At the Lectern

MARCH 7, 2022

Balancing “the interests of homeowners in default against those seeking affordable home loans,” the Supreme Court in Sheen v. ” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Where plaintiff’s personal injury claim was based on a Tennessee car accident for which defendant was given a traffic citation for failure to exercise due care under Tenn. C) The cause of action is brought by the person injured by the criminal conduct against the party prosecuted for such conduct.

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MyCase

MAY 9, 2022

If you’re a litigator, your practice revolves around court deadlines. From criminal cases and personal injury matters to commercial litigation and class action lawsuits, there are many different deadlines to keep track of and conform to. . What is Rules-Based Legal Docketing Software?

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Ramblings of a Connecticut Paralegal

APRIL 29, 2021

Requesting and obtaining documents and facts is crucial to building any case, from personal injury to family. Courts have rules governing when you can request documents, what you can request, how to address objections, etc. Again, this may be different in different courts throughout the country.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 18, 2022

Plaintiff was in an accident while driving an HMA vehicle, and he filed a personal injury suit and gave HMA’s insurer, defendant Liberty Mutual, notice of a potential uninsured motorist claim. The Court of Appeals affirmed this decision. 30, 2021), plaintiff was the driver of a vehicle owned by a large healthcare company (HMA).

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The only issue in this personal injury case was damages. Plaintiff and his experts also testified that plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury in the accident. The trial court applied the statutory non-economic damages cap to reduce the award to $1,529,777, which the Court of Appeals affirmed in a lengthy opinion.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

All of this, while also meeting strict deadlines usually set by a judge, a court rule, or a regulation. Online systems for clerks of court. Attending meetings (by video, phone, in-person) with colleagues, opposing counsel, and others. Telephone calls with expert witnesses and court personnel. Docketing software.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you’re trying to achieve a positive outcome for a case or matter (such as a patent application, divorce, or personal injury claim), missing a deadline is disastrous. Additionally, MyCase offers a direct LawToolBox integration that provides access to a library of hundreds of court rule sets across the U.S.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . A Tennessee lawyer was suspended and put on probation after failing to file a personal injury case. The Solution: Integrated Court Rules.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

During the twentieth century many countries moved from an absolute theory of foreign state immunity, under which countries could never be sued in another country’s courts, to the restrictive theory. Article 3 says: “Foreign states and their property enjoy immunity from the jurisdiction of PRC courts, except as otherwise provided by this Law.”

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The court ruled for Google: “I conclude that it does not require the imposition of a duty. The family is obviously grieving and North Carolina generally allows three years for the filing of a personal injury action under the statute of limitations.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday put a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the highly addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin, on hold while it reviews a challenge to the legality of the plan, which would shield the Sackler family, the owners of the drug company, from lawsuits. There were no recorded dissents.

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JURIST

JANUARY 21, 2024

A UK High Court judge ruled Friday that three individuals wounded during the Troubles can proceed in personal injury claims against former Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams. The trio began personal injury proceedings in May 2022, claiming damages of £1 for “vindicatory purposes.”

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This ruling was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Plaintiff argued in this appeal that despite failing to meet this 90-day time limitation, her filing with the Claims Commission was not time-barred because it fell within the one-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims found in Tenn. Code Ann. § Code Ann. §

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2023

On June 15, 2023, the court issued the ultimate judgment not only on the torts claims but perhaps the state of our politics. The judge ruled for both the claim of the Plaintiff and the counterclaim of the Defendant and denied any damages to either party. Sue the clowns In another June 2023 decision in Munoz v. Six Flags St.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 25, 2021

2255, “Civil Remedy for Personal Injuries,” which provides that any person who is a victim of a violation of child pornography may recover the actual damages or liquidated damages in the amount of $150,000 per victim, and reasonable attorney’s fees. The case is brought under statutes like 18 U.S.C. In 2002, the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. On June 15, 2023, the court issued the ultimate judgment not only on the torts claims but perhaps the state of our politics. Again, the court agreed. Six Flags St.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The Court declined to review the companies’ other grounds for removal, finding that the “wiser course” was to allow the Fourth Circuit to address them in the first instance.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

And that legal distinction means Utahns like Mateer who decide to sue a health care provider for alleged sexual abuse are treated more harshly by the court system than plaintiffs who say they were harmed in other settings. The chance to go to civil court for damages is an important option for survivors, experts say.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. The Supreme Court reversed an intermediate appellate court’s decision affirming a superior court determination that the defendant could not present a necessity defense.

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