Year: 2014

Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez say attorney-client court chat was broadcast on Web

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_for_aaron_her... Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez say attorney-client court chat was broadcast on Web Lawyers for football star Aaron Hernandez are asking a Massachusetts judge overseeing his first-degree murder case to "take prompt action" to prevent Internet broadcasts of court chats between the former New England Patriots tight end and his legal counsel. Contending that one such conversation... [...]

When Should a Court Impute Income to an Unemployed Spouse?

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http://www.familylawfirmflorida.com/Florida_Divorce/2014/Jun... When Should a Court Impute Income to an Unemployed Spouse? Imputation of income to a spouse is very fact intensive. When a court decides to impute income to a spouse, they do so on a case by case basis. Your case might be very different from another case that is in front of the judge. A recent case in the Fourth District recently dealt with this issue. In Adelberg v.... [...]

$23.6B in punitives awarded to smoker’s widow; tobacco lawyer says ‘runaway verdict’ won’t stand

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/23.6b_punitive_verdic... $23.6B in punitives awarded to smoker's widow; tobacco lawyer says 'runaway verdict' won't stand Jurors in Florida awarded $23.6 billion in punitive damages on Friday to a Pensacola widow whose chain-smoking husband died of lung cancer. Lawyers representing the widow, Cynthia Robinson, had argued that defendant R. J. Reynolds had deliberately concealed the health... [...]

John Wayne’s heirs sue Duke University

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/john_waynes_heirs_sue... John Wayne's heirs sue Duke University John Wayne's descendants are taking Duke University to court over the trademark rights to the word "Duke." John Wayne Enterprises (a company run by Wayne's heirs) has filed suit in federal district court in Santa Ana, California, requesting a declaratory judgment that they can use the word "Duke" without infringing on the university's... [...]

Takeda, Eli Lilly Seeking New Trial after $9 Billion Actos Verdict

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http://www.foryourprotection.com/2014/07/takeda_eli_lilly_tr... Takeda, Eli Lilly Seeking New Trial after $9 Billion Actos Verdict  In what can be described as a less-than-surprising move, Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly are trying to get either a $9 Billion Actos judgment against them reversed or if that doesn’t work, they are seeking a new trial in the landmark case. In April, a Louisiana federal agreed with two... [...]

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