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Supreme Court Final Oral Argument Schedule for Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
(The following statements of issues on appeal are prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. They have been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity not all issues may have been summarized).
10 a.m.
A-120-10 State v. Charles Mordan (067610)
Did the prosecutor's closing remarks about the lack of testimony to support the defense's theory that a bandana allegedly worn by defendant had been lost at the crime scene prior to the assault constitute impermissible comment on defendant's choice not to testify?
A-115-10 State v. Johnnie Parker (067670)
Is a defendant entitled to oral argument in the trial court on a petition for post-conviction relief?
11:30 a.m.
A-119-10 Memorial Properties, LLC v. Zurich American Ins. Co. (067913)
Did the "occurrences" for which this cemetery and crematorium seek coverage under their general liability insurance policy take place at the time of their alleged mistreatment of the decedents' remains, or when the families of the decedents, the claimants in the underlying civil lawsuits, learned of the wrongdoing years later?
3 p.m.
A-88/89-10 Vonnie Cornett v. Johnson & Johnson and Cordis Corp. (066671)
In these product liability cases alleging defects in a medical device, are plaintiffs' common-law claims based on defendants' statements about off-label uses preempted by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 301-399; and are the claims time barred?
