Sentences with phrase «include civil jury»

Representative matters include civil jury trials and bench trials in both state and federal court; complex civil litigation involving the energy industry, including defense of class actions; condemnations and surface damage disputes; and appellate work.

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Just a few of these include: restrictions trial by jury, DNA databases, ID cards, a Civil Contingency Act that gives the government the power to rule by decree, control orders, the Religious Hatred Bill and a definition of glorifying terrorism that was drafted so widely that the Irish Taiseoch was reckoned to be at serous risk of annual prosecution commemorating the Easter Rising.

Pedro Almodovar's jury, which included the likes of Jessica Chastain, Will Smith, and Paolo Sorrentino, also named Sophia Coppola best director for The Beguiled, a remake of the 1971 Civil War drama - thriller.

Nor shall anything herein be construed to deprive courts of their power, by civil contempt proceedings, without a jury, to secure compliance with or to prevent obstruction of, as distinguished from punishment for violations of, any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command of the court in accordance with the prevailing usages of law and equity, including the power of detention.

A recent decision of Mew J., provides an excellent, comprehensive, summary of the law on civil jury trials including the law pertaining to the fundamental right to a jury trial and a detailed discussion of the law pertaining to a judge's discretion to strike a jury notice.

Over the years, Tom has served in various capacities for national, state, and local bar associations, including as co-chair of the Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia from1993 to 1998, which resulted in publication of the Standardized Civil Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia, 1998 revision.

A Vermont native raised in Burlington, Lucas has extensive experience in criminal law and civil litigation, with courtroom experience that includes over 30 jury trials.

Such rules of civil practice include guidelines as to the type of information that is acceptable by a jury or judge, the method of presentation of the information, and by what standards of proof a judgment will be made based on the information.

She has represented numerous individuals in both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in both criminal and civil matters and has experience in all phases of the litigation process in white collar and federal criminal matters, as well as government and internal investigations, including pre-indictment advocacy, grand jury investigations, complex bail proceedings, pretrial motions, motions in limine, jury selection, trials, sentencing, restitution, forfeiture, and other post-conviction proceedings.

Ten states included provisions protecting the civil jury in their early Constitutions or Bills of Rights.

Failure to appear in court at a designated time and place applies to all types of court appearances, including traffic court, jury duty, civil cases and criminal cases.

Fortune 500 companies, corporate executives and high - ranking public officials retain us for representation in internal corporate investigations; government investigations, including grand jury, congressional and inspector general investigations; criminal litigation, including trials and appeals; and related civil and administrative proceedings, including qui tam actions.

He presided over a range of civil jury trials and cases including personal injury, medical malpractice, professional malpractice and employment discrimination.

During those years, she handled all aspects of litigation in civil and criminal cases, including bench and jury trials, all aspects of motion practice and discovery, settlement and plea agreements, and general legal counseling.

(c) The justice presiding over a jury of 6 session shall have and exercise all powers and duties which a justice sitting in the superior court department has and may exercise in the trial and disposition of civil cases including the power to report questions of law to the appeals court.

She assisted judges in all phases of both civil and criminal litigation, which included preparing draft decisions, legal memoranda, and proposed jury instructions.

John has also personally handled six pro bono civil actions, including a pro bono jury trial.

Commercial Litigation — Lead attorney in international fraud and breach of contract action resolved in client's favor on summary judgment including recovery of all attorneys» fees; Served as first - chair defending a loan servicer in complex civil litigation involving declaratory judgment action and cross-claims for commercial torts; Second chair for seven day jury trial involving claims for indemnification and statutory business conspiracy; Won summary judgment as the lead counsel on behalf of a charitable trust in litigation over a commercial lease termination; Represented financial institutions in commercial tort actions; Represented finance company in AAA Arbitration.

California Civil Jury Instruction 3920 states that if an award is made to a personal injury victim and that victim is married, the jury must also decide how much money will reasonably compensate the victim's husband or wife for «the loss of companionship and services» (also known as «loss of consortium») includJury Instruction 3920 states that if an award is made to a personal injury victim and that victim is married, the jury must also decide how much money will reasonably compensate the victim's husband or wife for «the loss of companionship and services» (also known as «loss of consortium») includjury must also decide how much money will reasonably compensate the victim's husband or wife for «the loss of companionship and services» (also known as «loss of consortium») including:

Jay has presented more than 70 cases to jury, including: felony prosecution, criminal defense, civil defense and civil plaintiff cases.

In addition, the practice offers significant experience in class actions and complex commercial litigation, including civil and criminal cases before juries and judges in multiple jurisdictions, avoiding a full trial whenever possible — but successfully trying cases where necessary.

The firm's successes include the top patent infringement award ever issued by a U.S. jury; the nation's first civil liability verdict against a foreign bank for providing material financial support to terrorists; and one of the top business fraud verdicts ever awarded in Dallas County.

Represents individuals, including public officials, lobbyists, and high - level state administrators, as well as businesses, in state and federal criminal investigations and grand jury proceedings; clients accused by the government of fraud; students accused of sexual misconduct; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America «Lawyer of the Year» in Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense; listed in Best Lawyers in White - Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Law categories.

I have specialized in a broad spectrum of civil litigation for plaintiffs and defendants including personal injury cases from car accidents to defamation and a vast number of business and real estate disputes, most tried before judge, jury or arbitrator.

He began his legal career as a judicial law clerk to Judge Maurice Louik in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Civil Division, doing civil jury and nonjury trial work and general practice, including divorce work in the Family Divisions and Domestic Relations sections of Western PennsylvCivil Division, doing civil jury and nonjury trial work and general practice, including divorce work in the Family Divisions and Domestic Relations sections of Western Pennsylvcivil jury and nonjury trial work and general practice, including divorce work in the Family Divisions and Domestic Relations sections of Western Pennsylvania.

This guidebook includes 74 articles about how to best to prepare and try a complex civil case for bench and jury trials.

For more great stuff, including why our judges love the civil jury system, get the Center for Justice & Democracy's new BRIEFING BOOK, TORT LITIGATION AND JURIES: BY THE NUMBERS.

He provides pre-trial, trial and post-trial civil litigation support in federal and Florida state court, including drafting and arguing complex pre-trial motions, case - dispositive motions, jury instructions, and post-trial motions.

Our experience includes disposal of actions, including putative class actions, at the earliest stages of the litigation, as well as bench and jury trials of major class and mass actions and high dollar individual civil and criminal cases.

These include courtroom procedure, the judicial officer himself or herself and other participants (whether present in the courtroom or not), such as criminal defendants, civil litigants, lawyers, court staff, witnesses, juries, government agencies, the media and observers.

[**] I bracket for the moment how we consider, in terms of assessing «justice,» the civil verdict that necessarily included a jury finding that Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman but that did not impose criminal punishment, or the absurdly long sentence Simpson received in 2008 for the events in Nevada, which everyone sees as having impermissibily taken the murders into account.

We represent plaintiffs or defendants in jury and non-jury trials and in appeals on commercial issues including corporate and securities transactions, toxic tort, products and product liability, construction, civil rights, employment, media, entertainment, real estate, takings and project development.

Over the course of Martin's career, which includes over 150 jury trials, he has represented large corporations, political figures and high - profile sports and entertainment clients on a variety of complex civil and white collar crime matters before state and federal courts, in administrative hearings and in arbitrations.

Chair of the firm's Litigation Group, Robert Levy's practice includes jury and non-jury trial preparation and trials with emphasis upon complex civil and criminal matters including Labor and Employment Defense, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Criminal Litigation and Civil Rights Litigacivil and criminal matters including Labor and Employment Defense, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Criminal Litigation and Civil Rights LitigaCivil Rights Litigation.

Additionally, when a matter can not, or should not be settled, she has substantial trial and courtroom experience in broad - based U.S. state and federal criminal matters, and related civil litigation, including more than 50 jury and court trials.

In the first trial against the town and seven officers, the jury rejected nearly all of the plaintiffs» claims, including the civil rights conspiracy.

As an author, Bruce has written several publications including «Chapter 55, Industrial (Heavy) Machinery,» Matthew Bender Products Liability Practice Guide, 1988; and «Anatomy of a Civil Jury Trial,» 1992.

Required by law includes, but is not limited to, court orders and court - ordered warrants; subpoenas or summons issued by a court, grand jury, a governmental or tribal inspector general, or an administrative body authorized to require the production of information; a civil or an authorized investigative demand; Medicare conditions of participation with respect to health care providers participating in the program; and statutes or regulations that require the production of information, including statutes or regulations that require such information if payment is sought under a government program providing public benefits.

The provision would extend the powers and rights of audience of DCWs by enabling them to conduct: - summary trials in magistrates» courts; - certain proceedings in magistrates» courts, including proceedings relating to offences triable only on indictment by a judge and jury at the crown court; - applications and other proceedings relating to «preventative civil orders» such as anti-social behaviour orders; and - certain proceedings (other than criminal proceedings) assigned to the director of public prosecutions by the attorney general under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, s 3 (2)(g).

By lifting that procedural bar, JASTA makes sovereign States, including those of the European Union, subject to the full weight of American civil procedure, including pre-trial discovery, trial by jury, attorneys fees etc..

In addition, this course will highlight a number of specialized topics including the role of juries in deciding civil disputes, the ethical responsibilities of the litigation attorney, and the development of alternative dispute resolution systems.

The hallmark of the firm is integrity and skilled representation and a strong tradition of successful litigation which includes a number of multimillion - dollar jury verdicts in civil trials.

These problems may include weather issues, terrorist attacks, civil unrest, strikes, jury duty, an accident en route to your trip departure point, and more.

The jury's verdict included the awarding of more than $ 5 million in civil damages.