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Maryland’s appellate courts in most cases will not recognize flawed jury instructions in which trial tactics may be the reason counsel did not object to them, the Court of Special Appeals held. In such cases, “we are reluctant to recognize ...

Because his specialty didn’t involve surgery, an interventional cardiologist wasn’t qualified to testify on whether cardiac surgeons botched a patient’s bypass operation, the North Carolina Appeals Court has ruled. The doctor, who performed invasive heart procedures similar to cardiac surgery, ...

A new Arizona law designed to encourage municipalities and other government agencies to provide the public access to information may make the private information of employees more vulnerable and open for public consumption, one labor attorney says. “It’s not a ...

Last spring a man allegedly strangled his son’s girlfriend before a neighbor burst into the house to restrain him. The criminal trial for the man, Dale McKenzie, started Tuesday in St. Louis County Court before Judge Robert S. Cohen. McKenzie ...

Attorneys plan to present the last of their evidence today in a civil trial that has entered its fifth week. But the jury will not hear closing arguments for a week in the case against Cleveland-based law firm Squire, Sanders ...

A lawyer that represents himself has a fool for a client. The adage is a gentle jab at attorneys who choose to defend themselves, generally considered a disadvantage in court. An independent third party can help with preparation, moderate emotion, ...

A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge who allegedly tried to get his girlfriend excused from jury duty is awaiting a decision by the Commission on Judicial Disabilities on charges that he violated the Code of Judicial Conduct. The charges against ...

A homeowner could be sued for failing to secure a gun collection that her live-in boyfriend kept in her basement after her boyfriend’s son used one of the guns to kill a police officer, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ...

Three groups of lawyers battled in federal court Wednesday over whether a new law requires that all cases involving the gasoline additive MTBE be heard by a federal judge. The cases at issue stem from the leak of 25,000 gallons ...

Just last week Harlan Stamper met with Donald Mason for lunch. The two had been friends for more than 40 years, and the lunch was something of a habit. Arthur Stoup also joined this time. The three had an enjoyable ...

After a historic high of nearly 28,000 products liability case filings flowing into federal courts during 2004, new numbers suggest an ebbing of the tides. Federal products liability cases nationally slipped 14 percent in 2005 to 24,000 filings from the ...