Joseph Herriges

Supreme Court Decides Setser v. United States
Joseph Herriges,Jon Laramore, April 5, 2012
On March 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Setser v. United States, No. 10-7387, holding that a federal district court has the authority, in sentencing a defendant for a federal offense, to order that the federal sentence run consecutively to an anticipated state sentence. Further, the...

Supreme Court Decides Martel v. Clair
Joseph Herriges,Bruce Jones, March 9, 2012
On March 5, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Martel v. Clair, No. 10-1265, holding that courts should evaluate a motion to change counsel in capital cases using the same "interests of justice" standard applied in non-capital cases.

Supreme Court Decides Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp.
Joseph Herriges,Bruce Jones, March 6, 2012
On February 29, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp., No. 10-879, holding that the Locomotive Inspection Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20701 et seq. preempted the plaintiffs' state law design-defect and failure-to-warn claims against a railroad carrier.