Jury Trial

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

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Dunn v. DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., California Court of Appeal, April 30, 2013 (unpublished opinion) - California Court of Appeal affirms judgment in favor of defendant DreamWorks Animation on plaintiff’s breach of...more

Federal Jury Finds Executive Recruiter Guilty Stealing Trade Secrets From Former Employer In Order to Start Competing Business

by Gregg Fisch, Danielle Levine | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/3/2013

On April 24, 2013, a federal jury in the Northern District of California found former Korn/Ferry International corporate executive recruiter, David Nosal, guilty on six counts of conspiracy, stealing trade secrets, and...more

Record Evidence Did Not Support Finding of Fraud on the Court – Ford v. Stimpson

by Brian Willis | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 5/1/2013

In this products liability case, final judgment was entered in favor of the defendant following a four-week jury trial. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant had committed fraud on the court and sought to set aside the...more

Jodi Arias Trial: Prediction

by Michael Volkov on 5/1/2013

As the Jodi Arias criminal trial winds down, I have to go out on a limb and make my prediction....more

Johnson & Johnson Prevails in Second Hip Implant Trial

by Demas Law Group on 4/30/2013

Resolution of the second trial against defendant Johnson & Johnson over the Depuy Hip Replacement personal injury issue sent shockwaves through the legal community, especially in light of the recent decision in favor of the...more

Q&A With Bilzin Sumberg's Mitch Widom

by Mitchell Widom | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/25/2013

As a young lawyer, I was retained by the state of Florida to represent a former legislative aide that had been accused by a member of the House of Representatives of falsely accusing him of sexual harassment to oust him out...more

Cross-Examinations In The Jodi Arias Trial

by Michael Volkov on 4/19/2013

With all the attention on the Jodi Arias trial, I think it is worthwhile to identify good and bad trial practices. I will try to refrain from lengthy criticisms but there are some points to be made....more

February 2013: Trial Practice Update

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 2/20/2013

In This Issue: Court Rules Jury Voir Dire Must Be Public and Deprivation of Rebuttal Summation Leads to Reversal....more

Appealing Propositions: Appellate Issues In The Law - Distinguishing Between Error and Reversible Error; Recognizing and Avoiding...

by Stephen Groves | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/14/2013

Right after the judge or the jury renders a “bad verdict” we all have undoubtedly heard, at least, one our clients say they want to appeal the case “all the way to the United States Court, if that’s what it takes to get...more

Patent Watch: Soverain Software LLC v. Newegg Inc.

by BakerHostetler on 1/28/2013

Although both sides had presented witnesses and evidence on the question of obviousness, the district court's removal of the legal question from the jury did not violate the right to jury trial....more

Navigating Mass Torts and Product Liability (MTPL) Litigation in the U.S. Legal System: Litigation Challenges for Japanese MTPL...

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/17/2013

In This Presentation: • Challenges of U.S. Courts • Specialized and Aggressive Plaintiff’s Bar and Contingency Fees • Jury Trials • Pretrial Discovery • Personal Jurisdiction • U.S.-Based Subsidiaries •...more

Appeals in the Personal Injury Context

by Andrew C. Murray | Lerners LLP on 12/5/2012

In This Issue: - The Starting Point - Courts of Justice Act - Rules of Civil Procedure - A Brief Word About Costs - Tort Action Non-Jury - Accident Benefit Appeals - Appeals in the...more

A Motion in Limine Strikes Again

by Bernadette Duran-Brown | Nossaman LLP on 12/3/2012

A couple of weeks ago, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision that discussed an attorney malpractice lawsuit known as a “settle and sue” case, where the client settles whatever litigation in which they are...more

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