JURIST

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Monday against a pregnant woman who challenged the state’s abortion restrictions. A lower court had previously granted the woman, Kate Cox, permission to receive an abortion due to pregnancy complications, despite the state’s strict abortion ban.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Where a patient left the hospital with known pressure ulcers and no wound treatment plan, the statute of limitations for his HCLA (health care liability act, formerly known as medical malpractice) claim related to those skin wounds began to run on the day he was discharged from the hospital. In Jackson v. This ruling was affirmed on appeal.

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A People's Choice

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Unfortunately, once these agreements become official judgments by the court, they cannot be changed. However, under certain rare circumstances, the court may agree to a modification in a property division provision from a divorce agreement.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 27, 2021

“Lawyers say ditching old typeface is a breach of human writes”: Jonathan Ames of The Times (UK) has an article that begins, “Lawyers and legal academics glory in debating the minutiae of statute and case law but it is a typeface that has now got their blood boiling.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 22, 2024

9, 2024), plaintiff filed a complaint against the law firm and lawyers that had previously represented him in a divorce and order of protection proceeding. In Houbbadi v. Kennedy Law Firm, PLLC , No. M2022-01166-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 10, 2022

Where defendant governmental entity did not own the park where plaintiff was injured, and plaintiff was attending a concert in the park when she fell, summary judgment based on both the GTLA and Recreational Use Statute was affirmed. The trial court agreed, granting the motion, and summary judgment was affirmed on appeal. In Costner v.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In keeping with this mission, the Justia Portal offers free access to statutes from all 50 states, cases from federal courts and the highest state courts, legal guides, and more! Additionally, Justia Law Schools helps prospective law students (and those already studying to become lawyers) gather information on U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Monday in Federal Bureau of Investigation v. The question before the court is whether the case should be dismissed under the “state secrets” privilege, or whether – as the U.S. and a Supreme Court justice.

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Day on Torts

MAY 5, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court recently explained the analysis for whether a statute creates a private right of action. Plaintiff general contractor brought this action in chancery court, asserting that it had a private right of action pursuant to a Tennessee statute. In Affordable Construction Services, Inc.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 24, 2022

Where plaintiff filed a products liability claim based on a hip replacement device she had received, but her hip replacement occurred more than ten years before her suit was filed, dismissal based on the statute of repose was affirmed. The statute of repose for products liability cases is a hard line with very limited exceptions.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2024

Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) held on Monday that a hearing on charges against Joseph Kony, a fugitive Ugandan militant who founded the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), can take place in his absence in October 2024.

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2021

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases involving one of its own precedents regarding felony firearms possession. The justices pushed Solicitor General Benjamin Snyder on what kinds of evidence an appellate court can use, and how far outside the trial court record they can go. Two years ago in Rehaif v.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

55-8-136, which is a Class C misdemeanor, the statute of limitations for plaintiff’s action was extended to two years pursuant to Tenn. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations issue, but the trial court ruled in favor of plaintiff, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Code Ann. §

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JURIST

APRIL 15, 2024

That question kept Colleen Sinzdak, counsel for the US government, busy for almost all of her argument before the US Supreme Court earlier today. This case asks the Supreme Court to decide whether 18 U.S.C. § The party briefs mostly focused on the word “rewarded” in the statute. United States.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The California Supreme Court Historical Society will present a program about Perez v. 2d 711, where a divided court held to be unconstitutional Civil Code statutes prohibiting inter-racial marriages. Supreme Court’s Loving v. Related: The lawyer behind a landmark marriage case. Sharp (1948) 32 Cal.2d

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 23, 2023

According to the Future Ready Lawyer 2021 report , 84% of legal departments have increased their technology budgets in the last year. Lawyers should stay abreast of legal technology trends because the legal industry is rapidly evolving, and technology is transforming how legal services are provided.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A California-based esports company and two of its executives who are being sued by their former lawyer, told the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that the justices should reject the lawyer's interpretation of a New York jurisdictional law and leave any further clarification of the statute up to the Second Circuit.

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Law 360

MAY 19, 2023

The firm Butzel Long cannot defend itself from a malpractice suit using a time-barring statute of repose that hadn't been enacted as law yet at the time when the firm signed a tolling agreement with its former client, a Michigan appellate court ruled.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2021

Paralegals are essential to a personal injury law firm, whether for a solo practitioner or a large firm with many lawyers. Among other important paralegal skills, knowing the medicine allows the lawyers more time to practice law and bring in more clients. It can also save a lawyer time, which makes you invaluable to the lawyer.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

The family of Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan in July 2021, filed a petition Tuesday before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against several high-level Taliban leaders and commanders. The family’s lawyer, Avi Singh, stated that Siddiqui’s murder was an international crime.

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LawSites

JULY 27, 2022

The chief justice of the California Supreme Court, Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye , said that the state legislature is to blame for stalling efforts to bring about regulatory reforms to address the state’s gap in access to justice. Every year, the bar dues bill has to be approved by the California legislature, not the Supreme Court.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The 21st Session of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court opened Monday in The Hague, The Netherlands, and will run through Saturday, December 10. . Updates on the International Criminal Court’s Activities. The Assembly of State Parties oversees and manages the ICC. .

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At the Lectern

MAY 16, 2024

Here are some of the notable actions at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one: Release of liability. The court agreed to hear Whitehead v. The First District, Division Three, Court of Appeal’s belatedly published opinion affirmed summary judgment against a plaintiff who, before being injured in a bicycle-v.-Oakland-pothole

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Share So many books cover the work of the Supreme Court that the Journal of Supreme Court History can review several of them in each issue. The overwhelming majority of those books, though, analyze the work of the court interpreting the Constitution. But this book has much more to offer the student of the modern court.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 17, 2023

There are state courts and federal courts, state statutes and federal statutes, state common law and federal common law. When I imagine a foreign lawyer trying to explain this system to a foreign client, my heart fills with pity. Do state courts enforce these clauses at the same rate as federal courts?

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MyCase

AUGUST 25, 2023

Beyond flashy displays and digital crime scene recreations, there are also technology tools that help criminal defense lawyers provide better, more efficient representation. Prosecutors and defense lawyers also have more advanced tech resources at their disposal. Why Is Criminal Justice Technology Important for Lawyers?

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The Crime Report

APRIL 21, 2022

A Supreme Court argument considering whether police officers may be sued for failing to administer Miranda warnings, arising from a civil rights case brought by Terence B. Since the Miranda decision had “announced a constitutional rule,” he wrote, a statute that sought to overrule it was itself unconstitutional.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Lawyers with ADD/ADHD may struggle with organization, sustained focus, procrastination and deadlines. In my work as a psychologist, most lawyers and law students who talk to me about their attention deficit disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, are typically under a fair amount of stress due to their symptoms.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Ukrainian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on developments in and affecting Ukraine. Later, on the 23 rd of June, the European Court of Human Rights received a completed application form from Ukraine in its case against Russia. The solution is simple–the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Above The Law

MAY 17, 2023

The Last Few Decades Of Qualified Immunity Jurisprudence May Have Been Based On A Typo : This is why you double check your statutes, people. Nothing Like Food To Resolve A Court Feud : I wonder if the wings were lemon pepper. That Note Is Not Going To Help You In Court : I thought lawyers were generally against leaving paper trails.

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

2d 711, where a 4-3 California Supreme Court held to be unconstitutional Civil Code statutes prohibiting “[a]ll marriages of white persons with negroes, Mongolians, members of the Malay race, or mulattoes.” Supreme Court struck down state statutes that banned inter-racial marriages. Sharp (1948) 32 Cal.2d

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 23, 2022

Ryan permitted defendants to raise such claims for the first time in federal court, on Monday the court ruled 6-3 that they cannot develop evidence to support those claims. Failure to do so “procedurally defaults” the claim, and a federal court cannot review it.

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MyCase

AUGUST 16, 2022

Whether your retirement is around the corner or further down the road, retirement for lawyers requires extensive preparation. There are certain lawyer retirement rules and regulation requirements you’ll need to follow—and they vary from state to state. . When Do Lawyers Retire? Is There a Mandatory Retirement Age for Lawyers?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 25, 2022

As society shifts and the need for lawyers to work faster and smarter grows, it becomes increasingly important that lawyers are able to nurture partnerships with freelance paralegals and legal assistants. For one, legal assistants focus solely on administrative work, clearing up time for lawyers to focus on other tasks.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

What you do need to know are a few important things about every one of those personal injury files: What is the statute of limitations date for each one? Because the failure to commence a lawsuit within this time period will likely result in the lawsuit being dismissed by a court. This does not have to be formally either.

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Above The Law

APRIL 17, 2023

He claims this is all unnecessary because he lost money on these deals despite the statute being very clear that profit and loss are irrelevant to disclosure. But who really believes in holding people to the explicit text of a statute, huh? Not that there's really much they can do about it. That seems bad.

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JURIST

MAY 2, 2022

At the Conference of the Chief Justices of High Courts, various important issues, including strengthening of judicial IT infrastructure, district court personnel requirements, infrastructure and capacity building, institutional reforms, and appointments of high court judges were on the agenda. million before high courts.

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