He deserves no sympathy: Court.
Byline: Shibu Thomas MUMBAI: The public outcry in the wake of the lenient punishment awarded to Alistair Pereira by the trial court in April sparked an unprecedented police crackdown on drinking and driving, with several offenders being sentenced to brief periods of imprisonment. The HC...

Would you appeal a $3.2 million verdict in your favor?
CASE ON POINT: Kunz v. Little Co. of Mary Hosp., 869 N.E. 328--IL (2007) ISSUE: One might ask why a party would appeal a $3.2 million dollar verdict in their favor.. They might if a trial judge erred and failed to admit evidence of their past and...

Courts and choice: testing the constitutionality of charters and vouchers.
Teacher unions and allied opponents of school choice persist in searching for support in state constitutions, with mixed results. In Florida they won a victory early in 2006 when that state's supreme court struck down a voucher program on the grounds that the constitutional command of a "uniform ......

HC sends Alistair to 3 yrs in jail.
Byline: Shibu Thomas MUMBAI: In an order that comes down heavily on drunken driving, the Bombay high court on Thursday sentenced Alistair Pereira to three years' rigorous imprisonment in last year's Bandra hit-and-run case. Seven persons, including a pregnant woman and two children who were...

RN gave 5 nitros after Pt. complained of chest pains.
CASE ON POINT: Michael v. Med. Staffing Network, Inc., No.3DO5-2878(FIa.App.1/10/2007)So.2d-FL ISSUE: Should a nurse have called for a physician after a patient complained of chest pains? Should she have given nitroglycerin without a physician's order? Would the patient have lived if he had been examined and treated...

Life term 25 yrs after acquittal.
Byline: Bhadra Sinha NEW DELHI: After almost 25 years, justice finally prevailed on Friday for the family of Satpal whose killer had been acquitted of his murder in 1981. The Delhi High Court found that Satpal had been murdered by his nephew on account of dispute over...

SIIA Urges Supreme Court to Limit Extraterritorial Application of the Patent Law to 'Golden Master' Disks.
SIIA Files Amicus Brief in Support of Microsoft, Commends US Government for Recommending Review of Expansive Lower Court Rulings WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association of the software and digital information industry, today filed a brief with...

In the matter of Christine B. Biersack in the Ohio Court of Appeals.
HOLDING: Before withdrawal of tube feeding may be permitted, a guardian must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the treating and consulting physicians' education, training, and experience; the physician's history and experience with the patient; the fact that the physician personally examined the patient; and the opinions required by...

Is manufacturer's insert admissible in your state?
CASE ON POINT: Arnold v. Lee, No. 6-154/05-0651 (Iowa 05/24/2006) N.W.2d --IA ISSUE: In some states manufacturer's inserts on medical products are admissible in evidence. In other states such inserts are inadmissible. Whether the manufacturer's insert which was included with an endotracheal tube was admissible in evidence...

Manu, Vikas did flee: Cops.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police appeal says the trial court erred in coming to the conclusion that Manu had not absconded. The finding of the judge that Manu surrendered after a notice was served on his father was also wrong. "As a matter of fact, no notice was given...