Magistrate said he would give defendant a 'hiding'

The comment is revealed in a misconduct hearing's published ruling.
Forbes

What Is A Plea Bargain And How Does It Work?

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...
Law

Arguing Class Actions: In Defense of Defendant Class Actions

Adam J. Levitt founding partner of DiCello Levitt. Courtesy photo In the typical class action brought pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a single plaintiff brings claims on ...
Reason

When Can Defendant Pleading Self-Defense Introduce Evidence of Alleged Attacker's Past ...

From People v. Guerra, decided today by New York's high court: We are asked once again to discard the rule recognized in People v. Rodawald (N.Y. 1904) and People v. Miller (N.Y. 1976) that ...
Law

Defendant as Plaintiff’s Expert Witness: Part 1

Defendant as Plaintiff’s Expert Witness: Part 1 In Part I of his two-part series, Bob Genis reviews how the plaintiff s in negligence and malpractice cases can strategically require the defendant to ...
JD Supra

US Supreme Court: 'Defendant’s Profits' Are Limited to Named Defendants Under the Lanham Act

Under the Lanham Act, a plaintiff who prevails on a trademark infringement claim may be entitled to recover the “defendant’s profits” as damages. The Supreme Court in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry ...
JD Supra

The Culpable Co-Defendant Problem: How to Preserve Your Client’s Defenses After a ...

Defense attorneys involved in California multi-defendant product liability lawsuits are familiar with the challenge of properly balancing the need to preserve their clients’ defenses with the ...