... Wendy Whitaker from her Columbia County home, the state of Georgia has crossed the line from protector to persecutor of its citizens. The state isn't inciting torch-wielding mobs to chase Whitaker from her home 20 miles west of Augusta. But it is using a gaggle of state attorneys and a politically driven, poorly written sex offender law to wreck her life. Twelve years ago, Whitaker engaged in oral sex with a classmate... To see the rest of this article, please visit the Sex Offender Issues Blog
November 20, 2008 03:30 am
In Maryland, a Montgomery County Circuit Court jury has ordered the practice of Silver Springs Dermatologist Dr. Norman Ansel Lokshin to pay the surviving family members of Richard Semsker $5.8 million for dermatology malpractice. Semsker died of skin cancer in October 2007. The Rockville resident had sought treatment from Dr. Lockshin's practice. According to his family's Maryland wrongful death lawsuit, Dr. Lokshin first detected a mole on Semsker's lower back during a 1998 checkup. Lokshin ...
November 20, 2008 03:28 am
... adapters -- may cause burn hazards to small children --Adapted from www.cpsc.gov Parents can sign-up to have toy re-call notices e-mailed to them. Visit https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney Blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been severely injured and the families of those killed due to dangerous products or the negligence of others. If your child has suffered a severe toy-related injury, contact ...
November 20, 2008 03:22 am
... County Court. King Country Prosecutors say that Cunningham 36, was negligent in not securing the two dogs who had repeatedly escaped and were a danger to people. He is ... tear. They tear ears off." This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. If you or a loved one has ... a victim of a serious dog bite or mauling, you should contact a personal injury attorney with experience in dog bite cases. With the help of The Farber Law Group, you may ...
November 20, 2008 03:02 am
... way into the sales practices of US firms that marketed and sold auction-rate securities to investors. Unfortunately, many investors who were told ARS were liquid investments are ... and cannot access their funds. If you invested in the auction-rate securities industry and your ARS became frozen during the market's collapse, ... fraud. Related Web Resources: State Securities Regulators Remind Auction Rate Securities Investors to Contact Firms About Buyback Offers, NASAA, November 17, 2008 Small firms ...
November 20, 2008 02:50 am
JACOB SULLUM: "Barack Obama's selection of Eric Holder as his attorney general is a very discouraging sign for anyone who hoped the new administration would de-escalate the war on drugs." Meet the new boss, yada yada. As Nick Gillespie said on PJTV a while back, there was no good libertarian reason to vote for Obama - though some libertarians did.
November 20, 2008 02:27 am
... 's proposed FAA amendment to delay implementation of the immunity provisions, Obama could instruct his new Attorney General to ask the court for a temporary stay of the immunity proceedings. That would give the Administration time to review the ... , seventeen different civil liberties organizations signed onto national security surveillance recommendations that included the proposition that President Obama should "[d]irect the Attorney General to withdraw the government's motion to dismiss pending ...
November 20, 2008 01:17 am

What happens at arraignment?

(Massachusetts Driving Law)
... calls your name. After the clerk reads the charges, you will answer 'not guilty', you will either be assigned a court appointed attorney (if you qualify) or you will be told that you should hire your own attorney - or be told you can represent ... -trial conference. If you aren't going to qualify for a lawyer you can hire you own. You should hire an attorney who is experienced in criminal matters. If you have been charged with a crime, drunk driving, operating to endanger or another offense call me ...
November 20, 2008 01:07 am
... Constitutional challenges prompt action LONG BEACH - The City Council approved a watered-down version of a sex offender residency law Tuesday night, but City Prosecutor Thomas Reeves said he won't prosecute violators. The council voted 8-0, with Councilwoman Bonnie Lowenthal absent, to approve the revised ordinance, which will strictly limit where future registered sex offenders may live in Long Beach. City Attorney... To see the rest of this article, please visit the Sex Offender Issues Blog
November 20, 2008 12:52 am
My young Republican friend Pat Powers is reporting today that my young Democratic friend, Brendan Johnson is going to be nominated as U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota. I'm trying to get confirmation from Brendan. If true, it is another excellent nomination. Brendan is smart, honest, experienced in both civil and criminal litigation, even tempered, thoughtful, and just a very fine person and attorney. Congratulations and good luck to Brendan!
November 20, 2008 12:04 am
According to doctors and nurses at Providence Health & Services, newborns at Oregon hospitals appear to be at risk of falling. Hospital records from Providence Hospitals indicate that 20 fall accidents involving newborns occur each year in Oregon hospitals-a figure that some researchers consider a low estimate because parents and hospital staffers don't always report newborn falls when they occur. In a scientific study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, reporters noted that some 600 to ...
November 19, 2008 10:32 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Examines S.3690

(Miami Florida Bankruptcy Law)
... in Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Senator Durbin is reported to have stated today that it is highly unlikely that S.3690 will pass in this abbreviated lame-duck session of Congress which may be over in 48 hours. He did say though that the bill would be reintroduced next year in the new Congress as quickly as possible. Mortgage bankers are reported to staunchly oppose the bill.Jordan E. Bublick, Miami, Florida, Attorney at Law, Practice Limited to Bankruptcy Law, Member of the Florida Bar since 1983
November 19, 2008 10:26 pm

FLOORgraphics v. News America Trial Postponed Until March 2

(Consumer Goods " Retail Industry Litigation Blog)
... America Marketing, involving in-store price-based shelf signs, is set for May 1, 2009, as reflected in an October 31 scheduling order. (Prior posts here, here, here, here, and here). It looks like a busy spring for News America and its attorneys, though the trial date for Insignia and/or Valassis could get pushed back. Related posts: FLOORgraphics v. News America Trial Pushed to Nov. 12; FLOORgraphics' Suit Against News America Set for Trial October 1; Summary Judgment Motion Denied in FGI v. ...
November 19, 2008 10:01 pm
Matter of Cristoval SILVA-TREVINO, 24 I&N Dec. 687 (A.G. 2008) Interim Decision #3631Decided by Attorney General November 7, 2008 Here are the headnotes: (1) To determine whether a conviction is for a crime involving moral turpitude, immigration judges and the...
November 19, 2008 09:48 pm
... , to have cases proceed all the way to an appeal. Yet, that's exactly what has happened to the case of Ziotas v. The Reardon Law Firm (download here). It will no doubt be strange to cite as a precedent a case involving other attorneys in the state. But aside from the novelty of the type of case, the facts of the case are a bit more mundane. (As with all case descriptions, the "facts" are taken from the court decision itself. There is no doubt that the parties believe that there are additional " ...
November 19, 2008 09:38 pm
... charges that he provided false information to get $440,000 from two insurance companies over injuries he said he suffered in a two-car crash in August 2001. He was also found guilty of charges of money laundering, based on the claims of the U.S. Attorney's Office that he spent the insurance proceeds on a house, motorcycle and other luxury items." Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update headlined "Ex-judge guilty in fraud case." And The Associated Press reports that "Ex- ...
November 19, 2008 09:35 pm

I-49 Ramp Re-opens After 18-Wheeler Overturns

(Louisiana Accident Attorney Blog)
The entrance ramp to I-49 at Odom Street has re-opened after crews worked to remove the debris from an overturned 18-wheeler. The truck, loaded with concrete dirt, was returning from the Port of Alexandria when the driver flipped the rig while trying to enter the northbound lanes. Police say the driver was moving too quickly, and cited him for failure to maintain control and for having an unsecured load. Thankfully, no one was injured.
November 19, 2008 09:32 pm
... grip on reality. I spent most of the morning reading Jack's missives. It's a bit like reading a Walt Whitman poem that's been printed with letters cut out from various magazines. But, despite his apparent madness, Jack is still gainfully employed as an attorney (he doesn't say where). Law firm employment is of course something that Jack intends to discontinue. He's got a whole plan he wants to execute so that he can leave his job by the end of 2009: There is nothing inherently wrong with my job ...
November 19, 2008 09:29 pm
... some of the details: The N.C. Supreme Court dove into the two-year stalemate on executions Tuesday by asking attorneys to define what legislators meant by requiring a doctor's presence when convicted murderers are put to death. The debate over the word ... the legislature's intent in having a doctor present.... Brady and other justices also challenged state Assistant Attorney General Joseph Finarelli, who argued that lawmakers meant for doctors to do more than attend and certify death. The justices ...
November 19, 2008 09:23 pm
Like co-blogger Orin Kerr, I tend to believe that Republicans shouldn't fight the confirmation of Eric Holder, Obama's nominee for attorney general. Most of the objections to Holder articulated by...
November 19, 2008 09:11 pm
 
 

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