In a decision that is hardly music to the ears of the recording industry, a federal judge in Minnesota last week slashed a stunning $1.92 million award in a landmark…
Which lawyer should get the credit for last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision finding that corporations have a First Amendment right to spend money on campaign ads on behalf of…
Tennessee class action lawyer Gordon Ball will have to give his former spouse an extra $6.8 million because of a ruling by the Tennessee Supreme Court on the division of…
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence for Frank Spisak, an Ohio neo-Nazi convicted of three murders after an unusual defense by his lawyer.
The female owner of a New Jersey tire store has a viable quid-pro-quo sexual harassment claim concerning her allegations that a male manager of a rental-equipment store customer withheld business…
When President Barack Obama was searching for a new U.S. Supreme Court justice, he made clear that he was looking for someone with real-world experience.
A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction and life sentence for co-conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, despite claims that he didn’t receive a fair trial concerning his guilty plea to six…
After an inspector general’s report that castigates a New York state police forensic scientist for faulty work that went undetected by his supervisors over…
If John O’Quinn had been around to defend himself, it’s possible that attorney Terry Scarborough would still be fighting for a settlement on behalf of almost 3,500 clients of the…
Convicted today by a Virginia judge of indecent exposure for walking around naked in his own home without drawing the blinds, Erick Williamson didn’t get any jail time.
Personal injury associate J. Craig Smith couldn’t turn down his father’s request to take on the case of his cousin Norman, who was fired from his job as a supervisor…
Four hours before a convicted murderer was scheduled to be put to death today, the Georgia Supreme Court halted the execution and ordered a trial judge to consider Carlton Gary’s…
A California appeals court has rejected a trial judge’s reasons for disqualifying Gibert Maines as defense counsel for Nancy Garrido in a high-profile kidnapping case.
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