Sentences with phrase «summary jury trial»

From an outcome perspective the summary jury trial worked.

Newman ADR also can hold a summary jury trial for parties who want to resolve a case but can't reach an agreement on the terms.

She offers workers» compensation mediation, arbitration, neutral fact - finding, neutral evaluation and summary jury trials as tools to help parties in Pennsylvania resolve their differences and move on with their lives.

She offers family law mediation, arbitration, neutral fact - finding, neutral evaluation and summary jury trials as tools to help parties resolve their differences and move on with their lives.

She offers personal injury mediation, arbitration, neutral fact - finding, neutral evaluation and summary jury trials as tools to help parties in Pennsylvania resolve their differences and move on with their lives.

The Alternative Dispute Resolution [ADR] extern program places students as dispute resolvers or assistants in dispute resolution organizations dealing with mediation, arbitration, facilitation, and summary jury trials.

Not exact matches

Also, I'm pretty confident that if there ever were an actual trial (which there won't be because the claims will be dismissed on summary judgment), with a majority white jury, the Defendants would win pretty easily.

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.

The appeal was allowed as the trial judge made an error by failing to provide jury with a proper summary of the evidence, having referred frequently to the claimant's «entitlement» to compensation, without adequate emphasis on the question of legal causation.

She has been recognized by the Court for her success in winning a prisoner civil rights jury trial, and has secured favorable summary judgment decisions in multiple cases.

«Disagreeing with the trial court's grant of summary judgment, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that 3 incidents over two years, combined with other testimony showing continuing problems in the workplace, is enough to require a jury [to] sort out whether a restaurant should be held liable for sexual harassment...»

(Order, p. 2) As the court notes in its summary of the order, an acquittal can issue either when a jury returns a not - guilty verdict, or «when a trial court grants a defendant's new trial motion for evidentiary insufficiency... or dismisses a case... for evidentiary insufficiency» (Id., pp. 2 — 3) The essence of the court's decision is in two parts: (1) The new trial motion should not have been granted because there was sufficient evidence to convict Mr. Stern on counts of conspiracy; and (2) Because the trial court did not rule on the majority of the issues raised in Stern's motion for a new trial, those issues have yet to be decided, and should be addressed on remand by the court of appeals.

But here, the judge denied summary judgment and conducted a jury trial.

Ms. Hewitt provides detailed, practical suggestions on many aspects of a criminal defence file including: analysis of the Crown's case; reviewing the information / indictment; considering legal elements; dealing with co-accuseds; disclosure and production; elections; challenging the case to be made by the Crown; pre-trial preparations, including procedural considerations; jury versus non-jury trials; admissions; scheduling; preparing an opening address or summary; pretrial hearings; and running the trial itself, including details relating to issues of evidence.

She routinely drafts or assists with drafting motions to dismiss, discovery motions, motions for summary judgment, Daubert motions, motions in limine, trial briefs, jury instructions, and appellate briefs.

The jury trial decline in federal courts coincides with the Supreme Court's 1986 decisions instructing trial courts to grant summary judgments unless the plaintiff proves the probability of the allegations.

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.

In Scotland, a criminal case may be decided either «in solemn procedure», which is simply the Scot term for a jury trial v. «in summary» or in «summary procedure» which is the U.S. equivalent of a bench trial.

To be sure, some commentators have suggested that the diminution in the number of jury trials is a positive development, or even a sign of a welcome evolution to a kinder, gentler system of dispute resolution.10 Consequently, today summary judgment frequently becomes «the destination point for litigation.»

John's litigation experience includes jury selection; trial examination of witnesses; deposition preparation and examination; Markman hearings; drafting successful discovery briefs, claim construction briefs, summary judgment briefs, and appeal briefs; managing electronic discovery activities; and negotiating settlement, licensing and acquisition agreements.

If a Georgia appellate court holds that a lawyer, judge or jury made an error during the trial, or that a judge made an error in deciding a motion for summary judgment, the appellate court can reverse the trial court's decision or order a new trial.

Aided by a leading in - house jury consultant and a high - quality in - house graphics team, we make persuasive presentations at all phases of a case — from preliminary injunction motions to claim construction, summary judgment, trial and beyond.

Obtained summary judgment on plaintiff's trade secret claim and favorable settlement after a four - week jury trial in Ohio federal court.

We have litigated over 250 patent cases in the past two years, with achievements that include outright wins on motions to dismiss, summary judgments, bench and jury trials.

These include orders for contested dismissal or summary judgment, declaratory judgment, class action, multi-district litigation, jury trial, bench trial and appeal.

And before Apple v. Samsung gets there, Judge Koh has to make her Rule 50 («overrule - the - jury») decisions, but in the build - up to the trial, Judge Koh was clearly reluctant, especially compared to Judge Posner, to make summary judgment decisions instead of deferring to the jury.

«Inviting defendants to use an on - line procedure to indicate a plea, or to opt for a summary trial instead of a Crown Court jury trial, risks trivialising potentially serious consequences for those accused of committing offences.

An adverse jury verdict, or even a trial court's summary judgment (which the client might be able to get vacated as part of a settlement in exchange for no appeal) is easier to deal with in future cases, and certainly is not as significant as an adverse decision on appeal, especially one that affirmatively rejects the position advanced for reversal and graphically explains why.

The trial court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment on her failure to warn claim, and a jury entered a verdict in Merck's favor in October 2011 on the design defect claim.

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).

Other topics covered this week included seeking intervener status in an environmental contamination case, automobile insurance, MVA jury trials, motions for summary judgment in the class action context, breach of confidence, family law, bankruptcy and insolvency and solicitors» liens and charging orders.

Have you been wondering whether summary judgments are constitutional in light of the fact that the plaintiff might be deprived of a jury trial?

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The United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, denied both motions for summary judgment and allowed the case to proceed to a jury trial.