Jury Instructions

The Force is Sometimes Against Us

by Kelly Scott | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 5/14/2013

Julie Gilman Veronese sued Lucasfilm Ltd. in 2009 after she was hired—and then fired—as an assistant to the estate manager at George Lucas’s San Anselmo estate. She claimed she was fired because she was pregnant....more

Q&A With Carlton Fields' Wendy Lumish

by Wendy Lumish | Carlton Fields on 5/14/2013

Q: What is the most challenging case you have worked on and what made it challenging? A: Frankly, many of my cases are extremely challenging because I am generally defending a large corporation against a horribly injured...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - May 10, 2013

by Meg Charendoff, Tal Dickstein, W. Allan Edmiston, David Grossman, Jonathan Neil Strauss, Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/10/2013

Dunn v. DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., California Court of Appeal, April 30, 2013 (unpublished opinion) - California Court of Appeal affirms judgment in favor of defendant DreamWorks Animation on plaintiff’s breach of...more

The Sixth Circuit On Why A False Statement Charge In A Real Estate Scheme Requires More Than Just A Misleading Check

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/16/2013

Bernard Kurlemann may have done many things - he borrowed millions to build a pair of houses in Mason, Ohio, for example - but he did not make a false statement to a bank....more

Short Wins - Public Defender Withdrawals Of Two Kinds

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/11/2013

Last week was an active week in the federal appeals courts. Perhaps most interesting - especially to those who are concerned about the state of our federal public defenders - is the Second Circuit's opinion in United...more

California Supreme Court Revises Jury Instructions And Trial Procedures In Discrimination Cases

by Anthony Oncidi | Proskauer - California Employment Law on 3/27/2013

Wynona Harris alleged her employment was terminated by the City of Santa Monica because of her pregnancy in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The city claimed Harris had been fired for poor job...more

Eleventh Circuit Weighs in On Several Important FLSA Issues

by Nefertari S. Rigsby, Richard D. Tuschman | Akerman Senterfitt on 3/11/2013

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that has significant implications for employers and employees alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). Lamonica, et al. v. Safe Hurricane...more

California Supreme Court Issues Mixed Decision in Mixed-Motive FEHA Employment Discrimination Case

by James W. Michalski | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/26/2013

The California Supreme Court's recent decision in a closely watched Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) case should be of interest to employers around the country, even though — or perhaps because — it does not provide an...more

Tips For Trial Counsel On Planning, Preparation And Preservation: Creating Defensible Jury Instructions And Planning For A Charge...

by Cristina Alonso, Sylvia H. Walbolt | Carlton Fields on 2/12/2013

Jury instructions are the mechanism that provides the jury with the proper legal structure to analyze the evidence that has been presented at trial. Without proper guidance through good instructions on the law, the jury is...more

Courts Attempt to Reign in Social Media Use by Jurors

by Richard Raysman | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/5/2013

Technology has indeed infiltrated the jury box. Jury service, which necessarily involves hours of quiet observation of the proceedings, evokes, for some, a hunger for expression or quick entertainment....more

California Employment Law Notes - January 2013

by Harold Brody, Enzo Der Boghossian, Anthony Oncidi, Kenneth Sulzer, Mark Theodore | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: - $1.347 Million Award To Former General Counsel For Breach Of Implied Contract Is Upheld - Faigin v. Signature Group Holdings, Inc., 211 Cal. App. 4th 726 (2012) - $114,000 Pregnancy...more

California Court of Appeal Overturns $1.3 Million in Damages and Attorneys’ Fees against Lucasfilm for Failure to Give Instruction...

by Steve Chariyasatit, Kristen Jacoby, Gary Siniscalco | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 12/19/2012

On December 10, 2012, in Veronese v. Lucasfilm Ltd., a California Court of Appeal overturned a Marin County jury’s verdict against Lucasfilm based on its finding that several errors in jury instructions prejudicially affected...more

Short Wins - Stealing The Identity Of A Corporation, Conspiracies To Distribute Marijuana, And Jury Instructions For Sexual...

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 12/17/2012

This week's wins cover three circuits and four diverse areas of law. Particularly interesting (to me) are the Fourth Circuit's opinion holding that it may not be a crime to steal the identity of a corporation. It feels...more

Florida’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act: The Importance of Jury Instructions

by Burr & Forman on 9/5/2012

Sometimes it makes perfect sense to seek a bifurcated trial. An initial trial on liability can often resolve your case, limit your damages, or set the stage for a negotiated compromise. On the other hand, a formal finding...more

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