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Seagulls on the Water?¹ Has California Supreme Court Indicated A Major Change in Direction for the Admissibility of Expert Opinion...

by Thomas LoSavio | Low, Ball & Lynch on 2/18/2013

California courts have generally granted qualified experts wide latitude in permitting their opinion testimony to be heard by a jury. In the recent case of Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v University of Southern California (2012)...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

The Second Circuit Reverses A Conviction For Tax Evasion Based On Insufficient Evidence

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 12/28/2012

Five partners at Ernst & Young - Robert Coplan, Martin Nissenbaum, Richard Shapiro, and Brian Vaughn, and Charles Bolton - were charged with a number of tax crimes in federal court in New York, specifically tax evasion,...more

The Second Circuit Reverses A Conviction For Tax Evasion Based On Insufficient Evidence

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 12/28/2012

Five partners at Ernst & Young - Robert Coplan, Martin Nissenbaum, Richard Shapiro, and Brian Vaughn, and Charles Bolton - were charged with a number of tax crimes in federal court in New York, specifically tax evasion,...more

Patent Watch: Presidio Components, Inc. v. Am. Tech. Ceramics Corp.

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 12/21/2012

[A] finding of no competition for the purpose of irreparable harm conflicts with the clear finding of competition for the purpose of awarding damages. On December 19, 2012, in Presidio Components, Inc. v. Am. Tech....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

North Carolina Court of Appeals Allows Borrower to Take Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against Lender to a Jury

by David Dreifus | Poyner Spruill LLP on 12/19/2012

In what may be a first for a North Carolina appellate court, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed the entry of summary judgment for a lender on a borrower’s breach of fiduciary claim. In Dallaire v. Bank of...more

Fourth Circuit Reverses Decision Holding Employer's Promise Not to Retaliate Modified At-Will Employment, Rejects Breach of...

by Nancy N. Delogu, Steven E. Kaplan | Littler on 12/17/2012

On November 27, 2012, in Scott v. Merck & Company, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a jury verdict of more than $500,000 in favor of Jennifer Scott, a former Merck & Co., Inc. employee. The...more

Court Of Appeal Finds Error In Refusal To Give “Business Judgment” Instruction To Jury

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 12/14/2012

Justice Russell C. Ostrander: “judges are not business experts.” Dodge v. Ford Motor Co., 204 Mich. 459, 508 (1919) A few days ago, I wrote about U.S. District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer’s refusal to extend the...more

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Reversible Error › Appeals

Seagulls on the Water?¹ Has California Supreme Court Indicated A Major Change in Direction for the Admissibility of Expert Opinion...

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

The Second Circuit Reverses A Conviction For Tax Evasion Based On Insufficient Evidence

The Second Circuit Reverses A Conviction For Tax Evasion Based On Insufficient Evidence

Patent Watch: Presidio Components, Inc. v. Am. Tech. Ceramics Corp.

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

North Carolina Court of Appeals Allows Borrower to Take Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against Lender to a Jury

Fourth Circuit Reverses Decision Holding Employer's Promise Not to Retaliate Modified At-Will Employment, Rejects Breach of...

Court Of Appeal Finds Error In Refusal To Give “Business Judgment” Instruction To Jury

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