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Evidence
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La Revue
La preuve par SMS
Cass. soc. 23 mai 2007 : n° 06-43.209 En matière contentieuse, l’issue du litige dépend en grande partie des preuves rapportées par chacune des parties. L’article 9 du Nouveau Code…
EvidenceProf Blog
Article Of Interest: Professor Rosanna Cavallaro Looks At The Interplay Between Rule 403 and Rules 413-415
By Colin Miller
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 404 and most state counterparts, character evidence is generally inadmissible to prove that a person has a propensity to act in a certain manner…
EvidenceProf Blog
Are R-rated movies too disturbing for jurors?: One Alaskan Judge Thinks They Are
By Colin Miller
A student in my Evidence class brought in an article about an interesting ruling in an Alaskan court. Mechele Linehan is on trial for allegedly masterminding the decade-old murder of…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Thursday Interview
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Thursday Interview is back. This week's interview is with Jennifer Wolsing, an attorney in the litigation section of Blackwell Sanders, about her new article Daubert's Erie Problem. If you're…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Video Recordings of Will Execution Ceremonies Under Louisiana Law
Alison V. Nunez (J.D. 2007, Louisiana State University Law Center) has recently published her comment entitled A Testament to Inefficacy: Louisiana's New Legislation Allowing for the Admissibility of Videotape Evidence…
Nursing Home Law Blog
The Importance of Photographic Evidence of Pressure Ulcers and Bedsores
Pressure ulcer or bedsore cases have swiftly begun to dominate the legal landscape with regard to nursing negligence claims. Both Plaintiff and defense attorneys should work diligently to obtain all…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Shouldn’t all executions now be recorded on video?
Main February 26, 2007Shouldn't all executions now be recorded on video?Tony Mauro has this new Legal Times article about today's SCOTUS oral argument in Scott v. Harris, entitled "Chase Video…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
8 Hours of Tapes
By Ellen Podgor
8 hours of tapes are what the jury is presenting hearing according to the Washington Post here. And Talk Left has some interesting commentary here. Also check out Neil Lewis's…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
The Astor Couch — Did She or Didn’t She?
Earlier on this blog, I reported on allegations that Anthony Marshall has been mistreating his mother, Brooke Astor, and how the case settled.Debate is now swirling around the status of…
Austin DWI Lawyer
Review; Additional Evidence – Texas Transportation Code Section 524.043
Section 524.043. Review; Additional Evidence (a) Review on appeal is on the record certified by the State Office of Administrative Hearings with no additional testimony. (b) On appeal, a party may…