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Prejudicial Evidence?
Feb 8, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
Evidence is not unfairly prejudicial simply because…
Court’s Power to Sanction
Feb 7, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
Court’s inherent power to sanction is not a broad reservoir of power, ready at the imperial hand, …
“Really Mean” and “Really Stupid?”
Feb 6, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
Terms “really mean” and “really stupid,” as they were applied in TXO in evaluating propriety of ratio between compensatory and punitive damages,
Man’s Share of the Blame
Feb 3, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
Where God and man collaborate in causing flood damage, …
Great Balls of…toilet paper?
Feb 2, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
State presented insufficient evidence that defendant, who threw balls of wet toilet paper at correction officer, attempted to cause injury by means of a dangerous instrument to support conviction for attempted assault in the second degree; …
Summary Judgment Misnomer
Feb 1, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
Term “summary judgment” is something of a misnomer; it suggests judicial process that is simple, abbreviated, and inexpensive, …
Twin Justice
Jan 31, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
Since one twin was ordered by court to give handwriting samples after being arrested for using stolen credit card, …
“…no such thing as a free lunch…”
Jan 30, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
Negotiation of class counsel’s attorneys’ fees is not exempt from truism that …
A “well-recognized fact”
Jan 27, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
It is a well-recognized fact that big persons …
Fictitious Claims
Jan 26, 2012 By: Westlaw Insider
Claims that are “essentially fictitious,” thus warranting dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, include those that allege …
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