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NRA Draws a Bead on Retrial of Members' Defamation Case
Lawyers for the National Rifle Association have set their sights on winning a new trial of a defamation case in which a jury awarded $4.45 million to two NRA members who said their reputations were smeared when NRA President Charlton Heston falsely accused them of staging a disruption at the organization's annual meeting. The NRA argues that it should never have been forced to stand trial just two weeks after the high-school massacre in Colorado.Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Risks Inherent in Criminal Discovery
The risks inherent in criminal discovery.NJ Court Upholds New Injury Treatment Rules
The Appellate Division upheld the state's new regulations on treatment for certain soft-tissue injuries caused by auto accidents, delivering a severe blow to opponents of the insurance industry-backed rules. However, the three-judge panel did toss the appellants a bone last Monday, ruling that the "loser pays" provision was invalid. That measure would have required accident victims who lose in an arbitration over a disputed claim to pay the insurer's legal fees.Copyright Infringement Pitfalls Lurk in Law Firm Offices
When it comes to copyright infringement, it appears that some lawyers are themselves potentially guilty in actions they take during their daily practice, write attorneys Mark A. Fischer and Paul Sennott.Chock Full O�Nuts Corp., plaintiff v. NRP LLC I, defendant-appellant
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In an effort to track a suspected big-time marijuana grower in Northern Calif., DEA agent Mark Nelson asked a female informant who was married to Nelson's quarry, to hide a tape recorder behind her and her husband's bed . . . and hit record. This, after Nelson kissed the informant. Even in the murky arena of paid drug informants and their handlers this one goes down as particularly bizarre. But despite all of the ethical violations, the judge has refused to throw out the case against the informant's ex.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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