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Md. jury awards $11.5 million in shooting

By: Danielle Ulman
Published: March 21, 2011

Tags: assault, self-defense

A Maryland jury has awarded $11.5 million to the family of a man killed by a county police officer.

Law firm can circumvent privilege for ‘self defense’

By: Pat Murphy
Published: September 30, 2010

Tags: attorney fees, attorney-client privilege, legal malpractice, self-defense, “self-protection” exception

A common law exception to the attorney-client privilege exists that allows a law firm to discover privileged material needed to justify its fees and defend against a claim of malpractice, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.

Justices: Second Amendment restricts local gun laws

By: Pat Murphy
Published: June 28, 2010

Tags: D.C. v. Heller, fourteenth amendment, handgun ban, Second Amendment, self-defense

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense applies to states and local municipalities through the Fourteenth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision.

SECOND AMENDMENT

By: Pat Murphy
Published: June 28, 2010

Tags: D.C. v. Heller, fourteenth amendment, handgun ban, Second Amendment, self-defense

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense applies to states and local municipalities through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Criminal defendant can’t argue self defense

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: October 29, 2009

Tags: self-defense

A defendant who did not use actual physical force is not entitled to a self-defense jury instruction, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled.

Policy doesn’t cover insured who acted in self-defense

By: Pat Murphy
Published: August 5, 2009

Tags: duty to defend, homeowners, self-defense

An insurance company wasn’t obligated to cover a homeowner who “negligently” acted in self-defense when he assaulted a teenager, the California Supreme Court has ruled in reinstating a dismissal.