Sentences with phrase «state appellate opinions»

In a post here last April, I wrote about Justia's launch of a free service providing daily summaries of federal and state appellate opinions, daily.justia.com.

As I wrote here earlier today, beginning in January, Fastcase will collaborate with Public.Resource.Gov to launch the Report of Current Opinions, a weekly release of all federal and state appellate opinions available for anyone to use without restriction.

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Randall G. Bennett is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the Tennessee School Boards Association where he provides general legal opinions to local boards of education, superintendents and TSBA staff on school governanace issues, organizes and presents at seminars and training events, prepares and files amicus briefs in appellate cases affecting public schools, monitors current litigation and changes in state and federal law, and supervises the Association's Policy Department, A former school board member and police officer, Mr. Bennett obtained his law degree from Nashville School of Law.

RECOP will include all federal and state supreme and appellate opinions issued beginning Jan. 1, 2011.

The site's founder, Harry Zeitlin, tells me that they have already collected a large number of state supreme and appellate court briefs and matching opinions, which they are actively adding to the database.

Starting in 2011, Public.Resource.Org, an organization devoted to putting government documents in the public domain, will begin a weekly release of HTML versions of all slip and final opinions of the appellate and supreme courts of all 50 states and the federal government.

And so it is with Google's entry into the legal research field with its announcement yesterday that Google Scholar now allows users to search full - text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state appellate and trial courts.

Earlier this month, one state's appellate court issued a written opinion in a medical malpractice case that required the court to determine whether the single doctor named as a defendant should be able to introduce evidence that there had originally been several other doctors named as defendants, but they had all settled with the plaintiff before the case reached trial.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a personal injury case that raises interesting and important issues for Florida slip - and - fall accident victims.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a personal injury case that illustrates the importance of following all procedural and court rules in South Florida medical malpractice cases.

Recently, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a personal injury lawsuit that was filed against a Florida nursing home.

Their independent variable was readability, as measured by the Flesch Reading Ease score calculated by Microsoft Word.127 For federal appellate and state supreme court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for federal or state court, standard of review, presence of a dissenting opinion (present or absent), and readability of the opinion deciding the appeal.

First, readability scores for federal appellate court opinions and state supreme court opinions were similar.131 Second, readability scores from U.S. Supreme Court opinions were lower than opinions from the other courts.132 Third, briefs from U.S. Supreme Court cases had lower readability scores than briefs from the other courts.133 Finally, at the U.S. Supreme Court level, the opinion readability scores were significantly lower than the brief readability scores.134

Better yet, describe the argument you want to support with case law, or ask if there's an appellate case that states the exact legal opinion you want.

A dozen judges (nine federal judges) have used it, including in opinions for the Fifth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Kentucky, several federal district courts and state appellate courts.

Currently, Google Scholar allows you to search and read published opinions of US state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950, US federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since...

There are forums for every state appellate court and state appellate judge, and forums for state appellate court opinions.

A large number of federal appellate courts state on the face of their precedential opinions that the date on which the opinion issued is the date on which the case was decided.

State courts need not precisely adopt the Rule 702 / Daubert standard; once the highest level New York Court of Appeals reviews Nonnon v. City of New York, for example, it could endorse opinions, like those of the appellate division's dissenters, who have applied a rigorous version of the Frye test to personal injury claims.

Disagreeing with the dissent, the majority opinion stated that no Texas appellate court had recognized the cause of action.

Recently, a state appellate court issued a written opinion dismissing a plaintiff's complaint against the defendant, based on the fact that the...

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a personal injury case discussing when summary judgment is appropriate in a car accident case involving the payment of future medical expenses.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a personal injury case that raises interesting and important issues for...

In the majority opinion, Circuit Judge Moore stated that the court granted rehearing to reaffirm the limits of appellate review, including review of claim construction issues in light of Teva Pharms., Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 135 S. Ct. 831 (2015).

In Tuesday's opinion, written by appellate Judge Janice Rogers Brown on behalf of the three - judge panel, she referred to the constant back - and - forth as «Sisyphean labor,» stating that the case must be brought to a close in «the interest of procedural fairness and judicial finality.»

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a case alleging that the state department of transportation was negligent in allowing an orange construction barrel to obstruct a lane of traffic.

A Westlaw search reveals that «schmo» has appeared more than a handful of times in federal district court opinions and in the appellate rulings of various state courts.

The state appellate court that heard the initial appeal refused to give as much deference to the defendant's employee's opinion that the road was safe, and it ruled that the plaintiff's presentation of the photographic and documentary evidence of the hazardous condition of the roadway was sufficient for her personal injury claim to be heard by a jury.

So far, only three published studies have analyzed the association between brief readability and case outcome, 50 and no studies have analyzed that association in the trial courts, where most lawyers practice.51 Long and Christensen sampled 882 appellate briefs from the Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and state supreme courts.52 Their dependent variable was the outcome of the appeal (affirmed or reversed), while their independent variable was readability measured by the Flesch Reading Ease score as calculated by Microsoft Word.53 For federal appellate and state supreme court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for federal or state court, standard of review, presence of a dissenting opinion, and readability of the opinion deciding the appeal.54 For United States Supreme Court briefs, the researchers coded control variables for constitutional issue, criminal or civil case, presence of a dissenting opinion, and opinion readability.55 They found no statistically significant correlation between readability and outcome in the briefs in their study.56

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued an interesting opinion in a case discussing an important issue that often arises in Florida personal injury cases.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a personal injury case involving several interesting issues that are relevant for Florida accident victims.

Recently, a state appellate court issued a written opinion dismissing a plaintiff's complaint against the defendant, based on the fact that the plaintiff concealed prior injuries that he had suffered.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a wrongful death case brought by the parents of a student who died while horseplaying with another student at school.

Earlier this month, an appellate court in Oregon issued a written opinion in a premises liability case filed against a city employee, holding that the employee was not entitled to immunity under that state's «recreational use» statute.

The good news is Georgia appellate cases have made it clear that an expert only has to state their expert medical opinion on what caused the injury in a way that is stronger than that of medical possibility.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a car accident case that illustrates an important point for Indiana car accident victims.

There are a wide variety of courts — state and federal, trial and appellate, specialty — and the work can vary widely as well, but typically, clerks read briefs, attend court proceedings, write bench memoranda analyzing parties» arguments, advise the judge on the disposition of a case, and draft opinions.

The Report will initially consist of HTML of all slip and final opinions of the appellate and supreme courts of the 50 states and the federal government.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion that presents an important issue for many New Mexico car accident victims.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a Massachusetts assault case brought against a student who was involved in a...

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a lawsuit that was brought by the parents of a young girl who was injured while playing on a zip - line at her school's playground.

Neither State Judicial nor the Colorado Bar Association provides case summaries for unpublished appellate opinions.

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a dog bite case requiring the court to determine if the lower court was proper...

A three - judge panel in the 5th Circuit appellate court lifted a permanent injunction placed on the abortion regulations by a lower court, arguing in a written opinion that the state was likely to succeed in its legal arguments.

Currently, Google Scholar allows you to search and read published opinions of US state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950, US federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923 and US Supreme Court cases since 1791.

The first entry is for the Federal Digital System (FDsys) and describes the current content of the United States Courts Opinions Collection, which now includes «sixty - five courts (nine appellate courts, twenty - one district courts, and thirty - five bankruptcy courts).

The appellate court concluded that a professional appraiser's opinions as stated in a signed appraisal report are professional opinions that are actionable as statements of fact.

In its opinion, the appellate court stated that under the Tennessee Real Estate Broker License Act, it is the unambiguous duty of a managing broker to ensure that her subordinate licensees «conduct their business in accordance with appropriate laws, rules, and regulations.»