As detailed in , which is headlined "Pawlenty: Time to get tougher on sex crimes," Minnesota's governor (and a future presidential candidate?) is talking about significantly increasing his states punishment table for sex offenders. Here are the basics: this local article Gov. Ti ...

If you pay attention to the media these days, you will no doubt be bombarded by messages that marriages in the US are not working out. News of celebrity divorces, reality shows designed to catch people cheating and websites promoting dating outside of marriage seem to be everywhere. The convention ...

 The Blog of Legal Times advises that the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the United States Judicial Conference has  developed pattern jury  instructions "to address the increasing incidence of juror use of such devices as cellular telephones or comp ...

Toyota Motor Corp announced two separate recalls today. The first recall involves a global recall of 437,000 2010 Toyota hybrids—Prius, Lexus, and Sai—over issues with the vehicles’ anti-lock braking systems. Last week, the automaker admitted that there was a problem with the software that controls ...

An interesting article on patent filings in South Korea (http://bit.ly/aWWfQS). This country is number 4 for patent filings. According to the article the top filer there is LG Electronics. It is "becoming the world's seventh-biggest international patent applicant".

ResQNet.com, Inc. v. Lansa, Inc., No. 08-1365 (Fed. Cir., February 5, 2010)Lansa appealed an award of damages for patent infringement from the Southern District of New York, arguing that the evidence and expert testimony relating to damages was erroneous, leading to an inflated 12.5% royalty rate on ...

Toyota’s news is just getting worse. According to Business Week the number of class action lawsuits has hit 41 and around the world there are millions of Toyota owners riding the bus.

The Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management has come out with "Proposed Model Jury Instructions" on "The Use of Electronic Technology to Conduct Research on or Communicate about a Case".  They follow: Before Trial: You, as jurors, must decide this case bas ...

437,000 Prius vehicles recalled worldwide due to brake problems In a follow-up to a previous post, Toyota announced it is recalling 437,000 Prius hybrid vehicles due to brake problems. The braking problem occurs in colder weather and on bumpy roads. This recall is the latest hit to Toyota which i ...

Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone, and for the Los Angeles Police Department, it was just another day at work, cracking down on intoxicated drivers.  The City’s police officers did not disappoint, and were out in large numbers on Sunday. Officers conducted saturation patrols across the city to arr ...