Word: torts
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...Steingold was grumbling to a friend that the lack of a rating had cost him a client, since people looking for out-of-town lawyers tend to check the entries in Martindale-Hubbell. Steingold was grumbling to the right man: Melvin Belli, free-swinging crusader against every variety of tort. Belli promptly filed a class-action suit against Martindale-Hubbell on behalf of Steingold and all other non-rated lawyers (a group that includes Belli himself). His demand...
...state's unborn children. Heffernan's brief argued that overturning the law would deprive the unborn of life without due process. He noted that since the 18th century courts have recognized the fetus' right to inherit or to share a trust, and that modern developments in tort law have recognized suits for injury on behalf of the fetus. But a federal court overturned the Illinois law as "unconstitutionally vague" because it did not clearly specify what acts were violations. There was a brief surge of abortions in the state's hospitals. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood...
Radcliffe girls included Wendy M. Singer. of Eliot Hall and Tort Washington. N. Y., Linda M. Marsella. of Wolbach Hall and Mamaroneck. N. Y.. Karren M. Nelson. of Comstock and Bethesda. Md. Deborah A. Frank. of Eliot Hall and Balto. Md.. Diana O. Pinto. of Wolbach Hall and New York City. and Claire A. Vivola. of Avon House and Easthampton...
Loss of the Test. Attorney Frederick Cone, a partner of famed Tort Lawyer Melvin Belli, sought to prove that the kind of help rendered by Whittaker was standard. The defense involved the showing of models and color slides of gory operations, and the calling of big-name medical witnesses. A key issue was whether Dr. Stevenson had tried to get a licensed physician to assist him, at least in cases other than crash emergencies. Of the three cases before the jury, one was such an emergency. On this and one other count, the jury found both defendants not guilty...
...officials retain jurisdiction over all persons subject to military law whenever their offenses are committed while performing their duty or against another American stationed in that country. The host country has jurisdiction over all other cases, but usually waives it even for serious offenses. Although SOFA provides U.S. tort liability when servicemen are on duty abroad, the .U.S. sailor who hit Mrs. Shapiro was off duty; although she could have sued the sailor personally, he was too poor to make it worthwhile. All of which left Mrs. Shapiro with no chance of adequate recovery...