B with Shepard Smith” broadcast the suicide of JoDon Romero in… Media & Communications Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:32:13 -0500 44588.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/as_libel_trial_losers_battle_1m_legal_bill_state_probes_claimed_set-up_of/ The trial in a defamation case between two radio shock jocks in Florida has been over for months. But there's no end in sight to continuing issues involving the law firms for both sides, the Tampa Bay Times reports. The losing plaintiffs in the libel case,… Law Firms, Midsize Firm, Solos/Small Firms, Media & Communications Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Attorney Fees, Evidence, Verdicts & Settlements, States, Florida Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:10:13 -0500 44584.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/crane_operator_is_held_without_bail_in_deadly_phila._building_collapse/ Following the fatal collapse last week of a building under demolition in Philadelphia, the crane operator is being held without bail on criminal charges. Sean Benschop, 42, faces six counts of involuntary manslaughter, 13 counts of recklessly endangering another person and one count of risking a catastrophe, reports Criminal Justice, Government Law, Real Estate & Property Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Pennsylvania Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:30:48 -0500 44525.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/two_men_wrongly_identified_as_possible_suspects_in_boston_marathon_bombing/ Two man who say they were wrongly identified as possible suspects in an article on the Boston Marathon bombing have sued the newspaper that published it for libel. The suit, filed Wednesday in Suffolk County, Mass., Superior Court, names the New York Post, five individual reporters and an unidentified headline… Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, Personal Lives, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Massachusetts Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:45:24 -0500 44514.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_trial_begins_over_aclu_efforts_to_reduce_public_defender_caseload/ Two cities in Washington say they never systematically violated the right to counsel of criminal defendants and do an even better job now, under new standards adopted by the state's top court. But the American Civil Liberties Union contends otherwise, in a class action that went to trial Monday in… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Public Defenders, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, 9th Circuit Court, States, Washington Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:30:14 -0500 44492.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/leaked_emails_that_led_to_exposure_of_petraeus_affair_violated_socialites_p/ Tampa socialite Jill Kelley and her husband, Scott, have filed a lawsuit claiming the government violated their privacy by improperly disclosing emails that led to an FBI investigation and exposure of former Gen. David Petraeus' affair with his biographer. Kelley had complained to the FBI about harassing emails from an… Constitutional Law, Military Law, Privacy Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:13:42 -0500 44461.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/due_to_clients_surreptitious_removal_of_file_law_firm_prevails_on_malpracti/ A New York law firm has prevailed against a malpractice claim on statute of limitations grounds over what a state court described as a client's "surreptitious" removal of his file. Plaintiff Kevin Aseel contended in the Nassau County case that his malpractice litigation was timely, because the defendant law firm,… Civil Procedure, Law Firms, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, New York Fri, 31 May 2013 16:20:42 -0500 44438.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers/ When Bill Oliver started work on June 1, 1963 at Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, there were only seven attorneys at the Kansas law firm. The Internet didn't exist, legal research was done in law libraries and attorneys dictated their work to legal secretaries for whom… Aviation & Space Law, Careers, Law Firms, Midsize Firm, Tort Law, Product Liability Law, States, Kansas Thu, 30 May 2013 17:06:36 -0500 44421.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_grants_injunction_barring_16_members_of_warring_gangs_from_houston_ne/ Suing under a public nuisance law, prosecutors have persuaded a Texas judge to ban 16 members of warring gangs from a Houston neighborhood. None of the 16 showed up in court to protest the judge's ruling in the Harris County case, ABC News reports. If they are… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Government Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, Texas Wed, 29 May 2013 15:55:03 -0500 44402.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/seeking_to_sue_drug_makers_in_state_court_some_lawyers_add_pamphlet_publish/ Lawyers representing plaintiffs in lawsuits claiming personal injury due to taking dangerous drugs have discovered they have another weapon in their arsenal. Seeking to avoid being included in cumbersome multidistrict federal litigation that can slow down a client's case, a number have begun suing the publishers of pamphlets about the… Civil Procedure, Health Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation Wed, 29 May 2013 14:25:22 -0500 44400.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suit_claims_blank_rome_acted_as_puppet_master_in_divorce_case_to_protect_cl/ The ex-wife of a Morgan Stanley executive claims in a lawsuit that Blank Rome gave her bad advice in a divorce because it wanted to preserve its client relationship with the financial services firm. Kristina Armstrong filed suit in New York on Friday, Reuters reports. She alleges that… Family Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation Wed, 29 May 2013 09:37:51 -0500 44393.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/family_living_in_glass_home_sues_photographer_who_took_pictures_with/ After news that a Manhattan photographer used a telephoto lens to take pictures for an art exhibit of his across-the-street neighbors in an upscale high-rise with floor-to-ceiling windows, at least one family has sued. Others at the Zinc Building are purchasing window coverings, according to Courthouse News… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, New York Tue, 28 May 2013 15:15:42 -0500 44365.abajournal.com