Jun '07
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Yet another packed issue this month, with some useful features that should be of interest our readers. Please remember that we depend on the goodwill of legal professionals and experts in supplying articles and details of events for us to circulate each month, and your contributions are most welcome. We hope you enjoy this month's edition.

Law

  • Commonwealth vs. Thomas – Supreme Judicial Court of MA – Prosecutors need not provide expert testimony to extrapolate from blood alcohol level at the time the test is taken to what it would have been at the time of a drunk driving stop. See also the case of Colturi.

  • Robert and Merryl Weiss v. Allstate Insurance Co. - United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana – Federal Jury awards $2.8M in Katrina case.

  • James v United States – Supreme Court agrees that attempted burglary, as defined by Florida law, is a “violent felony” for the purposes of sentencing.

  • Gonzales v Carhart – Momentous Supreme Court abortion ruling divides public opinion as much as the judges. Click on the link for the full judgment.

  • Abdul- Kabir (Cole) v Quarterman – Criminal Law – Supreme Court rules that habeas corpus relief was available to petitioners sentenced to death when former restrictive ‘special issue’ capital sentencing jury instructions were used in Texas.


    Events
    6/11-13/07 (CA): ‘Banking Law Basics’ ABA Course for attorneys
    6/20/07 (IN): AALNC Indianapolis local chapter meeting
    6/21/07 (CA): ‘Five Worst Expert Witness Mistakes’ FEWA LA Chapter seminar
    6/21-22/07 (MA): SEAK 16th Annual Conference
    7/26-29/07 (CO): NSPE Annual Conference

    Articles

  • Disability Insurance Claim Denied! Justly or Unjustly? Insurance specialist Larry Schneider tells us the reasons why many claims are denied and how he may be able to help.

  • Sexual Abuse: An Addictions Perspective Chicago based addictions psychiatrist and group psychotherapist Dr.Jeffrey Roth provides an intriguing article that will interest his fellow experts as well as attorneys.


    In The News

    05/05/07 (MD):Kopera Case Reinforces Crime Labs Review
    As reported in last month's 'X-Pro News' the suicide of forensics 'expert' Joseph Kopera has had far reaching consequences.


    05/03/07 (NY): Expert Testimony Earns Manslaughter Conviction
    In a case where the facts were not in dispute it was the killer’s state of mind that was up for interpretation, and after a lengthy bench trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court, an admitted murderer’s case has finally concluded.


    04/23/07 (MI): Nurses & Advocates Needed To Help Sex Victims
    Nurses & advocates are needed in cases when the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner / Sexual Assault Response Team program begins in Lapeer County, Michigan.


    04/22/07 (PA): New Legal Ground As Expert On Domestic Violence Called
    In a legal first for Pennsylvania, an expert on "counterintuitive behavior" has been allowed to testify in a rape and domestic violence trial.


    04/21/07 (VT): Controls Will Lead To 'Auto Industry Devastation'
    An auto industry consultant has testified that new rules to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks would devastate the auto industry if adopted, forcing the loss of at least 65,000 jobs.


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