Sandigan hears arguments on Erap's motion.
Byline: Edmer F. Panesa Former President Joseph Estrada yesterday expressed confidence that the Sandiganbayan Special Division will change its Sept. 12 guilty verdict and come up with a new ruling that will acquit him of plunder. "I'm sure the Justices will consider our motion for...

In the Michigan Court of Appeals: People vs. Jack Kevorkian *.
HELD: There is no right to euthanasia within the constitutional right of privacy. Recognition of such a right to euthanasia would impermissibly expand the right of privacy and thus place the issue outside the arenas of public debate and legislative action. Such a holding would also involve the judiciary...

P&G loses battle in toothbrush infringement case.
* U.S. federal appeals court sent a patent infringement lawsuit against Procter & Gamble back to district court in Oklahoma, passing on a summary judgment in favor of the company. The plaintiff, Alfred Salazar, holds a patent for a toothbrush that both polishes teeth and stimulates gums,...

Physicians can get attorneys to sue attorneys for abuse.
CASE ON POINT: Patton v. Thompson, No. 1031089 (Ala. 11/09/2006) So.2d--AL ISSUE: A recurring theme by physicians who feel that physicians are too often targets by attorneys in unfounded suits for medical malpractice, is that it is virtually impossible to find any attorney to accept a case...

OH: neonatologist's privileges revoked: peer review immunity upheld under HCQIA.
CASE FACTS: Dr. Richard Cowett, a pediatric neonatology specialist, was the Director of the Division of Neonatology at Tod's Children's Hospital, which placed him in charge of its Special Care Nursery (SCN), a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Two of the neonatologists working at Tod's SCN, including Dr. Natalie...

OH: in limine ruling on admissibility of expert: plaintiff's 'failure to proffer' expert's testimony.
CASE FACTS: In November of 2004, Michael Bloomfield, in his capacity of the Administrator of the Estate of Katherine A. Bloomfield, brought a suit for wrongful death and survivorship against Dr. Mark Fox and Blanchard Valley Medical Associates, Inc. Bloomfield alleged that the defendants were guilty of medical malpractice,...

Author altered `Dilbert' panel on porpoise.
Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 9/14/2005): Bob Welch's column on Page D1 on Tuesday included the wrong month when McKenzie High School student Andrew Mercer was killed in an auto accident. He died in August. From county fair pickles to `Dilbert' porpoises,...

Immigration Solutions; Immigration consequences of criminal convictions.
Byline: Robert Reeves Criminal convictions can have severe immigration consequences. However, an individual facing a criminal conviction may avoid some of the harsh consequences by having his/her criminal attorney consult with an experienced immigration attorney. It is important for the immigration attorney to analyze the criminal case...

The constitution and the courts: a question of legitimacy.
Like ill-mannered children, some issues refuse to go away. In 1992, three Supreme Court Justices issued a plurality opinion in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey(1) in which they declared that even if the Court had erred in Roe v. Wade,(2) that error must stand because to overrule...

It's an ex post facto fact: Supreme Court misapplies the ex post facto clause to criminal procedure.
Carmell v. Texas, 120 S. Ct. 1620 (2000) I. INTRODUCTION In Carmell v. Texas,(1) the Supreme Court held that the Ex Post Facto Law Clause of the United States Constitution(2) prohibited the application of a Texas statute of criminal procedure(3) in trials against sexual offenders...