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Plaintiff Counsel’s Mid-Trial Social Media Post Results in Reversal of Jury Verdict in Illinois Court of Appeals

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An Illinois appellate court recently reversed a $43 million jury verdict in a personal injury case (Kroft v. Viper Trans, Inc.)1 involving an automobile collision, remanding the case for another trial—now the third—after the...more

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Voir Dire on Content, Not Effect: Lessons from the Tsarnaev Appeal

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We tend to think of “bias” as it applies to juries, but courts can have their own deep-seated practices. For example, judges will often prefer voir dire questions that focus on the juror’s own assessment of the influence of a...more

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Dire Consequences: Avoiding Waiver in Pennsylvania Jury Selection

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Practicing law at a socially appropriate distance has forced many litigators to broadly consider the value of face-to-face interaction—and what may be lost in its absence. A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion...more

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Losing Twice at Trial: Denying Requests for Admission Can Come Back to Bite You

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Litigation tends to be expensive, increasingly so due to the burdens of discovery. (You can thank the advent of emails, text messages, and other forms of communication now documenting conversations that used to take place by...more

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