73 ABA Journal South Dakota articles.
Robins Kaplan will soon be closing its Atlanta office, which at last report listed a dozen lawyers on the attorney roster, in order to focus the firm’s efforts elsewhere.
“As…
Apr 17, 2015 12:10 PM CDT
A South Dakota law enacted in 1976 that was supposed to limit excessive damages in medical malpractice trials may have solved the perceived problem by entirely eliminating many such cases.
…Feb 5, 2015 11:30 AM CST
An acclaimed documentary about a legal battle related to the ownership of a 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue aired on CNN on Thursday.
Eventually purchased…
Dec 11, 2014 3:55 PM CST
In court Tuesday because he failed to attend court-ordered anger-management classes after an assault conviction, a South Dakota man wound up facing new charges after he attacked an assistant public…
Sep 3, 2014 4:25 PM CDT
A producer of chemically treated cartilage and scrap meat can pursue a $1.2 billion defamation case against ABC and several correspondents for the network, including Diane Sawyer, over a series…
May 23, 2014 8:25 PM CDT
The stunning discovery in 1990 of a largely complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton near an Indian reservation in South Dakota led to an epic legal battle as multiple parties argued over…
Jan 21, 2014 9:48 PM CST
At first, when he retired in 2011 after decades in practice, James E. “Jim” McMahon told friends he didn’t miss his work at all.
But…
Oct 11, 2013 8:15 PM CDT
This week the New York Police Department and Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced what they’re calling the “largest seizure of illegal guns in city history.”
So what tipped them off to…
Aug 22, 2013 3:45 PM CDT
Rural law practice will become more lucrative for some South Dakota lawyers under a new law passed last month.
Lawyers participating in the pilot program will be paid $12,000 a…
Apr 9, 2013 12:43 PM CDT
Rural lawyers are so scarce in South Dakota that many counties located in the center of the state have fewer than four lawyers. And at least six counties do not…
Feb 12, 2013 11:22 PM CST
A group of companies that produce lean finely textured beef–called “pink slime” by some critics–has filed a defamation suit over news coverage that included the nickname and, plaintiff Beef Products…
Sep 13, 2012 4:22 PM CDT
Stepping into the middle of a long-simmering tension between the Oglala Lakota Nation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that has ignited strong feelings for decades, the top federal prosecutor…
Aug 7, 2012 10:14 AM CDT
Brothers Roger and Rodney Berget are a rarity in the criminal justice system. Both were condemned to die for murders.
There are at least three other cases in which brothers…
May 30, 2012 2:56 PM CDT
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a bill designed to prevent courts from applying Islamic law.
The revised measure bars courts and governmental agencies from enforcing any provisions of…
Mar 13, 2012 3:48 PM CDT
An Indian tribe in South Dakota is asking a federal judge to issue an injunction as part of its suit against companies that make and sell beer in a Nebraska…
Feb 23, 2012 2:04 PM CST
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