On March 3, 2009 the United States Supreme Court ruled a damaging verdict to the pharmaceutical industry and a good verdict for consumers. A 6-3 decisional vote by the Supreme Court in the case of Wyeth vs. Levine upheld the right for patients to sue drug manufacturers for complications arising from the use of a [...]
Plessy v. Ferguson became one of the most famous instances in the history of the United States. In reference to the court conclusion, distinct but equal adaptations for whites and blacks were legitimate, that conflicts the defenses that were certain by the Fourteenth Amendment. Homer Adolph Plessy, one-eighth African American man in 1892 got on [...]
Baltimore City Department of Social Services v Bouknight, 488 U.S. 1301 (1988)          A three month old infant was admitted for treatment in a hospital. It became apparent that the mother, Jackie Bouknight may have maltreated the infant. Consequently, the Department of Social Services (DSS) petitioned the Court to declare the child as a “child [...]
(By tatar job | Tribune chitral Bureau 11:08 AM EST, March 4, 2009 citral – The Supreme Court today upheld the right of patients who are hurt by a prescription or over-the-counter drug to sue the drug maker for damages. The 6-3 decision rejected a strong move by the Bush administration and the pharmaceutical industry [...]
Recently I had a Federal judge reject my attempts to keep a client on death row from being executed. I was appointed to represent the defendant after he had lost his trial; lost his appeal in state court; and lost his attempt to convince the trial judge to find his case constitutionally flawed pursuant to [...]
Slip and fall cases may seem like straightforward personal injury lawsuits, but the underlying case is often more complex than may meet the eye. A 2005 law suit, which made it all the way to the New York State Supreme Court, exhibits both the severity of slip and fall injuries and the potential complexity of [...]
While they can get re-elected over and over, it is no sure thing. With the Supreme Court, the Justices serve for life. This gives them a unique opportunity to greatly influence society over a significant amount of time. Since they are not elected to the position, they also have more freedom to rule as they [...]
While the Courts have never brightly defined under the law who actually has a right to own a firearm, for decades the presumption has always been that there is no individual right bestowed upon the citizens of this country. However, things may soon change if some have their way. The Second Amendment to the United [...]
The United Kingdom has three legal systems. English law, which applies in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland law, which applies in Northern Ireland, are based on common-law principles. Scots law, which applies in Scotland, is a pluralistic system based on civil-law principles, with common law elements dating back to the High Middle Ages. The [...]
So you moved into your new home and it was your pride and joy – for a few days. Then you noticed that the cabinet doors weren’t always flush, the plumbing started talking to you, the floorboards creaked – and suddenly the dream was a nightmare. Fortunately in these cases of this type, unlucky home-owners [...]
Lifting the District of Columbia’s Gun Ban is Wrong! The Supreme Court Justices should not allow ideology to pale the beauty of the U.S. Constitution by ignoring the context of history and the “will†of the District of Columbia’s “disenfranchised†people. The ongoing Supreme Court arguments and ruling on whether to lift the District’s Gun [...]
