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How justice is delayed and denied in India, The Financial Times (September 6, 2007)
Lawyer jokes can go too far, The Calgary Herald (August 11, 2007)
Forensics key in Spector trial, The Los Angeles Times (August 2, 2007)
Judges Respond to Concerns About D.C. Jury Pool Diversity, The Washington Post (July 15, 2007)
The CSI Effect: The truth about forensic science, The New Yorker (May 7, 2007)
A Liberal Case for the Individual Right to Own Guns Helps Sway the Federal Judiciary, The New York Times (May 7, 2007)
Cases Keep Flowing In, But the Jury Pool Is Idle, The New York Times (April 30, 2007)
The Vanishing Trial, Business Week (April 30, 2007)
Devil's Advocate, Pitch Weekly (KS) (April 5, 2007)
States Stalled on Probing Lab Problems, Associated Press (March 24, 2007)
How Greed, Hubris and High-Stakes Lobbying Laid Waste to the $ 246 Billion Tobacco Settlement, ABA Journal (March, 2007)
In 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court curbs punitive damages, San Francisco Chronicle , February 21, 2007
Wis. State Bar offers CLE on "Lawyer Jokes and the Public Perception of the Legal Profession", Wisconsin Law Journal , February 19, 2007
Ruling deals setback to tobacco industry: California court clears the way for more lawsuits by smokers, The Kansas City Star, February 17, 2007
Court ruling reignites tobacco suits, Los Angeles Times , February 16, 2007
Denton County's new district attorney challenged on his claims to be Mr. Clean, Dallas Observer , February 8, 2007
No Need to Sue, The Economist, February 3, 2007
The Write Stuff, Wisconsin Law Journal, January 8, 2007
To Clean Up Your Act?, Washington Post, January 2, 2007
Courts & the Law: Just Deserts or Just Harsh, Congressional Quarterly Weekly, October 20, 2006
Showdown looms as same-sex marriage heads to California justices, Associated Press, October 7, 2006
Court upholds ban on gay marriage, Sacramento Bee, October 6, 2006
Cigarettes pack more nicotine, Boston Globe, August 30, 2006
Judges more receptive to expert testimony on the nature of the eyewitness ID, Virginia Lawyers Weekly , July 23, 2006
Coca-Cola Obesity Lawsuit, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 15, 2006
Wedding ban disputed, Bloomberg News, July 11, 2006
Juror background checks to get a look , St. Louis Daily Record/St. Louis Countian, July 8, 2006
Court tosses tobaco verdict, St. Petersburg Times (FL), July 7, 2006
Big Tobacco off $145 billion hook, CNN, July 6, 2006
Ruling expands liability on HIV, Sacramento Bee , July 4, 2006
Judge seals documents in battle over coin dealer's attorneys, Associated Press, June 26, 2006
Lawyers fly into action vs. B&L, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York), May 28, 2006
Curbing auto lawsuits: Safer cars and stricter no-fault laws are driving a slowdown in personal-injury suits, lawyers say, Newsday, May 22, 2006
SJC says tobacco firms can't blame smokers as defense, Boston Globe, May 19, 2006
Massachusetts court strikes a blow to tobacco defense, Associated Press, May 18, 2006
Women take the lead, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, May 18, 2006
$5.2 billion Owens Corning asbestos trust, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, May 10, 2006
Sugary sodas will be pulled from nation's schools, Associated Press, May 4, 2006
Bottlers Agree To a School Ban On Sweet Drinks, New York Times, May 4, 2006
Wingate Landfill Activist Getting Honorary Degree From Law Center, Miami Herald, May 1, 2006
Vioxx Jury in N.J. Orders $9 Mil. in Punitive Damages, The Legal Intelligencer, April 12, 2006
Don't bet jurors will start from scratch: experts, Chicago Sun Times, March 29, 2006
Fast-food blamed for obesity; Experts say consumers have fair share of blame, Associated Press, March 23, 2006
Anatomy of a trial: Theory in practice, Part 1, St. Louis Daily Record, March 11, 2006
Legislating health-mart: as Md. lawmakers force Wal-Mart to pay for worker health care, other retailers keep watch, Home Channel News, March 6, 2006
Rival: Justice copied books, Dallas Morning News, March 2, 2006
Meth suits target cold medicine makers, sellers, St. Louis Daily Record, March 1, 2006
Professor's book charts hostile trends in lawyer jokes, Associated Press, February 22, 2006
Salary Raises Dwarfed by Law School Tuition Hikes, New Jersey Law Journal, February 6, 2006
Lawyers recruiting mock juries on the Net, National Law Journal, January 30, 2006
Mom taking junk food fight to court; Fed up with ads aimed at kids, she spearheads suit against Kellogg, Nickelodeon, St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota), January 19, 2006
A New Way to Fight Junk-Food Ads; Groups to Use Consumer-Protection Laws in Suit Against Kellogg, Viacom, Washington Post, January 19, 2006
As Smoke Clears, Tobacco Maker Opens Lounge, New York Times, January 19, 2006
The false confessions of juveniles, Miami Daily Business Review, January 17, 2006
Open for business; New fast-track Fulton court tries to fill a niche, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 12, 2006
Berth of a suit: Berkeley anti-bias action against Sea Scouts heads to court, The Recorder, January 5, 2006
Ryan expected to speak in his own defense: 'One minute of his testimony' could sway jury, professor says, Chicago Sun Times, January 3, 2006
It is fizziness leader for the first time! Pepsi cans Coke, The Sun, December 28, 2005
NSU Law program takes global view; Some Nova Southeastern law students are earning dual degress that allow them to practice on both sides of the Atlantic, The Miami Herald, December 23, 2005
Ohio court weighs class action status in 'light' cigarette suit, Associated Press, December 20, 2005
Tobacco companies not out of woods even after victory, Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat (Oklahoma), December 19, 2005
Philip Morris Sells Cigarettes, But Can it Sell Integrity, too?, Boston Globe, December 18, 2005
Mistrial called in Shooting Case , The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), December 17, 2005
$10B Altria judgment thrown out in Illinois; Supreme Court says smokers not defrauded, USA Today, December 16, 2005
Philip Morris Wins Reversal of Verdict; An Illinois court rejects a $10-billion award over the firm's marketing of its 'light' cigarettes, Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2005
Court overturns tobacco verdict; Lawsuit accused Philip Morris USA
of misleading over
'light' cigarettes, Associated Press, December 16, 2005
Altria looks ahead after 'light' ruling, CNNMoney.com, December 16, 2005
No Illinois Supreme Court throws out $10 billion judgment against Philip Morris, Minnesota Public Radio, December 15, 2005
Groups: Ruling Doesn't Shield Tobacco Cos., Associated Press, December 15, 2005
Risking public safety; Tort shield laws; Who gets a shield?, National Law Journal, December 12, 2005
Tony the Tiger on death row?, Crain Communications, December 12, 2005
Novel Idea of Guilt Means Trouble For Everyone, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 11, 2005
Lines Drawn For Big Suit Over Sodas, The New York Times, December 7, 2005
Food and beverage advertising said shaping kids diet habits, Cox News Service, December 6, 2005
Lawyers Ready Suit Over Soda; Case Being Built Linking Obesity To Sale in Schools, The Washington Post, December 2, 2005
Dress Rehearsals; Small Firm Advantage; A Matter Of Perception; Decline in trials doesn't mean lack of training opportunities for area associates , Western Massachusetts Law Tribune, December 2005
Lawyers, judges look to save the disappearing trial, Chicago Lawyer, December 2005
Lawyers Ready Suit Over Soda; Case Being Built Linking Obesity To Sale in Schools, The Buffalo News, November 30, 2005
Food police aiming at new heavy - soda, Boston Herald, November 30, 2005
Coke braces for suit akin to tobacco fight; Lawyers want vending banned from all schools, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 29, 2005
Hagan told to drop suit over contracts, or else, Plain Dealer (Cleveland), November 29, 2005
Did you hear the one about the lawyer? Seriously, The Lawyers Weekly , November 25, 2005
Dress Rehearsal; With jury trials on the decline, new litigators increasingly cut their teeth in-house , Connecticut Law Tribune, November 21, 2005
Dean seeks community connections;Pacific McGeorge law school leader has inspired a nationwide outreach effort, Sacramento Bee, November 20, 2005
Cox hires justices' wives for staff;Conflict-of-interest questions surface as Gorcyca decides on alleged Fieger extortion, Detroit News, November 15, 2005
Ohio sex-abuse bill raises questions;House panel examines legality of giving victims more time to sue, Toledo Blade, November 11, 2005
Order in the court! Did you hear the one about . . .?, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 9, 2005
Vioxx Verdict Postmortem: Weak Case, Tough Jury, New Jersey Law Journal , November 7, 2005
Hooking up associates with trial work, National Law Journal, November 7, 2005
Florida Law School Debates Pig, Washington Post , November 6, 2005
Trial is a hot potato for judges, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 4, 2005
Merck Wins in 2nd Trial Over Vioxx; A New Jersey jury says the company is not to blame for a painkiller user's heart attack. Legal experts say this case was weaker than the first., Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2005
Bill Intended to Limit Meritless Lawsuits is Next on House GOP's Tort Agenda, Congressional Quarterly Today, November 4, 2005
New judge appointed in DeLay case, but validity unclear, Associated Press, November 4, 2005
Not The Aristocrats; Lawyer jokes have moved into the big-firm world, and what they say about partner-associate dynamics is dead serious., The Amercan Lawyer, November 2005
Hard on soft drinks, The Boston Globe, October 30, 2005
McDonald's To add facts on nutrition to packaging, The New York Times, October 26, 2005
In the battle against obesity litigation, compromise will prove to be pointless., Nation's Restaurant News, October 24, 2005
Conference: obesity lawsuits should focus on ads, children; food manufacturers to be sued for false advertisement, Nation's Restaurant News, October 17, 2005
The effect of medical malpractice liability on error reporting, Health Law Week, October 14, 2005
Man walks into a Bar Association, The Post-Standard (Syracuse), October 14, 2005
Judges test plans for smoother jury trials, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, October 7, 2005
The joke's on whom? It could be you, soon, Wilkes Barre Times Leader, October 3, 2005
Canada ruling strikes blow to tobacco firms, Christian Science Monitor, October 3, 2005
Cases & Controversies: Some Decisions Are All the Rage-Literally, American Bar Association Journal, October 2005
Go Figure; Are punitive damages too high? Two leading scholars crunch the numbers- and come up with very different answers., The American Lawyer, October 2005
Momentous issues on the horizon for Roberts era; Nation's 17th chief justice faces "hot-button constitutional issues" that promise to leave lasting imprints on American way of life., The Buffalo News , September 30, 2005
Gwinnett Judge Strikes Down Part of New Tort Law, Fulton County Daily Report, September 27, 2005
Fewer trials cause courtroom drama; Young lawyers lack experience; firms seek extra training, Crain's New York Business, September 26, 2005
Potential jurors' opinion on death penalty key in Ryan trial, Chicago Daily Herald, September 19, 2005
Key task begins in Ryan trial: Who will sit on high-profile case's jury?, Chicago Daily Herald, September 19, 2005
Get used to jokes, author tells law students, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 15, 2005
MDL suit won't be heard until July 2007, Toledo Blade, September 8, 2005
GOP May Take Another Crack at Provision of New Tort Law, Fulton County Daily Report, August 23, 2005
Disputed practice still a courtroom fixture; Peremptory challenges survive calls for reform, decades of controversy, Dallas Morning News , August 23, 2005
Two lawyers go into a Starbucks, Capitol Times (Madison, WI), August 23, 2005
Everyone wants to untagle the medical malpractice mess-but balancing justice and medicine may be a risky procedure, Boston Globe, August 21, 2005
Everyone wants to untagle the medical malpractice mess-but balancing justice and medicine may be a risky procedure, Boston Globe, August 21, 2005
Merck feels the pain, The Record (NJ), August 20, 2005
Ethics lapses not trivial matter, experts say, Columbus Dispatch, August 18, 2005
Big tobacco, in court again. But the stock is still up, New York Times, August 13, 2005
The disappearing trial, Connecticut Law Tribune, August 8, 2005
Malpractice litigation wrongly blamed for inconsistent healthcare, Managed Care Weekly Digest, August 8, 2005
For same-sex couples hoping to wed, how do the legal odds stack up?; High-Court rules favor gay unions, Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA), August 2, 2005
ABA advocates innovations to American jury trial system, Lawyer's Weekly, July 23, 2005
Dyin' for a burger? It's on you; Many states enact laws forbidding health suits against food marketers, Boston Herald , July 18, 2005
Malpractice assumptions questioned, United Press International, July 16, 2005
Federal court to hear Ohio's bid to recoup $215M lost in hedge fund, Toledo Blade, July 13, 2005
Ken McClain gets every east Jackson County gadfly's panties in a wad. But he's really just a regular guy, Pitch Weekly (Kansas City KS & Kansas City MO), July 7, 2005
The food industry empire strikes back, New York Times , July 7, 2005
Vioxx on trial; Merck facing thousands of lawsuits, one at a time, The Record (Bergen County, NJ), July 3, 2005
The uncertain science of evidence: Some testimony from expert witnesses in criminal trials is having trouble standing up to tougher scrutiny from the courts, ABA Journal, July 2005
Idea of killing peremptories gets cool reception, Palm Beach Daily Business Review, June 27, 2005
Smokescreen: Despite the government's anti-smoking bluster, the big tobacco companies live a charmed life in Britain, especially in the courts, New Statesman, June 27, 2005
Tort Lobby Sharpens Its Aim on Hill, Legal Times , June 20, 2005
Jury finds heavy smoking to be grounds for eviction, Boston Globe , June 16, 2005
Can Focusing On Fitness Lighten Criticism Of Ads?, Adweek, June 13, 2005
A frivolous new bill ignores lessons learned from Rule 11 , Legal Times , June 13, 2005
Officials troubled by tobacco lawsuit , Sentinel & Enterprise, June 13, 2005
Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation making Illinois first in nation to ban dangerous child toy; provides news resource to parents to keep kids safe , US Fed News, June 8, 2005
Slavery and the Second Amendment, Atlanta Daily World, June 2, 2005
Tobacco buyout didn't end federal debate about tobacco, Associated Press , May 29, 2005
Justices in "awkward" spot, The Providence Journal , May 28, 2005
First graduating class; At FAMU law, blacks a minority, St. Petersburg Times , May 17, 2005
University of Wisconsin professor probes drop in trials, Wisconsin Law Journal, May 4, 2005
Racketeering trial against tobacco giants entering remedies phase, Associated Press, May 2, 2005
Speak not of Error--Does legal fear increase the risk of medical error?, Cato Institute Regulation magazine, Spring 2005 (PDF Only)
The Verdict On Juries: More States Are Adopting Jury Reforms, Freeing Jurors to Take Notes and Ask Questions, ABA Journal, April 25, 2005
Pa. Lawmaker Pushing to Protect Restaurants from Obesity Lawsuits, Associated Press , April 25, 2005
McSuit? Fat Chance , Reuters, April 21, 2005
Medical malpractice premiums: What's behind the rise in price?, Toledo Blade, April 11, 2005
The Other Perspective, Duluth News-Tribune, April 4, 2005
Study: Malpractice rates not tied to big awards; Professors say insurance crisis in Texas not from claims, but some doctors disagree, Houston Chronicle, March 31, 2005
DeKalb Judge Deals First Blow to Tort Reform Law, Fulton County Daily Report, March 23, 2005
When tradition, emotion and the law collide; On both sides, courts struggle with rationales, San Francisco Chronicle, March 20, 2005
Little testing, regulation for children's products
, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 2005
In settling suit over son's crib death, couple refuse to keep quiet,
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 2005
Food Makers Face Health Experts on Obesity, Boston Globe, March 18, 2005
Malpractice costs aren't a real crisis; Study: Claims don't lead to price increases, Tallahassee Democrat, March 16, 2005
Gay marriage: The great (legal) divide; Some courts cite a rights struggle, others reject that comparison, Sacramento Bee, March 16, 2005
Hunting down the facts on medical malpractice, Austin American-Statesman, March 14, 2005
New guidelines for eyewitness testimony; Photo arrays and lineups are being discouraged, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 13, 2005
False Diagnosis, New York Times, March 10, 2005
Malpractice Situation Not Dire, Study Finds , Washington Post, March 10, 2005
Texas Study Casts Doubt on Need for Tort Reform, Reuters, March 10, 2005
Malpractice verdicts not to blame for rising insurance premiums, study says, Associated Press, March 10, 2005
Malpractice Insurance: Lawsuits didn't rise, costs did, study says, Austin American-Statesman, March 10, 2005
Tobacco executive quits Dana-Farber board of trustees, Associated Press, March 8, 2005
Physician to represent self in court, Fort Worth Star Telegram, March 7, 2005
U.S. anti-obesity efforts found wanting, Washington Times, March 4, 2005
Flap ensues over hiring ex-jurors, Christian Science Monitor, March 2, 2005
Business wins big in Senate tort bill, Macon Telegraph, February 13, 2005
Malpractice cap may punish unemployed, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 6, 2005
Court Rules U.S. Can't Pursue $280 Billion as Tobacco Penalty, New York Times, February 5, 2005
Resnick unlikely to lose seat after DUI Arrest, experts say, Columbus Dispatch, February 3, 2005
State Cap on Damages Appeals to President, Los Angeles Times, February 3, 2005
Malpractice reform follies, Des Moines Register, January 28, 2005
Free speech vs. fat? First Amendment debates fast-food advertising, Boston Herald, January 27, 2005
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