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Suspend attorney over falsified emails, ARDC panel says- Grace Barbicgbarbic@lawbulletinmedia.comAn attorney should be suspended for falsifying internal emails at the company where he was employed, according to the Illinois Registration and Disciplinary Commission hearing board.Eddy Copot was charged with a...
ISBA proposal to change ethics rule would violate free speech- As if its advocacy in the General Assembly for every proposal of the plaintiffs’ bar was not enough to dissuade civil defense lawyers that the Illinois State Bar Association is not aligned with their interests, the ISBA has now made a proposal to the...
Brody I. Murbarger appeared in Wayne County Court on Friday. In front of packed courtroom Defense Attorney Christian Baril moved for a Motion for a Judgment of Acquittal or a new trial; stating that his client was unable to receive a fair and impartial verdict […]
Brody I. Murbarger appeared in Wayne County Court on Friday. In front of packed courtroom Defense Attorney Christian Baril moved for a Motion for a Judgment of Acquittal or a new trial; stating that his client was unable to receive a fair and impartial verdict in Wayne County. Among the several reasons for the motion, Baril cited local and national media coverage, social media, and rumor; claiming Murbarger was convicted of murder in the public eye prior to jury selection. Other reasons included witness testimony being hearsay evidence, causing a bias among the jury. The defense also argued th...
Frye vs. Daubert: ‘Gatekeeping’ function better left for juries, not judges, to decide- Stephen F. MonroePartner, Marc J. Bern & Partners LLPIn the Nov. 9, column For the Defense, a recent appellate decision, Molitor v. BNSF Railway Company, 2022 IL App (1st) 121486-U, is maligned to argue for replacing our Frye standard, codified in...