MAJ plans Worker’s Compensation seminar
The Michigan Association for Justice will conduct a Worker’s Compensation seminar on Friday, January 14 at the Baronette Renaissance hotel in Novi.
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost is $145 for MAJ regular members; $60 MAJ sustaining members; $160 for non-MAJ members; and $50 for optional hard copy handbook.
There will be an additional $20 charge for registering at the door.
Contact MAJ for more information and to register at 517.321.3073.
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Panel to study judge selection in Michigan
DETROIT (AP) — A task force will propose revisions to Michigan’s system for selecting state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges in the wake of an election season that included the heavy use of negative ads.
The 24-member Judicial Selection Task Force recently announced is co-chaired by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly and former federal appeals court Judge James L. Ryan. Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is an honorary co-chair.
Starting in January, the task force will look at how Michigan’s appellate judges are picked and examine recent campaign spending for Michigan Supreme Court races. Kelly says in a statement that the 2010 judicial elections in Michigan saw “vitriolic advertising.”
The task force plans to release its recommendations in Study planned of how
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Judge tosses suit challenging NFL deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit by several retired NFL players who are dissatisfied with a $26 million settlement between the NFL union and about 2,000 retirees.
Lawyers representing the retirees agreed to the settlement last year in exchange for the NFL Players Association dropping its appeal of a jury verdict. The jury found in 2008 that the union failed to pursue marketing deals on their behalf.
After the settlement, several retirees accused the plaintiff lawyers of malpractice, saying they settled for too little because of mistakes made at trial.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Monday dismissed the lawsuit against the law firms Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and McKool Smith. He lauded the players’ lawyer, Peter Parcher, for “excellent trial work.”
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Judge allows tweeting from Assange hearing
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s judicial system is stepping into the 21st century — 140 characters at a time.
Freedom-of-information advocates hailed a judge’s decision to allow journalists to communicate by Twitter from the bail hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying it opens a door to texting and blogging live proceedings from Britain’s traditionally communications-shy courts.
“It is a landmark,” said David Allen Green, a keen tweeter who heads the media practice at London law firm Preiskel.
Steeped in tradition and resistant to quick change, British courts place strict restrictions on communications.
Cameras and recording equipment are banned, phones are usually prohibited, and even court artists are barred from sketching in the courtroom — they must make notes and then go outside to draw.
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