To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. CIVIL PROCEDURE, ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE Tydings v. Greenfield, Stein & Senior, LLP, No. 154 In a legal malpractice action by the former trustee of a grantor trust against the…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING US v. DeFilippo, No. 071618 Conviction and sentence for conspiring to racketeer, illegal gambling, and conspiring to collect credit through extortionate means is affirmed where: 1)…
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To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, October 15, 2008 Batterman v. Leahy, No. 072653 In a claim for attorneys fees, the district court’s administrative closure of the case on grounds of Pullman…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. Supreme Court, October 14, 2008 Moore v. U.S., No. 07-10689 Sentence for possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute is reversed and the case remanded where the district court’s statements…
Update from the Lexis Alert Service, Search run morning of October 20, 2008: 1. People v. Clarke, 4260, 11467/93, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 7766; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7612, October 16, 2008, Decided, October 16, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION…
PC World has named its ‘5 Sites That Will Boost Your Political Awareness.’ Included on this list are some very useful Web sites that many of you are probaly familiar with. Here is their list as posted by the American Association of Law Libraries Washington Blawg along with some helpful…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, October 08, 2008 Hartline v. Gallo, No. 065309 In claim for unconstitutional strip search in the absence of individualized suspicion that she was secreting contraband, grant…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, October 08, 2008 US v. Jackson, No. 072510 Conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded where defendant was subjected…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING US v. DeFilippo, No. 071618 Conviction and sentence for conspiracy to racketeer, illegal gambling, and conspiracy to collect credit through extortionate means are affirmed over claims…