Issues arising from criminal prosecutions of former managers at an asbestos-cement plant (Everite) are up on appeal, as described in a...

A newly announced criminal action by DOJ further highlights the use of strategic litigation to knock down people who spread...

What does research on sociology and criminology tell us about why white collar criminals do what they do? In a January 27, 2021 post,...

It is depressing to read about the havoc wreaked in some cases by apparently not credible “blood splatter science,” and some other fringe...

The lines between legal doctrines sometimes intersect. One of those intersections lies between tort law and criminal law. That...

Imagine being jailed for two years for a “vehicular homicide” that arose when you and your car drove into another car, causing deaths and...

When are corporate officers subject to criminal convictions, and for what actions (or inaction)?  The inaction part can be the more...

Looking for a great, real cyber-crime story with lawyers as some of the good guys? Read Michael Goldhaber’s great account in the American...

As DNA sequencing gets better and better, it’s also improving and changing the standards for proof  in criminal law. This March 7, 2016...

As businesses evolve and change, the litigation industry often evolves and changes to confront criminal, regulatory and civil law issues...

The much publicized peanut butter deaths (9 of them) provide another example of the intersections between tort law and criminal law. Last...

The intersections continue to increase between torts and crimes, and potential defendants need to pay attention. A recent example arises...

Recent statements by senior people at DOJ are notable for the litigation industry. The relevant statements are set out in a July 16, 2015...

Representing the State of Florida, Bruce Jacob argued and lost Gideon v. Wainwright. Thereafter criminal defendants had at least some...

When should corporate officers face criminal charges? Judge Rakoff famously commented on DOJ not indicting bankers from the 2008...

A Chicago area reminder that criminal law does apply to filing false reports with the federal government. In this instance, a federal...

Many lawyers are troubled by the lack of criminal prosecutions of bankers. The concerns find support in astute comments by Judge Rakoff...

Jennnifer Wagner at the Genomics Law Report includes a great post focused on this week’s oral argument at SCOTUS regarding DNA...

UK prosecutors continue to use the nation’s relatively new corporate manslaughter statute. Fields Fisher Waterhouse issued a paper...

A WSJ Law Blog summary covers this study from "innocence" projects. Exonerations are being tracked in an online registry: ...