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Recent Articles from Eric Berkman
Appeals court upholds premarital agreement
The Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld a premarital agreement waiving the right to an elective share of a $17 million estate, rejecting claims of duress and fraud.
Royalties, fees awarded to patent owner vacated
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a patent licensee’s unpaid royalty and sublicensing fee obligations were extinguished by a release the patent holder gave in exchange […]
Magistrate judge exceeded authority in child-porn case
A federal magistrate judge in Virginia lacked jurisdiction to issue a warrant to deploy a computer hacking tool that enabled the government to identify a Massachusetts man as a user […]
Meeting the challenge of time-limited voir dire
In a trial-lawyer Utopia, no attorneys would ever have to deliver an opening statement in front of a jury they don’t know as well as their own siblings. But in […]
Legal Tech
- A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR : New dedicated coverage of tech challenges facing law firms and legal departments
- Gemini Legal launches DraftEngine for civil litigation forms
- Lawyers continue to grapple with AI ethical issues
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Allen charge wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Evidence – Expert’s exclusion from trial deemed harmless
- Parent and child – Mother held in contempt for violating visitation order
- Criminal – Court refuses to continue trial despite missing witness
- Criminal – Meth defendant wasn’t entitled to sentencing safety valve
- Tort – Comments about plaintiff were protected opinions
- Real Property – Condo unit owner challenges expansion plans
