A recent study of trials involving multiple plaintiffs shows combining claims in a single trial puts defendants at a disadvantage and often drives higher verdicts.
A judge acquitted Hunter Brucker of DUII in a crash that killed Wyatt Cannon, citing insufficient evidence of marijuana impairment. Sentencing on homicide and assault convictions was delayed.
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision on Thursday, ruled that the Federal Communication Commission did not need to involve a jury in multimillion dollar enforcement actions against Verizon and AT&T.
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision on Thursday, ruled in favor of an Black man convicted of capital murder in Mississippi, who said the jury that convicted him was racially biased.Â
(The Center Square) – Action by North Carolina’s General Assembly has changed the timing for medical malpractice, and enough evidence to ask a jury to resolve contested facts favor Prisha Mosley, her lawyer tells The Center Square.
THE DALLES — The last co-defendant in a case stemming from home invasion that left elderly Donald Lewis badly hurt in 2021 was sentenced to 19 years, seven months on Jan. 20.
THE DALLES — A Wasco County jury has found Edwin Diaz II guilty on all counts including assault and criminal mistreatment, according to an announcement by Wasco County District Attorney Kara Davis.