... in design defect cases. After Potter, the Maryland Court of Appeals and the supreme courts of Kansas, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Wisconsin all refused to adopt §2(b).14 These decisions are remarkable because ... of reading or hearing warnings-likewise makes it seem that products are safe for almost unlimited uses. Moreover, plaintiff lawyers need to recognize that much of the opposition to the consumer-expectation test stems from the notion that the evaluation of product design or warning ...
November 18, 2008 03:01 pm

Balkinization Blog Post

(Balkinization)
... . I watched as he pivoted from politician to president, as the paean to our history that had inspired Obama's supporters in New Hampshire became a sobering reminder of the enormous challenges the nation now faces. "Yes we can" was once a muscular ... funded, more precisely planned, and better organized than any in recent memory. Over the course of the day, thousands of lawyers, field staff, and volunteers reported the problems they were seeing in polling places across the country. A sophisticated ...
November 18, 2008 12:18 pm

Dan Rather Lawsuit Progresses

(TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime)
... Rather has uncovered evidence to support that claim. [more ...] Among the materials ... are internal CBS memorandums turned over to his lawyers, showing that network executives used Republican operatives to vet the names of potential members of a panel that had been billed ... of CBS News. According to her notes, one potential panel member, Warren Rudman, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, was deemed a less-than-ideal candidate over fears by some that he would not "mollify the right." ...
November 17, 2008 08:21 pm

Legal News - LexBlogosphere: 11/13/08

(Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs)
... Constitution Society in their ACS Blog When David Fought Goliath, David Won - Chicago lawyer Patrick J. Lamb of Valorem Law Group at his blog, In Search of Perfect Client ... Networking Sites Like Facebook Off-Limits or Untapped Treasure Trove? - Hartford lawyer Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog ... editor at Total Bankruptcy in their Bankruptcy Blog Civil unions for opposite sex couples? - Manchester lawyer Kysa Crusco in her New Hampshire Family Law Blog
November 14, 2008 01:00 am
... , who's only 69, but who complains to friends that he hates Washington and just wants to flee home to New Hampshire, where he can wrap himself in scratchy blankets and sit by the fire reading books in his unheated cabin." Greenburg ... . She's focused and engaged during the arguments, asking questions and, as she did yesterday, giving assists to struggling lawyers who are withering under cross-examinations from more conservative justices.... And Souter, according to some of his colleagues, loves the ...
November 11, 2008 10:58 am
... bonus to cover travel and other expenses between Marcum's home in New Hampshire and the company's headquarters in Richmond, Va., it was the language in Marcum's ... control provisions that really made us pay attention. I'll leave it up to the lawyers to figure out whether the language in Marcum's contract means he'll ... keep the equipment that we've footnoted about before. Over at FootnotedPro we have a new post up about the impact of margin calls that includes a spreadsheet of October margin calls ...
November 10, 2008 04:00 pm

History

(The Uncivil Litigator)
... m just going to spit out the simple facts as I recall them. I was in Nevada for the election, as a member of Obama's volunteer lawyer corps. Our mission was to monitor individual precincts for any election law irregularities or violations, up to and including ... about, when a string of eastern and southern results came in, some for Obama. Then came Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, at which point I began writing back to friends, "It's over." On the ground, we volunteers could barely contain ourselves ...
November 7, 2008 04:08 am
... lawyers who busted their tail (on both sides) making America a barely functional democracy: In Ohio, New Hampshire and Virginia, lawyers scrambled to file court documents in election-related lawsuits. But in most states, lawyers were working ... as improper signage in Florida, missing absentee ballots in California and a shortage of interpreters for Asian-American voters in New York's Chinatown. Thanks to all who volunteered their time. Nonetheless, a plethora of shenanigans ensued: Jon Greenbaum, ...
November 5, 2008 07:19 pm
... dramatic greenhouse gas reductions. Fighting climate change will require sacrifices from all New Yorkers. Yellow cab fleet owners should be no exception. We are dismayed ... federal standards. In practice this is so foolish that it's silly. Would New Jersey or New Hampshire sue New York over clean air coming across the state ... understand the loyalty issues consider how you would feel about your personal injury lawyer taking gifts from State Farm or Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Consider how you ...
November 3, 2008 10:15 am
... a divorce. It doesn't matter if you live in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire or any other state or country when children are involved. Any parent who cares about ... these types of divorce effects on their children. Looking back as a Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer who went through this contemplation for my own children, I have greater insight than ... can start adjusting his mindset. Bill also talks to a Rhode Island lawyer who tells him that it doesn't matter when he files because he is looking ...
November 1, 2008 01:35 pm
... defeat in 2000. Had Gore simply carried either Tennessee (his home state), New Hampshire, or New Mexico, he would have won the election. Furthermore, even if the several thousand voters who supported Nader in Florida had instead voted for Gore, he still would have ... does not inspire confidence or hope. Postscript: Matt Gonzalez has a very impressive history as a progressive lawyer and politician. You can read more about him on this webpage: Gonzalez biography on Nader website. ...
November 1, 2008 11:30 am
... , it looks like Sen. Obama will safely carry all of the states that Sen. Kerry did in 2004, with the possible exception of New Hampshire, a state that has a special political relationship with Sen. John McCain. Polls also indicate that Senator McCain will carry ... was decided by the nine-member Supreme Court, where the odd number of Justices doesn't result in ties. Ed Walters is a lawyer and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Fastcase, Inc., a legal research company based in Washington, D.C. ...
October 28, 2008 08:20 pm
... the earliest to so stride, they are too late. One of the loyal readers to this daily blog has brought my attention to an event dating back to July in which, it would appear New Hampshire resident, James C., 49, (hereinafter, the "Defendant") got a really early start at wearing his ... is the senior criminal defense attorney at the firm of Altman & Altman, P.C. A former prosecutor in New York, he has worked as a defense attorney in Boston over 18 years. He frequently provides ...
October 27, 2008 11:22 am

Smart Work Zones Helps Drivers Avoid Traffic

(Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog)
... exit. According to the Department of Transportation, the Smart Zone website attracts about 3,000 hits per day. Technology helps commuters avoid traffic, New Hampshire Union Leader, October 13, 2008 Web Resource Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) & Technology, US Department of Transportation Our Massachusetts highway accident attorneys can represent you in court if you have been involved in a car accident ...
October 23, 2008 03:38 pm

Good Divorce Lawyers find the Devil in the Details!

(Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer Tips for You)
... coverage, etc.. Though my experience with law has been limited to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire, one consistent factor has presented itself in each jurisdiction. Clients and people representing themselves ("Pro ... lawyer goes well beyond simply knowing the laws of the jurisdiction regarding divorce and domestic relations. Good divorce lawyers have honed their skills by looking at the details. It is often said that the "devil is in the details" and nothing could be truer ...
October 22, 2008 12:02 am
... Raymond did during the 2002 phone-jamming incident when he jammed the get-out-the-vote phone lines run by the New Hampshire Democrats and some local firefighters. Phone blasts Political operatives could launch targeted voter-disenfranchisement campaigns ... Democrats were supposed vote the day after. Monday's report - by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Century Foundation, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Common Cause - predicts the same tactics will go high-tech ...
October 20, 2008 10:40 pm

Legal News - LexBlogosphere: 10/15/08

(Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs)
... my last midterm. Enjoy. Preparing for Your Child's Financial Future - New Hampshire lawyer David Austin of Burke & Eisner in the firm's Cerebral Palsy Law ... Law Report What Will Happen To Capital Gains Tax Rates On Early Stage Investments? - Seattle lawyer Joseph M. Wallin on Davis Wright Tremaine's Corporate Finance Law ... Distress By School Principal Pursuant to General Statues § 52-557n(a)(2) - Milford lawyer Warren Holcomb of Berchem, Moses & Devlin on the firm's Connecticut Education Law ...
October 16, 2008 01:13 am
... her passengers were not injured. The pair on motorcycles, Tracy and Lisa Talbert, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, were taken to South New Hampshire Medical Center. Although the condition of the two cyclists from Massachusetts was unknown over the weekend, witnesses say they were wearing ... Telegraph, October 11, 2008 If you have been injured in a motorcycle crash and would like to file a Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Crash Claim or Lawsuit, then contact our Massachusetts motorcycle accident lawyers.
October 15, 2008 05:29 pm

Massachusetts Considering 1-93 Commuter Bus Lane

(Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog)
The Boston Herald reports that transportation officials Massachusetts and New Hampshire received a report recommending a "bus-on-shoulder" system as the best strategy for reducing traffic congestion on Interstate 93. Passengers would be picked up by ... between Boston and Manchester worry that this study could disrupt their plans and prevent economic growth in southern New Hampshire. Rail travel is still a possibility, although cost was a major factor in considering the bus-on-shoulder option. The ...
October 14, 2008 05:46 pm
... her bedroom and chased him out the window. Defendant 1 is currently being held at the Hampshire County House of Correction in Northampton, awaiting trial on charges out of Ware. Tuesday, ... As he reached his next door neighbor's home, he made a new discovery…police officers waiting with the Commonwealth's bracelets of shame. Nature took its ... criminal defense attorney at the firm of Altman & Altman, P.C. A former prosecutor in New York, he has worked as a defense attorney in Boston over 18 years. ...
October 13, 2008 01:21 pm
 
 

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