Today in 1783, the Preliminary Articles of Peace, which served as the framework for the final Treaty of Paris, were ratified by the Continental Congress.

Self-defense doesn’t mean repeatedly shooting the same person.

Paris Hilton is being sued for negligently failing to protect loaned jewelry from thieves, and then failing to return it to the owners once recovered.

Court found mental disability in a woman who refused medical treatment for her leg infection because she thought swelling was caused by machine that the President controlled.

Editor’s Note:  Please welcome today’s special guest blogger Charles Rose.  Charles is the Director for the Center for Excellence in Advocacy, and Professor…

Several federal and state government entities are currently embroiled in a legal battle over where to store the nation’s nuclear waste.

You can limit your search to verdicts (and exclude settlements) in the database “XX-JV” (XX represents two letter state abbreviations) by adding…

A wife has a right to work outside of the home, and may keep the money that she earns from doing so.

Roberts v. Cole (U.S.D.C., E.D. Texas) Jury awards prisoner $16M for excessive force by correctional officers 2011 WL 321994 Verdict Summary 2009 WL…

A trial is a public event; what transpires in the courtroom is public property.
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Alaujan, 593 F. Supp.2d 319 (D. Mass. 2009)