Dumb Jurors Get Man Stabbed To Death
This criminal died because jurors are dumb.
Morning Docket: 10.03.12
* Yeah, about that huge bonus we were going to pay our ex-finance director — we realized how silly that was, so we’re not going to do that. Aww, don’t worry, Dewey & LeBoeuf, you’ll have plenty of other chances to look absurd. [Am Law Daily] * Not only is Samsung suing Apple for patent infringement, but the company is also trying to get a do over by getting Judge Lucy Koh to throw out the original billion-dollar verdict over jury foreman Velvin Hogan’s alleged misconduct. [Bloomberg] * “Small deals are easier to swallow, easier to integrate.” Regional firms like Carlton Fields and Adams and Reese are gobbling up smaller firms in what seems to be the latest trend in law firm merger mania activity. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * Douglas Arntsen, the former Crowell & Moring associate who had to be extradited from Hong Kong after embezzling $10.7M from clients, pleaded guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence. [New York Law Journal] * It’s tough to come up with appropriate whistleblower jokes given the background here. We’ll play it straight: Mike McQueary filed a defamation suit against Penn State, and he’s seeking $4M in damages. [ABC News] * Jose Godinez-Samperio, an undocumented immigrant, is fighting for the ability to practice law in Florida, but the members of the state Supreme Court are literally trying to make it into a “federal case.” [Washington Post]
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Samsung Appeals Billion-Dollar Verdict; Alleges Juror Misconduct
Samsung has appealed the Apple v. Samsung vervdict, and the company is claiming juror misconduct.
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A Sign That You Should Always Show Up for Jury Duty
Even though serving on a jury is considered an important civic duty, people in this country seem to loathe the mere idea of being forced to do it. And even though jury duty is something that is required by law, instead of just doing it, people would rather make jokes about others being too dumb to get out of it. One judge in Indiana is well aware of that fact, and he's on a mission to get people to serve willingly, lest they be forced to face some embarrassing consequences....
Morning Docket: 01.10.12
* In trying to resolve the Texas redistricting problem, the Supreme Court has come to a realization: everything really is bigger in that state, including its congressional delegation. [Los Angeles Times] * The Center for Constitutional Rights is suing to get video of the would-be 20th hijacker’s interrogations made public. Too bad no one really […]
