March 2006

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Individual Articles:

• » Lawyers’ Suit for “Bonus” Fees Upheld
  Reverse contingent-fee claim can proceed
• » Departures on the Rise
  Survey finds post-Booker trend
• » Hiring of Contract Attorneys on the Rise
  Lawyers consider impact on the practice
• » Trial Court Win Reversed for Spoliation
  Driver/plaintiff should have preserved truck
• » Proposed E-Discovery Rules Near Enactment
  Federal procedural changes likely
• » Drug Charges Dismissed for Delayed Prosecution
  Unexcused 15-month lag
• » The Impartial Jury in the Television Age
  Jurors ask, "Where's the DNA?"
• » Congress Shoots Down Firearms Lawsuits
  Gun makers shielded from civil claimss
• » New Species of ERISA Claims Evolves
  Securities litigation's genetic offspring?
• » “I have a few questions for the witness …”
  When does judicial intervention cross the line?
• » Movement to Divide Ninth Circuit Gains Momentum
  Is proposed split practical or political?
• » Judicial Conference Opposes Televised Federal Trials
  Objectors foresee harm to judicial process
• » Maryland Allows Hearsay Evidence of Witness Intimidation
  Can the statute survive constitutional challenge?
• » Appellate Review of Arbitration Award Precluded
  Tenth Circuit allows parties to waive right to appeal