Trials

  • October 04, 2024

    Repeat Fraudster Guilty Of Scamming Ex-NBA Players

    A Manhattan federal jury on Friday convicted a Georgia businessman and recidivist fraudster of conning former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of $8 million through the use of forged documents and other lies.

  • October 03, 2024

    Trump Says Justices' Jan. 6 Ruling Shields Him From Charges

    Former President Donald Trump on Thursday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that charges accusing him of scheming to subvert the 2020 election results cannot stand after the U.S. Supreme Court limited prosecutors' use of an obstruction statute against defendants accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

  • October 03, 2024

    Cognizant Worker Transfers From India Declining, Jury Told

    Cognizant Technologies rested its defense Thursday of class action claims that it is biased toward Indian workers after a company executive testified that the number of employee transfers from India to the U.S. has steadily decreased since 2014, bringing to a close live testimony in the racially charged retrial.

  • October 03, 2024

    'Charlatan' Colo. Clerk Gets 9 Years In Election Breach Case

    A Colorado state judge on Thursday called a former county clerk an attention-seeking "charlatan" before sentencing her to nine years behind bars for helping a man get unauthorized access to county voting equipment based on unfounded theories of a stolen 2020 election.

  • October 03, 2024

    NC Woman Sues Duke Energy Over Coal Ash Management

    A Catawba County woman has hit Duke Energy with a lawsuit in a North Carolina state court asserting that contamination stemming from its management of coal ash waste caused her to develop kidney cancer.

  • October 03, 2024

    Don't Buy Ex-NBA Star's 'Dumb Athlete' Routine, Jury Told

    A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday prepared to deliberate fraud charges against a Georgia businessman accused of fleecing ex-NBA superstar Dwight Howard out of $7 million, after the defendant's lawyer argued that Howard misleadingly portrayed himself as a naive victim.

  • October 03, 2024

    12 Lawyers Who Are The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar

    One attorney hasn't lost a single U.S. Supreme Court case she's argued, or even a single justice's vote. One attorney is perhaps "the preeminent SCOTUS advocate." And one may soon become U.S. solicitor general, despite acknowledging there are "judges out there who don't like me." All three are among a dozen lawyers in the vanguard of the Supreme Court bar's next generation, poised to follow in the footsteps of the bar's current icons.

  • October 03, 2024

    High Court Told Bid-Rigging Conviction Was Rightly Tossed

    A former Contech executive is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the government's effort to revive his bid-rigging conviction, saying enforcers are asking for a rule that would make common agreements between manufacturers and distributors vulnerable to legal challenge.

  • October 03, 2024

    Chinese Nationals Get Prison For Counterfeit IPhone Caper

    Two Chinese citizens residing in Maryland have been sentenced to prison after being convicted for their roles in a $2.5 million scam that involved submitting over 6,000 counterfeit iPhones to Apple, inducing the company to replace the fakes with real smartphones.

  • October 03, 2024

    Flint Water Judge Wishes Public Knew Case Complexity

    A Michigan federal judge on Thursday gave the final approval to a $25 million settlement to end claims from a class of Flint adults and businesses accusing a firm of failing to properly alert officials about the dangers of the city's water, noting that the case took years to resolve because it involved complicated legal issues.

  • October 03, 2024

    Mine Can't Toss CSX's Suit Over Derailment After Hurricane

    A North Carolina federal judge won't throw out claims from CSX Transportation Inc. against a North Carolina sand and gravel mine over a 2018 derailment, finding there's sufficient evidence for a jury to conclude the mine was negligent in its water management, leading to erosion following Hurricane Florence that washed out a section of track.

  • October 03, 2024

    Jones Day Parental Leave Bias Claims Must Go To Jury

    Jones Day will have to defend its family leave policy at trial against claims from married ex-associates who say it is discriminatory and violates District of Columbia law, a D.C. federal judge said Thursday in concluding such bias allegations were a close call.

  • October 03, 2024

    NJ Panel Opens Door To Remote Testimony In Criminal Cases

    Trial courts have the authority to hear requests for experts to testify remotely in criminal trials without the state's permission, a New Jersey state appellate panel found in a precedential ruling on Thursday, saying court rules and precedent that seemed at odds could be interpreted harmoniously.

  • October 03, 2024

    Giuliani's Fla. Condo Is Not Off Limits, Ga. Poll Workers Say

    Two Georgia women who Rudy Giuliani accused of committing ballot fraud in the 2020 presidential election say his $3.5 million Florida condominium should be sold to help cover their $148 million defamation win against him, arguing he never established a "homestead" there before they brought a lien.

  • October 02, 2024

    Atty 'Malfeasance' Upends NY Manslaughter Conviction

    A New York state judge reversed a manslaughter conviction against a man who says he mistakenly killed his friend, ordering a retrial after it was revealed his then-attorney concealed information he obtained about the trial judge's concerns with the defense's case.

  • October 02, 2024

    Cognizant Exec Cites India's Talent Pool To Explain Workforce

    A Cognizant Technologies vice president repeatedly denied in testimony Wednesday that the company is biased toward Indian workers in a class action brought by former employees, and said the company's high percentage of Indian workers with visas is due to the "vast pool of engineering talent" in that country.

  • October 02, 2024

    Ex-Federal Judge's Sex Misconduct Spurs New Criminal Trial

    The sexual misconduct scandal that toppled a federal judge in Alaska has now caused a criminal conviction to be overturned, despite prosecutors' insistence that the judge's "out-of-court judicial misconduct" had no effect on the trial.

  • October 02, 2024

    Kroger Partner Denies At Trial It Will Flip Acquired Stores

    The grocery wholesaler set to take on hundreds of stores if Kroger's $25 billion merger with Albertsons goes through defended its ability to meet the challenge Wednesday, with its CEO and a potential executive testifying in parallel proceedings in Colorado and Washington state.

  • October 02, 2024

    Giuliani Asks DC Circ. To Ax Poll Workers' $148M Judgment

    Rudy Giuliani urged the D.C. Circuit Wednesday to throw out the $148 million damages awarded to two Georgia poll workers the former New York City mayor falsely accused of committing ballot fraud during the 2020 presidential election, saying they didn't establish he published the misinformation with actual malice.

  • October 02, 2024

    Paralyzed Texas Man Awarded $59M In Med Mal Suit

    A Texas jury has awarded more than $59 million to a man who had alleged he was left paralyzed when doctors at Baptist Beaumont Hospital delayed properly diagnosing and treating his spinal condition.

  • October 02, 2024

    Avadel Tells Fed. Circ. It Should Be Free To Test Sleep Drug

    Specialty-drug maker Avadel Pharmaceuticals says a Delaware federal court went too far in blocking it from testing a narcolepsy drug to treat an uncommon sleep disorder after finding that it infringed a patent covering a rival's narcolepsy drug.

  • October 02, 2024

    Ex-PBM Worker Says He Bribed Co-Workers In $160M Fraud

    A former employee of a pharmacy benefit manager told a Texas federal jury on Wednesday that he accepted more than $180,000 in bribes over five years from a Houston man accused of running a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud, testifying that he would often accept money to bribe his co-workers with.

  • October 02, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Orders Damages Redo In $11M Meat Sorter IP Fight

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday called for a new damages trial in Provisur Technologies Inc.'s $10.5 million patent infringement win over Weber Inc., taking issue with how a Missouri federal court looked at willfulness and apportionment.

  • October 02, 2024

    NC's Med Mal Damages Cap Is Constitutional, Panel Told

    North Carolina's cap on compensatory damages in medical negligence suits does not impede a citizen's right to a jury trial and is in line with the state's constitution, according to an attorney appointed to defend the law against a woman seeking to collect her full $7.5 million jury verdict stemming from the loss of her unborn baby.

  • October 02, 2024

    Black Musician Beaten By White Nationalists Seeks Damages

    A Black teacher and musician who was swarmed and beaten by a group of white nationalists marching through Boston two years ago in an attack partly captured on video testified to a federal judge on Wednesday that he wants to hold the perpetrators accountable. 

Expert Analysis

  • Trump Hush Money Case Offers Master Class In Trial Strategy

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    The New York criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump typifies some of the greatest challenges that lawyers face in crafting persuasive presentations, providing lessons on how to handle bad facts, craft a simple story that withstands attack, and cross-examine with that story in mind, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Series

    Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a yoga instructor has helped me develop my confidence and authenticity, as well as stress management and people skills — all of which have crossed over into my career as an attorney, says Laura Gongaware at Clyde & Co.

  • A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System

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    As courts handle increasingly complex damages analyses involving vast amounts of data, an economic clerkship program — integrating early-career economists into the judicial system — could improve legal outcomes and provide essential training to clerks, say Mona Birjandi at Data for Decisions and Matt Farber at Secretariat.

  • Measuring Early Impact Of Rule 702 Changes On Patent Cases

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    Since Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was amended to clarify the standards for admitting expert witness testimony five months ago, emerging trends in patent cases suggest that it may be easier to limit or exclude expert testimony, and hold key practice takeaways for attorneys, say Manuel Velez and Nan Zhang at Mayer Brown.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data

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    Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • 'Fat Leonard' Case Shows High Bar For Rescinding Guilty Plea

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    Prosecutors’ recent move in the “Fat Leonard” bribery case, supporting several defendants’ motions to withdraw their guilty pleas, is extremely unusual – and its contrast with other prosecutions demonstrates that the procedural safeguards at plea hearings are far from enough, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.

  • Series

    Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Years of participation in swimming events, especially in the open water, have proven to be ideal preparation for appellate arguments in court — just as you must put your trust in the ocean when competing in a swim event, you must do the same with the judicial process, says John Kulewicz at Vorys.

  • End Of Acquitted Conduct Sentencing Can Spark More Reform

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    The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s recent end to factoring acquitted conduct into federal sentences could signal the start of a more constitutionally sound advisory scheme, but Congress and the Supreme Court must first authorize the commission to resolve two constitutional errors baked into its guidelines, say Mark Allenbaugh at SentencingStats.com and Alan Ellis at the Law Offices of Alan Ellis.

  • Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert

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    As the old marketing adage goes, consistency is key, but law firm style guides need consistency that contemplates variety when it comes to client alert formats, allowing attorneys to tailor alerts to best fit the audience and subject matter, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • Series

    Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Thanks to my dog Birdie, I've learned that carving out an activity different from the practice of law — like daily outdoor walks that allow you to interact with new people — can contribute to professional success by boosting creativity and mental acuity, as well as expanding your social network, says Sarah Petrie at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

  • Chanel TM Ruling Shows Resellers Must Tread Carefully

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    The Southern District of New York's recent jury verdict in Chanel v. What Goes Around Comes Around, in which Chanel brought trademark infringement and false association claims, serves as a reminder that businesses must routinely ensure their practices are protected by the first sale and fair use doctrines, say Stephen Barrett and Gabriela Rios at Wilson Elser.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Follow The Iron Rule Of Trial Logic

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    Many diligent and eager attorneys include every good fact, point and rule in their trial narratives — spurred by the gnawing fear they’ll be second-guessed for leaving something out — but this approach ignores a fundamental principle of successful trial lawyering, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • The Art Of Asking: Leveraging Your Contacts For Referrals

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    Though attorneys may hesitate to ask for referral recommendations to generate new business, research shows that people want to help others they know, like and trust, so consider who in your network you should approach and how to make the ask, says Rebecca Hnatowski at Edwards Advisory.

  • Trending At The PTAB: Permissible New Reply Arguments

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    In the time since the Federal Circuit’s Axonics ruling, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has allowed petitioners to raise new unpatentability grounds in response to unforeseeable claim constructions in petitions, and reiterated that a petition need not anticipate every argument that may be raised in the response, say Joseph Myles and Timothy May at Finnegan.

  • Perspectives

    Criminal Defendants Should Have Access To Foreign Evidence

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    A New Jersey federal court recently ordered prosecutors to obtain evidence from India on behalf of the former Cognizant Technology executives they’re prosecuting — a precedent that other courts should follow to make cross-border evidentiary requests more fair and efficient, say Kaylana Mueller-Hsia and Rebecca Wexler at UC Berkeley School of Law.

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