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National Law Journal

Former US House Lawyers Tee Up Likely Legal Issues on Mueller's Long Road

Kerry Kircher and William Pittard, longtime former U.S. House lawyers , have seen their share of investigations. The two attorneys concede they have never seen anything quite like the Trump-Russia-Comey affair unfolding in the nation's capital. We reached out to Kircher and Pittard this week to get their thoughts on possible legal fights that could unfold in a process that history shows will take months, if not years, to resolve.
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National Law Journal

Former US House Lawyers Tee Up Likely Legal Issues on Mueller's Long Road

Kerry Kircher and William Pittard, longtime former U.S. House lawyers , have seen their share of investigations. The two attorneys concede they have never seen anything quite like the Trump-Russia-Comey affair unfolding in the nation's capital. We reached out to Kircher and Pittard this week to get their thoughts on possible legal fights that could unfold in a process that history shows will take months, if not years, to resolve.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Computer Searches: A 'General' Warrant Can No Longer Satisfy Requirements

Roger L. Stavis writes: With so much of our modern lives contained within our computers, what is the distinction between a "general warrant" authorizing a "rummaging" search through someone's residence and a warrant authorizing a "rummaging" search of the entire contents of someone's computer? As is becoming clearer to courts in New York and around the country, there is absolutely no difference between the two.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

McNeil v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, PICS Case No. 17-0750 (Pa. Commw. May 1, 2017) (memorandum) per curiam (16 pages).

Unemployment compensation board properly denied benefits to claimant based on willful misconduct where claimant was fired because he left work early on one day and arrived for work late the next day with almost no notice and left employer shorthanded. Affirmed.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Tubbs, PICS Case No. 17-0635 (C.P. Lycoming Mar. 22, 2017) Anderson, J. (13 pages).

Allowing the commonwealth's amendment of information shortly before trial was not improper where the new charge contained essentially the same elements as the existing charges. Sufficient evidence existed as to all convictions, and circumstantial evidence was properly admitted. The court denied all of defendant's post-trial motions.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Kloszewski

Indictment Not Dismissed Over Failure to Preserve Phone Video; Video's Exculpatory Value Unclear
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State v. Habeeb Robinson

Audio and Video Files Not Required as Evidence for Disclosure in Pretrial Detention Hearings
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dr. Bull and the Jury's Role: Rules of Evidence

As the curtain on Bull's first season starts to close, certain subplots are coalescing. This week, prosecutors finally brought charges against Dr. Bull's in-house counsel, Benny, for allegedly fabricating evidence while working at the District Attorney's office nearly a decade ago.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs Lawyer Asks Justices for Access to IME Psych Exams

So-called independent medical exams are "far from independent," and so attorneys or their associates should be allowed to accompany their injured clients during those exams, a plaintiffs attorney argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 9.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Holtzapple v. Dunkleberger, PICS Case No. 17-0611 (C.P. Lycoming Mar. 15, 2017) Gray, J. (6 pages).

The lack of general slippery conditions in the community at the time of plaintiff's slip and fall accident precluded application of the hills and ridges doctrine. Genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether defendant had constructive notice of the icy condition in its parking lot where plaintiff fell. The court denied defendant's motion for summary judgment.
5 minute read

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