Verdicts & Settlements

Klansman Guilty for Role in 1964 Murders

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 the long-ago crime. “I’m rejoicing for justice in this country,” Thomas Moore told the Clarion-Ledger. Moore’s brother, Charlie Eddie Moore…

Jun 15, 2007 7:24 PM CDT

No Line for Hilton’s Parents at Jail Visit

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 rules on her behalf. Family members of fellow inmates complained that their visits were delayed by several hours or cut…

Jun 13, 2007 11:26 PM CDT

Wisconsin Supreme Court: Officials Must Specify Subject of Public Meetings

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 protest that the state’s 30-year-old open meetings law had not been followed when the Tomah Area School District noticed an…

Jun 13, 2007 8:56 PM CDT

No More Prison Time for Preacher’s Wife?

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 family home, a Tennessee preacher’s widow may not serve any more time in prison. That’s because Mary Winkler, 33, should…

Jun 8, 2007 10:55 PM CDT

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

It’s Not Easy to Get Clients Who Receive Large Sums to Accept Financial Advice

Sep 24, 2006 8:44 AM CDT

Tote-Ally Ticked

Man Is Miffed When Moms Get Gift, as Last Resort Takes Team to Court

Jul 11, 2006 2:18 PM CDT

The Price is Right

Courts Are Searching For New Ways to Determine Value

Apr 22, 2006 8:28 AM CDT

A Helping of Healing

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 former justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, she opted after five years on the high court bench to pursue her…

Nov 29, 2005 9:06 AM CST

Handing Down Help

In Ohio, ‘Curative Damages’ Are Embraced by Tort Plaintiffs and the Supreme Court

Oct 29, 2005 9:29 AM CDT

Cases & Controversies

Some Decisions Are All the Rage–Literally

Oct 29, 2005 9:08 AM CDT

High-Lows’ Ups and Downs

Deals Taking Risks Out of Verdicts are Popular, But Some Lawyers Avoid Them

Aug 29, 2005 6:19 AM CDT

Asbestos They Can?

Forging a Congressional Trust Fund Is as Complex as, Well, Asbestos Litigation Itself

Jun 28, 2005 3:52 PM CDT

Meddling in Settling

Pressure to Clear Caseloads Spurs Judges to Coerce Settlements, Critics Say

Jun 1, 2005 11:49 PM CDT

Prohibited Provisions

No-Further-Representation Clauses May Be Advantageous, But They’re Also Unethical

Apr 28, 2005 7:35 AM CDT

Summary Time Blues

Although Hailed for Speeding Settlements, Summary Jury Trials Still Seek Acceptance

Oct 15, 2004 7:38 AM CDT