Day on Torts

JANUARY 29, 2021

After a bench trial, the trial court awarded plaintiff $200,000 in damages, which included approximately $64,000 in medical expenses. The Governmental Tort Liability Act (GTLA) governs suits against governmental entities in Tennessee, removing immunity for governmental entities only in certain situations. internal citation omitted).

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 26, 2022

The case was dismissed in the first instance for lack of international jurisdiction as the Belgian court found itself unable to establish a contractual connection linking the claimants to the defendant. Is the answer different if the defendant relies on the fact that the first contract was not a contract of sale but a contract of deposit?

Contract 52

Contract Litigation Litigating Tort 52

LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 19, 2021

In litigation (and life), being organized often leads to better outcomes. The path to becoming organized, specifically in litigation, can present significant challenges. When it comes to litigation needs, a case management system will enhance client service when properly used. Capturing the Data.

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Technology Litigation Litigating Case Management 120

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. To ensure timely payment of property taxes and insurance premiums, many mortgage lenders require borrowers to deposit money into escrow accounts, which often carry a significant positive balance.

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Laws Court Personal Injury Tort 83

JonathanTurley

APRIL 21, 2022

Heard’s stony demeanor in court played well for Depp as he described someone who seemed to enjoy torturing him with every weakness. Depp used a common approach to depositions in drawing out questions and giving hyper technical, nitpicking answers to counsel. There is no appellate process in the court of public opinion.

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Litigation Litigating Depositions Court 34

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. However, my students and I often discuss the remarkably wide range of torts that comes with All Hallow’s Eve. In another June 2023 decision in Munoz v.

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Tort Litigation Litigating Manufacturing 46

JonathanTurley

MARCH 21, 2021

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. The Court sought to create “breathing space” for the media by articulating that standard that now applies to both public officials and public figures.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Our Panelist: Karina Perez Ilić (KPI) [link] Silvia Amador Brett (SAB) [link] Annabelle Bichler (AB) [link] Jenna Sutter (JS) [link] Brian Mickelsen (BM) is a founding partner of Mickelsen Dalton and a dynamic trial lawyer who has litigated in 12 states. I grabbed my torts outline from law school and a copy of all relevant cases.

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Law School Laws Personal Injury Education 98

LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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Document Review Court Reporting Metadata Court Reporter 126

JonathanTurley

JANUARY 26, 2024

As discussed below, those concerns were magnified by Morris’s recent deposition where he seemed to struggle to separate matters falling under his roles as friend, donor, investor, and lawyer. The third provision refers to advancing the costs of the litigation to the extent that they are contingent on “the outcome of the matter.”

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Lawyer Lawyers Litigation Litigating 63

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The complaint includes eight claims that range from violations to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Federal Tort Claims Act, a Bivens claim, and Privacy Act. The most promising could be Clinesmith who has already admitted to committing a criminal act in submitting false information to the FISA court. JOE PIENTKA III.

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Cause of Action Tort Attorney Depositions 43

JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I received emails that I was defending a pedophile and abuser by simply noting that the dispute could lead to litigation given Weaver’s denials. As a threshold point, Weaver may not want a lawsuit that would open himself up to discovery and particularly depositions. With 21 men already on record, litigation would be brutal.

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