621 ABA Journal 11th Circuit Court articles.
A defense expert at Jose Padilla’s terrorism trial testified yesterday that government translators were wrong about purported terrorist code words.
The government contended “tourism” meant jihad, “eggplants” referred to rocket-propelled…
Jul 24, 2007 3:08 PM CDT
War-torn Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a labor union member: Well over 2,000 trade unionists have been killed there since 1991, according…
Jul 13, 2007 6:59 PM CDT
Cockfighting will soon be illegal in all 50 states. A bill banning the sport in Louisiana, the only state where it is currently legal, was signed yesterday by the state…
Jul 13, 2007 5:56 PM CDT
Home Depot is defending 31 product liability suits that contend an aerosol grout sealer caused serious lung damage.
Also named in the suits are five companies that manufactured and distributed…
Jul 12, 2007 1:08 PM CDT
Broadcasters of cockfights and dog fights are challenging a federal law that bars depictions of animal cruelty for commercial gain.
In a case pending before a federal appeals court in…
Jul 11, 2007 5:05 PM CDT
Companies defending lawsuits by union workers seeking pay for the time it takes to change into protective work clothes may be rethinking their legal strategies.
That’s the conclusion of a…
Jul 5, 2007 8:32 PM CDT
One date that’s on almost every federal judge’s calendar this summer is the meeting of his or her circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, at which trial and appellate…
Jul 1, 2007 7:04 PM CDT
LexisNexis is relying on a forensics examination of a former executive’s computer in a lawsuit alleging he violated a noncompete agreement.
The information services company says it learned through filings…
Jun 28, 2007 1:56 PM CDT
Jurors in the terrorism trial of Jose Padilla saw a 10-year-old video of an interview in which Osama bin Laden condemned the United States.
In the edited, seven-minute tape, the…
Jun 27, 2007 4:36 PM CDT
“Voluntary” pat-down searches of fans entering football stadiums do not violate the 4th Amendment prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizes, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decided today.
Ruling…
Jun 26, 2007 7:24 PM CDT
The lawyer who told a bankruptcy judge she was “a few french fries short of a Happy Meal” has been ordered to take an online professionalism course.
Chicago lawyer William…
Jun 21, 2007 1:07 PM CDT
Defense lawyers for Jose Padilla have asked a judge to bar a videotaped interview of Osama bin Laden from the trial of their client.
Prosecutors counter that the Cable News…
Jun 20, 2007 7:25 PM CDT
A federal appeals court ruling last week permits a physician claiming discrimination to access hospital peer review files, despite a state law shielding them from disclosure.
The plaintiff, Russell Adkins,…
Jun 19, 2007 1:19 PM CDT
An en banc appeals court will hear an appeal this week that seeks damages against Nasdaq for touting WorldCom stock in advertising.
The full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Jun 18, 2007 12:46 PM CDT
A federal judge in Alabama is asking the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute a high-profile trial lawyer for criminal contempt, contending that Richard Scruggs brazenly violated a court injunction by…
Jun 16, 2007 1:16 AM CDT
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