Will You Be Judged by a Jury of Your Peers?
Selecting representative juries. That concept is easy to articulate as a theory but difficult to implement in practice. Choosing jury pools from voter registration lists, for example, assures that peo...
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Family Seeks Compensation for Child Crushed by Tombstone
In an application of wrongful death law that is unusual but not unprecedented, parents in Utah whose four-year-old child was crushed by a falling tombstone are suing the Glenwood Cemetery Association....
Can You Sue a Business That Lets Hackers Steal Your Data?
Not surprisingly, consumers who have had their personal data stolen have turned to the courts for redress. Whether you can maintain a lawsuit for loss of your personal information may depend in part u...
You’ve Been Served – on Facebook?
Two US judges recently allowed service of process on Facebook....
Manufacturers of Cymbalta and Risperdal Face Accusations of False Advertising
Drug manufacturers Eli Lilly & Company and Johnson & Johnson are facing expensive civil litigation for injuries caused by their drugs, Cymbalta and Risperdal. ...
Joe Paterno’s Family Files Lawsuit Against NCAA, Freeh Report
The family of legendary Penn State Football coach Joe Paterno has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA alleging college football's governing body did not have jurisdiction to punish the former coach....
Lance Armstrong Sued Over Millions in Prize Money
Former cycling star Lance Armstrong, who recently admitted to having taken performance enhancing drugs, is being sued by a prize-insurance company for the $12 million paid to him for his three Tour de...
Lawsuit Claims Red Bull Uses Deceptive Marketing
A class action lawsuit filed in a New York District Court is alleging that Red Bull, which claims to offer a more substantial caffeine boost than similar beverages, is in reality, no more effective th...
NH Sues Oil Companies Over Contaminated Groundwater
In a lawsuit that is being considered one of the most arduous the state has brought to date, New Hampshire is suing ExxonMobil and Citgo for $700 million for groundwater contamination....
North Carolina Supreme Court to Settle Dispute Over $900,000 Fishing Award
The North Carolina Supreme Court has decided to settle a dispute over $910,000 in prize money awarded to the winner of a national fishing competition....
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