Monthly Archives: January 2010

Keep trying the case until you get the verdict you want

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Imagine the pressure 23-year-old Garrett Hartley must have felt when he strolled onto the field to attempt a 40-yard field goal that would send the New Orleans Saints to the Super Bowl for the first time in its 43-year history. Read More »

Arguments, Our View

58th court district 3/10

DANIEL D CLAYTON VS NANCY L CLAYTON ET AL (P)CLAYTON, DANIEL D -(D)WALSTON, W KENT BARBARA SEMIEN ET AL VS HSMTX BEAUMONT LLC ET AL (P)VAUGHAN, MONICA -(D)NAGORNY, WESLEY III FENWICK L WATTS MD VS JOHN ALLEN SCHMIDT MD (P)DAVIS, … Read More »

The Docket

McDonnell delivers GOP response to Obama

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McDonnell

RICHMOND (Legal Newsline) – In response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Wednesday night, former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell told the country that eliminating meritless lawsuits should be a key part of health care reform.
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National News, News, Tort Reform

State of the Union: Obama calls for jobs, tax cuts and health care reform

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Barack Obama (D)

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) � U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday outlined an ambitious agenda, vowing to reign in government spending, impose restrictions on Wall Street and continue seeking an overhaul of the nation’s health care system despite political obstacles.
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National News, News, Tort Reform

New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Jan. 21-27

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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Jan. 21-27, 2010. Read More »

Business, Jefferson County, News

Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Jan. 21-27

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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Jan. 21-27, 2010. Read More »

Federal Court, News, Patent

Harbor worker shocked by exposed wire

Working in a dark and confined area of a ferry, a Superior Energies employee was installing insulation when his hand came in contact with a live wire, sending an electrical current through his hand and out his neck. Alleging breach … Read More »

F.E.L.A./Jones Act, Federal Court, News

Legally Speaking: Unusual Moments in Lawyer Advertising

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Lawyers market themselves and their practices in all sorts of ways: from the more traditional, subtle approach like giving speeches to industry groups or writing articles to somewhat more “in your face” methods like television commercials in which they promise to get injured clients “maximum cash” and ride around in tanks.
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Arguments, Lawyers/Law Firms, Their View

Justice Kennedy: Law that banned ‘Hillary’ could have banned newspapers and books

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Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON � Politicians who tried to discourage distribution of the movie, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” could have simply banned it under campaign finance laws the U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Jan. 21, according to Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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Civil Rights/Discrimination, National News, News

Groups line up to support CSX asbestos appeal

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Peirce

RICHMOND (Legal Newsline) – CSX Transportation’s appeal in a case alleging a Pittsburgh law firm conspired with a radiologist to fabricate an asbestos exposure claim is drawing attention from tort reform groups and asbestos expert witnesses.
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Asbestos, National News, News