Congrats to my Alma Mater!   PRESS RELEASE February 9, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact David N. Hefner Office of Communications and Marketing Walter F. George School of Law Mercer University 478.301.5000 hefner_dn@law.mercer.edu www.law.mercer.edu   ...

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 ...

Blogger is ending the ability of its users to ftp one's posts from blogger to one's own domain. Hence I am closing this blog but the old posts will be transferred over to Mobile Insights

Most people think of Social Security as a mandatory financial safety net for Americans that is administered by the U.S. Government. The general assumption is that Social Security is there for when you retire or get past a certain working age. And while Social Security does serve that purpose, the pr ...

Diane Karpman, a legal ethics expert, has the following reminders for “tuning up” attorney-client retention agreements: Lawyers should consult the State Bar fee forms on the California State Bar website, because they represent the “gold standard”—tested, blessed and familiar to fee arbitrat ...

In our January 19, 2010 post, we examined Chacon v. Litke, Case Nos. A122026 & A123889 (1st Dist., Div. 2 published Feb. 8, 2010), which was unpublished at the time. This decision established that the lodestar analysis was the presumptive method for gauging special fee-shifting provisions, ...

Remand to Trial Court Under CRC 3.1702(c) and 8.278(c)(1). In Bardales v. Duarte, Case No. D048239 (4th Dist., Div. 1 Feb. 8, 2010) (certified for publication), the Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court determination that it had the power to dismiss a petition seeking return of children u ...

Campbell v. Campbell;;2006-CA-001803-MR and 2006-CA-001827-MR Issue:; Arbitration of family law cases Published:;; Reversing and Remanding with Directions County: Jefferson ; Ex-Husband and Ex-Wife appealed and cross-appealed, on substantive grounds, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law a ...

S.B.B.v. J.W.B. 2009-CA-001033-ME Issue:; Termination of Parental Rights Published:;; Reversing and Remanding County: Daviess ; Stepfather appealed from TC order denying his petition to involuntarily terminate the parental rights of Biological Father to Son, and to adopt the child. ; FA ...

Normal 0 0 1 958 5463 45 10 6708 11.1282 0 0 0 Ballard Nursing Center is yet another large nursing home facility located in Des Plaines, Illinois. Ballard can accomedate 231 Medicare / Medicaid pati ...