May 11, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
The Maine SJC decined to answer two questions certified by the federal district court, Darney v. Dragon Products Company, LLC, http://www.courts.state.me.us/court_info/opinions/2010%20doc...
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May 10, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Judge Coffin received a very fitting tribute and I probably don't haveto blog on this because it looks like everyone was there. Justice Breyer attended, along with much of the First Circuit...
May 6, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Time to finish up my summary of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers conference. Spurred by the Supreme Court decision in Caperton v. Massey [http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/08pdf...
April 29, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Well I still have more on the Arizona conference, plus I just returned from other good conference in Chicago, plus there have been some meaty decisions coming down while I've been flitting a...
April 22, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
My last entry discussed whether lawyers make a difference in the outcome of a case, using the oral argument in Perdue as a starting point for the discussion. The ruling in Perdue came down...
April 15, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
At last, I can report on the very excellent AAAL conference I attended last week in Phoenix. It had 4 basic modules, each of which was very good, and upon which I shall report. The basic t...
April 14, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
I really will blog on the AAAL meeting, because a lot of interesting points from judges and practitioners were imparted, but yesterday the SJC came down with two criminal cases of some not...
April 13, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
If you've been wondering where I've been lately, I've just come back from an Academy of Appellate Lawyers meeting in Phoenix. It was full of excellent presentations and material upon which...
March 30, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Last week the First Circuit affirmed a decision by Judge Laplante in New Hampshire holding that a plaintiff could not obtain general jurisdiction over Maine Medical Center in New Hampshire....
March 24, 2010 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Following up on yesterday's entry, sometimes the Supremes get the itch to get around too. Justices Breyer and Scalia like to do a dog and pony discussion upon occasion, and their latest, fr...
