Jury Duty
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Intellectual Property, iPhone, Jury Duty, Patents, Trademarks
Samsung Appeals Billion-Dollar Verdict; Alleges Juror Misconduct
Samsung has appealed the Apple v. Samsung vervdict, and the company is claiming juror misconduct. -
In-House Counsel, Jury Duty, Litigators, State Judges
Inside Straight: Turning Lawyers Into Liars
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann asks: Why do we create rules that force otherwise honest people to lie? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Abortion, Airplanes / Aviation, Defamation, Job Searches, Jury Duty, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Politics, Racism, Rape, Texas, Travel / Vacation, Unemployment, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 08.29.12
* “He’s stupid. I wouldn’t even count him as a Republican.” Many Republican women at the RNC wish that the men like Rep. Todd Akin would just shut up about abortion, rape, and contraception. [Reuters]
* Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the discrimination against minorities. A panel of judges on a D.C. federal court shot down the state’s redistricting plans for lack of compliance with the VRA. [Washington Post]
* A disgruntled Stanford Law graduate’s defamation and retaliation suit against the school was dismissed. Sorry, but it’s highly doubtful that a law professor blacklisted you from getting a job. [National Law Journal]
* “[T]here’s a surplus of attorneys and not enough jobs for it.” Lincoln Memorial’s president admits amid accreditation issues that perhaps it wasn’t the best time to open the Duncan Law. [Knoxville News Sentinel]
* “I don’t know if this was worth it, but I did have a good time in Cancun.” Skipping deliberations to go on vacation is a great way to earn yourself a trip to jail, but this girl got lucky. [Proof & Hearsay / Journal Sentinel]
* Continental faces a lawsuit after baggage handlers allegedly removed a sex toy from a passenger’s luggage and taped it outside the bag for the world to see. At least it wasn’t the TSA. [Courthouse News Service]
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California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, john quinn, Jury Duty, Legal Fee Voyeurism, Money, Patents, Technology, Trials
Apple v. Samsung: Where Do We Go Now?
We take a look back at the Apple v. Samsung trial, and where things will go from here… -
California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Patents
The Apple Samsung Verdict Is In
Apple Samsung verdict expected soon... -
Advertising, Allen & Overy, FTC, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.23.12
* Austin Tice, a Georgetown Law student, freelance journalist, and former Marine Corps officer, is missing in Syria. We hope he’s okay. [McClatchy] * The nightlife lawyer is already back in the news. He’s repping a new high-profile plaintiff: an NYC cop whose foot got run over by some d-bag in a Ferrari. Make it rain! [Jalopnik] * Former Allen & Overy partner Edward M. De Sear got arrested AGAIN on child pornography charges. We’ll definitely have more on this tomorrow. [The Record] * I understand wanting to eliminate viral ads targeted at kids, but who would I be without all those old Crossfire, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and “Hey, it could happen!” McDonald’s television ads? [Threat Level / Wired] * Jurors in Apple v. Samsung have been deliberating for two days now. I scream, you scream, we all scream — for a verdict. [CNET] * California’s state legislature passed an act that would force law enforcement to get a warrant before gathering GPS or other location-tracking data from cell phones. All you drug dealers, it’s time to re-up on a new burner. [Ars Technica] * I don’t think Esquire means what you think it means. Seriously. You can’t give yourself the title when your law license is suspended. No one cares if you read the magazine or own land. [WSJ Law Blog] -
California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Patents, Technology, Trials
Dispatch from Apple v. Samsung Closing Statements: The World is Watching
Chris Danzig attended closing arguments in Apple v. Samsung. The day did not disappoint, with stellar performances by top lawyers from Morrison & Foerster, Quinn Emanuel, and WilmerHale. -
Jury Duty, State Judges, Television
Best Way to Get Out of Jury Duty? Tell the Judge You've Got an Audition for 'Law & Order'
A Brooklyn judge delays an attempted murder trial so a juror can audition for a "Law & Order" spinoff show.... - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Jury Duty, Rank Stupidity, Screw-Ups, State Judges, Trials
Murder Trial Jury Selection Turns into Gossip Girls; Everyone Loses
Gossipy prospective jurors scuttle a high-profile murder trial in Florida. Keep your mouths shut, people! -
Cyberlaw, Department of Justice, Jury Duty, Military / Military Law, Technology, Trials
Finding an Impartial Jury For Bradley Manning Is Going to Be… Difficult
As the Bradley Manning court-martial continues stutter-stepping forward, the attorneys involved in the case struggle with jury selection. -
California, Deaths, Facebook, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Jury Duty, Non-Sequiturs, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 06.21.12
* Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola, has a very lawyerly license plate — and expired tags, too? [Deadspin] * In other sports law news, Darren Heitner says at least one football helmet manufacturer should be afraid, be very afraid, of concussion litigation. [Forbes] * A pop culture blogger, Jenni Maier, is rudely awakened to the boring, sexless, receding-hairline-filled real world of jury duty. [Crushable] * A pair of former Lawyers of the Day, Michael Tein and Guy Lewis, are in trouble again — this time for allegedly acting “recklessly and unprofessionally” towards the judge in a wrongful death case they were handling. [Miami Herald] * The Minnesota Supreme Court rules that a Mortuary Science student was legally flunked for making fun (on Facebook) of the cadaver she had to dissect. Chalk up another point to the Facebook Fun Police. [City Pages] * Senior U.S. District Judge Robert J. Kelleher, the oldest serving federal judge, died at 99 in California. [Associated Press] -
California, Cars, Jury Duty
Chris Draws Jury Duty in the Suburbs: You Know What, It Wasn't So Bad…
Jury duty in the suburbs of California is way better than jury duty in Oakland, or probably any major city… -
Crime, Deaths, Jury Duty, Kids, Media and Journalism, Nancy Grace, Television, Trials
Trials and Error: The Casey Anthony Case
So what was that Casey Anthony case all about anyway? Here's a short primer.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Election Law, John Edwards, Jury Duty, Trials, White-Collar Crime
Breaking: John Edwards Verdict Is In
The jury in the John Edwards prosecution has reached a verdict. What did they decide? -
Baseball, Jury Duty, Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Sports, Trials
Quote of the Day: And Steroids Are Obviously a Critical Tool of the American Baseball System
Coffee is essential during trials -- how else are the jurors supposed to stay awake? -
Harvard, Jury Duty, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies
The Harvard Law Exam That Requires You To Apply Lessons From ‘12 Angry Men’
The HLS exam that a film critic could pass... -
Deaths, Jury Duty, Labor / Employment, Lexis-Nexis, LexisNexis / Lexis-Nexis, Non-Sequiturs, Paul Clement, Sexual Harassment, Suicide, Twittering, Videos
Non-Sequiturs: 04.26.12
* Paul Clement is a beast, is basically what it comes down to. [The Daily Beast] * This is probably the grossest, most pornographic employment discrimination/sexual harassment/defamation lawsuit I’ve seen. Maybe fans of 50 Shades of Grey (affiliate link) might find it compelling. The writing in the lawsuit is probably better… [Courthouse News] * Predictive coding is good. Now it’s bad. Now it’s good. Make up your mind! [Law Technology News] * A touching obituary about a first-year Reed Smith associate who recently took his own life. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] * Elie was on Fox News late last night (video embed after the jump). He brought the funny. The hosts of the show… not so much. They did bring the racist, though. [Red Eye] * If you ever get in trouble for tweeting or blogging about jury duty, Davis Oscar Markus is the guy to call. [Miami Herald] * LexisNexis recently unveiled its new, ginormous legal e-book library. It’s just like a normal law library, except you don’t have to ask the pesky law librarian for help. [LexisNexis] (Embedded Elie, after the jump.) -
Cellphones, Jury Duty, Media and Journalism, Murder, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Trials, Twittering
Another Mistrial Declared After Modern Technology Unacceptably Intrudes into Court
A reporter's in-court cellphone gaffe leads to a murder case mistrial… -
California, Facebook, Jury Duty, Reader Polls, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
There Has Got to be a Better Way to Keep Jurors Off Facebook
Hey, jurors, turn your phones off. Turn them off! -
Jury Duty, Screw-Ups
When an 'Innocent' Attempt to Avoid Jury Duty Goes Horribly Wrong
When you call in to the radio to tell the story of jury duty shenanigans, you never know who is listening…