Dogs in the Courtroom: The Increasingly Widespread Use of Facility Dog’s in Courtrooms
What is a Facility Dog? A facility dog is placed with an individual who will use the facility dog within […]
Litigation & Procedure
Do Clerks of Court Interpret Law and Should They?
Clerks of court have not only been interpreting the law for over 200 years but applying it too.
Another round of player v. Goodell
Should the NFL suspend players for off-field conduct, or should it leave that determination to individual teams?
Corporate Coffee: A daunting, yet avoidable, danger.
One woman’s tragic coffee spill resulted in severe burns to her midsection and a lawsuit against Starbucks.
Mickelson may testify in insider trading case
After paying back profits from a lucrative stock trade, Mickelson is named in the witness list of a notorious sports gambler in an insider trading trial.
The textbook case of highway robbery.
How the ever-growing cost of textbooks is impacting education in the United States and the scheme employed by book publishers to keep their pockets lined with cash.
Suits against Harvard and MIT for failure to make websites accessible under the ADA survive motions to dismiss
Universities are coming under fire for not making their website accessible, opening up potential liability under the ADA and Rehabilitation Act.
Spill coffee, hit the jackpot?
A recent lawsuit filed by a North Carolina police officer burned by hot coffee echoes the famous story of Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants.
N.C. Court of Appeals to hear argument over Terps’ exit fee dispute with the ACC [Updated]
The University of Maryland’s appeal of a Guilford County trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss is slated to go before the North Carolina Court of Appeals on September 26, 2013.
Rules of engagement [rings]
Mario Williams may not be able to force his ex-fiancée to return his engagement ring, depending on the approach employed by the Texas courts.
“Storage Wars” Lawsuit Uses an Old Statute to Question the “Reality” of a Popular TV Show
A contestant from “Storage Wars” has filed suit against the show’s producers alleging the show is anything but nonfiction. The
Insane Clown Posse: “We’re doing the American thing – we’re suing”
Would you consider a “wicked clown” a gang threat or a bad Halloween costume? Fans of rap-metal duo Insane Clown
Third and Long: The Former Players’ Lawsuit Against the NFL Illuminates Major Issues but has Serious Legal Flaws
In August 2011, seven former professional football players brought a lawsuit against the National Football League, claiming the League had
Does Tort Liability have a Place in Baseball?
Nicolaus Mills, Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College, recently wrote an opinion piece for CNN’s focusing on the dangers