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Sympathetic plaintiffs or poor jury and judge
A $10.5 million verdict in a Ware County asbestos case came from particularly sympathetic plaintiffs or an "uneducated" jury and an inexperienced judge, depending on which side's lawyer is telling the story.The verdict, issued July 14 after a monthlong trial, favored 70-year-old Roy Knight, a retired sheet metal and maintenance worker suffering from a fatal lung disease, and his wife, Milva, a retired school teacher.Trial To Decide Liability In Shooting At Auto Parts Store
Plaintiffs lawyer Peter A. Law and defense attorney Michael J. Goldman estimate they have faced each other about a dozen times over the years, but they have avoided trial each time - until later this month.
Indemnity Protection Extends to Contractors
On Aug. 20, the Texas Supreme Court effectively issued free liability insurance to contractors sued in products liability cases when it decided Fresh Coat v. K-2, says Jason J. Irvin. Its characterization of contractors as "sellers" for purposes of indemnity will make indemnity suits commonplace in cases where plaintiffs sue both manufacturers and contractors alleging construction defects.
H.J. Russell GC On Balancing Stakeholder Interests
Eric Hilton talks about what it's like to be general counsel, senior vice president, and corporate secreatary of Atlanta's H.J. Russell & Co.H.J. Russell attorney's wide-ranging duties include balancing stakeholders' interests
What are your responsibilities at H.J. Russell In my role as senior vice president, corporate secretary and general counsel, I oversee the legal function of the company and affiliates. I also serve on the company's executive committee and its benefits and investment committee. The risk management and human resources departments also report into my office.Jury Awards $190 Million for Asbestos Exposure
Each of the five plaintiffs will receive between $20 million and $60 million from the defendant boiler companies. According to plaintiffs' counsel, the $60 million awards are the largest ever given to individuals in asbestos cases in New York.Ineligible In-House Counsel, Multijurisdictional Practitioners and Pro Hac Vice Attorneys
Notice to the bar.Up and Down They Go: Big Changes in Ranks on the NLJ 350
If you're following the results of the NLJ 350, you already know which firms gained and lost the most attorneys in 2012. But there's another perspective on highs and lows, involving the firms' rankings year over year.Don't Ruin the Texas Jury Charge
Let's recognize the benefits of our superior procedure for submitting jury questions. Put the instructions and definitions where they belong: right after the question and before the answer blank. And don't ruin the Texas jury charge.To Win Cases, Remember K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
The appellate lawyer's job is to come in after the trial and kill all the survivors. And after nearly a quarter century of killing survivors, Robert B. Gilbreath is convinced that the first cousin to Occam's razor -- the K.I.S.S. principle -- applies to litigation. Building a case from the ground up on the simplest possible legal framework always produces better results.TRENDING STORIES
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