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Jury Deadlocked in Conrad Black Case

After nine days of deliberation and a three-month trial, a Chicago jury in the Conrad Black case told the judge today that it’s deadlocked. In a note sent to the judge in the federal case, and subsequently read in court, the jury said it can’t reach a unanimous verdict on…

Jul 10, 2007 10:42 PM CDT

Too Few Minorities in Manhattan Jury Pools

Whites are overrepresented in Manhattan jury pools, a study has found. Whites of all ethnicities make up 78 percent of potential jurors, even though they are only 54 percent of the population, according to a story about the study in the New York Times. Hispanics made up 6.3 percent of…

Jun 27, 2007 1:20 PM CDT

NYC Jury: Book Scheme Was a Scam

Counsel for Laura Albert said she met her contractual obligation. It didn’t matter that she wasn’t a male prostitute, her defense contended, nor that the book she wrote, “Sarah,” was actually fiction rather than non-fiction. She entered into a contract to sell Antidote International Films Inc. the movie rights to…

Jun 25, 2007 6:23 PM CDT

Another Big Defense Win in Paint Case

Now is apparently the time to be a defense lawyer representing a paint manufacturer in big-bucks litigation over injuries allegedly caused by lead-based products manufactured decades ago. Hard on the heels of recent defense victories in lead paint lawsuits in Missouri and New Jersey, a jury in Milwaukee, Wisc., found…

Jun 23, 2007 1:41 AM CDT

NYC Jurors Decide: Was Scheme to Portray Fiction as Non-Fiction a Scam?

Was a literary hoax a fraud? That is the question a federal jury in New York City began deciding today, in a case brought by a movie production company to recover money it paid writer Laura Albert for rights to her alleged non-fiction book “Sarah.” The problem is, Sarah was…

Jun 22, 2007 11:13 PM CDT

Sentencing Guidelines ‘Here to Stay’

A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday reinforces the impact of sentencing guidelines, deemed to be advisory in an opinion two years ago. The court held that appeals courts reviewing sentences imposed within the guidelines range may presume the penalty is reasonable. Rita v. United States, No. 06–5754 (PDF).…

Jun 22, 2007 12:29 PM CDT

Jury Deadlocked in Conrad Black Case

Too Few Minorities in Manhattan Jury Pools

NYC Jury: Book Scheme Was a Scam

Another Big Defense Win in Paint Case

NYC Jurors Decide: Was Scheme to Portray Fiction as Non-Fiction a Scam?

Sentencing Guidelines ‘Here to Stay’

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