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Do you always know what the recipients of your text messages are doing when you text them? An appellate court in New Jersey is considering whether text senders can be held liable when a driver reads a message and gets into an accident with a third party.   Duty Debate In Shannon Colonna’s case, the riders of a motorcycle reportedly sued both her and Kyle Best after Best crashed his pickup into them in Mine Hill, N.J., in September 2009. …

NBA star Kobe Bryant has been spending more time in a trial court than a basketball court lately. Bryant, who has won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, is embroiled in a legal dispute over the ownership of his mementos and memorabilia. His adversary? His own mother. A judge on Monday set a trial date of June 17th if the family can’t first resolve the issue in mediation. The items in question are mostly keepsakes from Bryant’s high …

As his trial date of June 10 closes in, George Zimmerman’s lawyers are trying to limit expert testimony about whose voice is calling for help on a 911 call, while the state is trying to make sure the trial doesn’t turn into an exposé of victim Trayvon Martin’s life.    Screaming for Recognition Zimmerman attorney Mark O’Mara on May 3 asked the court to hold an evidentiary hearing over whether the testimony of voice recognition experts the state intends to …

Farmers cannot collect and plant second-generation seeds produced by patented genetically modified crops, regardless of how they obtained the original seeds, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman thought he had found a work-around for agribusiness giant Monsanto’s famously strict control of their Roundup Ready soybean seeds, which are modified to resist herbicides. Normally, a farmer using the GMO product must by law buy a new batch of seeds from Monsanto every year in lieu of saving seeds …

The trial over Michael Jackson’s alleged wrongful death continued last week with the testimony of his stylist, stating the pop star was in danger. Plus, a Neverland visitor is changing his tune of molestation accusations. The trial in a Los Angeles courtroom centers on allegations by Michael Jackson’s family that concert promoter AEG Live is responsible for the actions of the doctor who fatally overdosed the pop star with an anesthetic.   ‘Whatever It Takes’ The plaintiffs’ witness testimony so …