When presented with a case s/he has not tried, an appellate lawyer may discover that the record on appeal is in horrendous shape. Even if you are not an appellate lawyer, there is a lot you can do to help your client with a possible appeal. This article discusses a number of things a trial attorney can do to minimize the problems.
- November 25, 2008Paul L. Feinstein
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
November 25, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |How companies can effectively deal with employee embezzlement in order to optimize asset recovery.
November 25, 2008G. Michael BellingerSome baby boomers have come of age on the wrong side of the law, and the older prison population is burgeoning. Fortunately, Booker and its progeny have superseded the Sentencing Guidelines' strict limitations on leniency based on age and health.
November 25, 2008Evan A. JennessIn the past few years, attorneys and commentators had sought to establish the selective-waiver doctrine by proposing changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence. This in-depth analysis explains why.
November 25, 2008Jonathan S. Feld and Blake MillsRecent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
November 24, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Who's doing what; who's going where.
November 24, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Allegations of punitive damages can cast a heavy shadow on any litigation, and defendants in product liabilty cases are no strangers to tremendous punitive awards. That said, it is not difficult to understand why most defendants, at least early on, do not want to think about the potential for ' or size of ' a punitive damages award. Here's why.
November 24, 2008Michelle Hart YearyThree recent district court decisions ' from Minnesota, California and Florida ' have created a division in the federal courts on whether product liability claims against generic pharmaceutical manufacturers are preempted by federal law. An in-depth discussion.
November 24, 2008Alan Klein, Sharon L. Caffrey and Karen Shichman Crawford

