It would seem obvious that a judge who owes money to one of the law firms representing a party in a lawsuit before that judge should recuse or get off the case. But Justice Michael Gableman of the Wisconsin Supreme Court sees it otherwise as discussed in this New York Times editorial: A Wisconsin Judge's Refusal to Recuse.
« December 2011 | Main | February 2012 »
January 2012
January 25, 2012
January 17, 2012
Sixth Circuit Hears Appeal of Phen-Fen Lawyers, Gallion and Cunningham
The federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today heard argument in the appeals of phen-fen lawyers William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham reports the Lexington Herald-Leader, "Federal Appeals Court Hears Kentucky Diet Drug Pair."
| | |
| | |
Categories
- AAJ
- America
- American Association for Justice
- arbitration
- attorneys fees
- bad faith insurance practices
- class action
- Clean Water Act
- consumer fraud
- consumer protection
- consumer safety
- corporate accountability
- criminal justice
- drugs
- equal pay
- evidence
- expert witness
- fair pay
- family safety
- FDA
- federal courts
- First Amendment
- Food and Drug Administration
- food safety
- Fourth Amendment
- free speech
- Hartford Life
- health insurance
- highway safety
- HIPAA
- hospitals
- insurance claims handling
- insurance coverage
- judicial campaign contributions
- judicial elections
- justice system
- lawsuit procedures
- lawyer advertising
- legal education
- legal malpractice
- medical insurance
- medical malpractice
- mine safety
- mining safety
- miscellaneous shenanigans
- nursing homes
- pay discrimination
- peanut butter
- personal injury
- predatory lending
- preemption
- product recall
- public safety
- right to bear arms
- search & seizure
- Second Amendment
- sentencing guidelines
- sex discrimination
- Sixth Circuit
- Supreme Court
- tort reform
- toxic substances
- unsafe products
- workplace safety
- wrongful death