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Urged on by such delays, fully 90% of accident claims are brought to some sort of compromise before a jury verdict is reached. And court congestion, widely blamed on auto cases, is causing increasing pressure for court reforms. Compulsory pretrial meetings may expedite early settlements. Split trials, a new device where a jury first decides whether the defendant is liable at all, before the amount of damages is discussed, are being tried in Illinois and Pennsylvania. Some lawyers even propose a new kind of insurance that would compensate auto accident victims no matter who was at fault, eliminating the need...
...reversal within the Administration? In the interval between Halaby's no and Bobby's yes, pretrial testimony had established that in guiding the United DC-8, FAA controllers at Idlewild departed from standard procedures. Those departures could hardly be said to have caused the collision, but they did cloud the question of the Government's responsibility...
...began to spend his money wisely. He hired Edward Bennett Williams, one of the nation's shrewdest trial lawyers. Williams promptly petitioned for a new trial. During their original appearance in court, he argued, the defense had not had access to the prosecution's notes on the pretrial testimony of the disgruntled dope peddler. In 1957, Williams pointed out, the Supreme Court had ruled in Jencks v. U.S. that a defendant in a criminal proceeding is entitled to see reports of pretrial testimony...
...tangle went into pretrial hearings that lasted 13 months, until Hughes's time to testify came. Because Hughes refused to appear, the judge found him in default and dismissed his, suit against TWA. TWA has been smacking its lips over the prospect of a $145 million windfall-but it has not got the money yet. Since Hughes's lawyers said that they will appeal, the judge decided to let the higher court determine whether TWA was actually damaged by Hermit Howard Hughes...
...Apart from sabotage, the law will give Vorster power to prohibit anyone from "performing any act" whatever, ban gatherings of any type at his own discretion, place any person under perpetual house arrest, and prohibit newspapers from reporting their protests. Gone will be such traditional legal safeguards as the pretrial examination to establish charges or the onus on the state to prove guilt...