4891 ABA Journal Verdicts & Settlements articles.
A woman wrongly arrested for going topless will receive a $29,000 settlement from the city of New York.
The illegal bust was by police, not the woman, according to the…
Jun 18, 2007 2:19 PM CDT
A highly controversial, near-confessional account by fallen football hero O.J. Simpson of how he might have killed his former wife and a male companion could still be published.
The father…
Jun 15, 2007 8:57 PM CDT
The brother of a black youth murdered in 1964 says he’s pleased with the guilty verdict reached yesterday against a member of the Ku Klux Klan for his role in…
Jun 15, 2007 7:24 PM CDT
Despite worldwide publicity critical of the special treatment Paris Hilton has already received, those in charge of the hotel heiress’ California incarceration for probation violation reportedly continue to bend the…
Jun 13, 2007 11:26 PM CDT
Government officials must specify the subject of public meetings, particularly when they know the subject is likely to be controversial, the Wisconsin Supreme Court says.
Ruling today on a parent’s…
Jun 13, 2007 8:56 PM CDT
Although she was sentenced today to three years in prison for killing her husband last year with a shotgun blast to the back as he lay in bed in the…
Jun 8, 2007 10:55 PM CDT
It’s Not Easy to Get Clients Who Receive Large Sums to Accept Financial Advice
Sep 24, 2006 8:44 AM CDT
Man Is Miffed When Moms Get Gift, as Last Resort Takes Team to Court
Jul 11, 2006 2:18 PM CDT
Courts Are Searching For New Ways to Determine Value
Apr 22, 2006 8:28 AM CDT
It’s probably safe to say that most people would recoil at the suggestion that they spend time with hardened criminals and the families of their victims. Not Janine Geske. A…
Nov 29, 2005 9:06 AM CST
In Ohio, ‘Curative Damages’ Are Embraced by Tort Plaintiffs and the Supreme Court
Oct 29, 2005 9:29 AM CDT
Some Decisions Are All the Rage–Literally
Oct 29, 2005 9:08 AM CDT
Deals Taking Risks Out of Verdicts are Popular, But Some Lawyers Avoid Them
Aug 29, 2005 6:19 AM CDT
Forging a Congressional Trust Fund Is as Complex as, Well, Asbestos Litigation Itself
Jun 28, 2005 3:52 PM CDT
Pressure to Clear Caseloads Spurs Judges to Coerce Settlements, Critics Say
Jun 1, 2005 11:49 PM CDT
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