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Auto Car Motor Vehicle Accident News

• Victims Identified in Deadly Auto Accident - Law enforcement officials have identified the two individuals fatally injured in a catastrophic two-vehicle accident on Gulf Boulevard in St. Pete Beach Friday night.

• Chad Jones Recovering From Terrible Car Accident - Chad Jones was a third-round draft pick for the New York Giants in April last year, getting ready to fulfill his lifelong dream of playing in the NFL.

• Body of Car Accident Victim Discovered - The body of a deceased driver was found recently when a second motorist’s vehicle went over the same roadside cliff but survived.

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Asbestos Mesothelioma News

• Alabama Judge Awards Family $3.5 million in TVA Plant Mesothelioma Death Case - The family of a Florence woman who died from mesothelioma lung cancer has been awarded $3.5 million for the pain and suffering she has endured, including all medical expenses.

• NES Employees File Lawsuit Claiming Exposure to Asbestos - Twelve employees have filed a lawsuit againt Nashville Electric Service (NES), claiming they were unknowingly exposed to asbestos.

• RGA Environmental Discovers Asbestos at Los Medanos College Campus - After a recent test conducted by RGA Environmental, a Terracon Company on Los Medanos College campus, it was discovered that a number of its buildings constructed prior to 1980 tested positive to traces of asbestos.

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Bankruptcy/Foreclosure News

• Homeowners Illegal Foreclosure Resolved - A family whose property was mistakenly and illegally foreclosed on in Altadena, California is breathing a sigh of relief after the situation was finally resolved.

• CSI Star Gary Dourdan Alleges Foreclosure Fraud Against Ban - Gary Dourdan knows a thing or two about Crime Scene Investigation, but apparently not much about managing his personal finances.

• Park Pointe Facility Files for Bankruptcy - The CEO and owner of Prism Healthcare Group’s two older facilities in Morris has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for one of them.

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Business Law News

• Bitcoin Regulation Under Discussion - New York City's financial regulator has called for firms to enter propositions in order to create exchanges for digital cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

• Men's Wearhouse & Jos. A. Bank Merger Being Discussed - A little after Jos. A. Bank Clothiers' offer of $2.3 billion to acquire Men's Wearhouse was rejected, Men's Wearhouse employed what is known as the Pac-Man defense by offering $1.5 billion to purchase Jos. A. Bank Clothiers.

• Cheeburger Case Highlights Business Law and Restaurant Liability - Joseph and Kathyn Bennett's deaths last September were tragic and completely avoidable.

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Child Custody/Support News

• Man Ordered to Pay Child Support for Another Man's Child - A Michigan man was ordered to pay child support for a child that was not his. The man's wife, whom he had recently separated from, had given birth to a baby after separation but before being divorced.

• Unexplained Illness Leads to Child Custody Battle - A 15-year-old Connecticut girl by the name of Justina Pelletier, who was in the midst of both a child custody and medical dispute, has finally been discharged from Boston Children's Hospital.

• Smoking Could Impact Child Custody Decisions - If you are currently involved in a custody battle, or if you are in the foreseeable future, you may want to quit smoking.

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Criminal Defense News

• Bieber Superfan Charged for Trespassing - A young woman was arrested in Atlanta, GA after being found sleeping in a bedroom of a house that at the time was being rented by the pop star Justin Bieber.

• Female Serial Killer Caught and Detained in Pennsylvania - Miranda Barbour was detained for stabbing a man. During her time in jail, Barbour had admitted that she had murdered over 22 people.

• Instagram Selfies Lead To Criminal Charges - After obtaining a search warrant for the man's home, authorities found the guns shown in the Instagram photos.

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Divorce Law News

• International Child Custody Dispute Nearing Resolution - An Illinois mother is searching for a way to reunite with her son for Christmas. The boy has been in the middle of an international custody battle between mother Mary Redmond and father Derek Redmond.

• Woman Awarded $50,000 Following Broken Marriage - An appeals court in Georgia has ordered a man to pay his former fiance 50k after leaving her for another woman. The decision was made with respect to a few different claims, including fraud and breach of contract to marry.

• Learning from the Pilar and Deion Sanders Divorce Lawsuit - Celebrity lawsuits are always an acrimonious high-stakes game from many different angles, including the huge amounts of money coupled with the PR and media exposure.

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Drunk Driving News

• Man that Confessed to Drunk Driving Homicide on YouTube Sentenced - A 22-year-old Ohio man responsible for the death of a 61-year-old veteran as a result of a drunk driving crash was sentenced to six and a half years in prison after YouTube confession.

• Jayson Williams’s Drunk Driving Accident - On January 5, 2012, former NBA star, Jayson Williams crashed his car into a tree in Manhattan.

• Doctor Admits to Drunk Driving - A Syracuse physician admitted in court today that he was driving while intoxicated when he ran down a pedestrian along the side of Onondaga Lake Parkway last year.

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Employment Law News

• Family Restaurant Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit - A sexual harassment lawsuit within a family restaurant by the name of Angelo's Pizza and Grill will be resolved in the form of a $35,000 settlement to be split between seven female victims.

• Discrimination and Whistleblower Claim - An Investigator with the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) Felicia Martin, through her lawyers filed a discrimination and whistleblower claim.

• Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against UCSD Medical Center for Employee Discrimination - The Department of Justice filed a claim against UCSD Medical Center for discrimination against workers who are not citizens of the United States.

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Immigration Law News

• Arrests Made at Rally for Immigration - Women for Fair Immigration Reform' group were detained at the United States Capitol last September for blocking traffic in a protest. The women gathered at the location to push for reforms to immigration, angry at the lack of response made by Congress.

• Law License Granted to Illegal Immigrant - In SF, California, The Supreme Court has recently allowed a law license to a male individual who has resided in the U.S for 20 years, illegally. This law brings hope of the possibility of immigrants searching to enter the fields of medicine, accounting and teaching in the U.S.

• Arizona Rancher Loses Immigration Law Battle - Way back in March 2004, Arizona rancher Roger Barnett armed with a semi-automatic .45 and a large dog, rounded up a bunch of illegal immigrants who were on his ranch and handed them over to the authorities.

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Medical Malpractice News

• Woman Sues Over Medical Malpractice for Leg and Hearing Loss - A woman lost her legs and most of her hearing following a medical mistake during what should have been a simple surgery.



• Jury Awards Family 2.4 Million for Medical Malpractice Death - An Edwardsville, Illinois family will be awarded $2.4 million as a result of a medical malpractice lawsuit. The multi-million dollar decision was made after a six year litigation.

• $600,000 for Medical Malpractice Victim After 43 Years - Olivia Kearney had her first baby 43 years ago in October 1969. Flash forward to 2002, when Olivia discovered that she had been a victim of medical malpractice.

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Nursing Home Abuse News

• Nursing Home Cameras Expose Abuse - Select nursing homes of Oklahoma are currently in chaos, after two 96 year old residents were found on camera being abused by their caretakers. The two women who were caught abusing the elderly residents, Caroline Kaseke and Lucy Gakunga were arrested by local police in Oklahoma.

• Bookkeepers Stealing from the Elderly - Elderly men and women throughout the US are falling victim to fraud in their nursing homes. Office managers in charge of their resident's funds have been misusing their privileges to steal massive amounts of money.

• Nursing Home Abuse Wrongful Death Lawsuit - It is one thing to prove a nursing home was negligent and violated the regulations of Elder Law, resulting in the death of a loved one.

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Personal Injury News

• Starbucks Slip and Fall Results in $7.5 Million Civil Lawsuit - A trip to a Starbucks turned treacherous when a man slipped and fell in the store, leaving him with a brain injury. After purchasing a drink, the man fell while walking across a freshly mopped area of tile.

• Blind Joggers Facing Personal Injury Lawsuit - Top Canadian Paralympians Jon and Jason Dunkerley, both blind since birth, are facing a personal injury claim for colliding into another jogger on a morning run along Ottawa’s Rideau Canal in 2010.

• Bus Drivers Sue in Personal Injury Lawsuit - Two female bus drivers were just awarded $425,000 in a personal injury settlement after they sued the school district they worked for.

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Probate Wills Estate Planning News

• Battle for Estate of Thomas Kinkade - The wife and the girlfriend of Thomas Kinkade have both applied for probate. This is a process where a court determines whether a will is valid, and dictates where the assets are distributed.

• Testing William Payne's 351 Year Old Will Power - Just because a man is dead and buried does not mean he cannot have his wishes fulfilled.

• New Probate Law in Arizona - If you haven't checked on your Arizona estate plan in a while, here's a reason for doing so: A somewhat recent state law allows parties to make a probate-free transfer of vehicles at death.

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Product Liability

• Subway Removal of Ingredient Creates Stir - Subway came to the realization that its customers are not fond of consuming a chemical, azodicarbonamide, that is not only in the bread served at Subway, but also happens to also be found in yoga mats.

• GM Expands Recall to Over 1 Million Vehicles - In a recent report, General Motors has expanded a recall regarding compact cars. A problem with the ignition in the vehicles has been responsible for up to thirteen deaths.

• Coffee Makers Recalled After Burning Consumers - Eighteen individuals, including a 2-year-old toddler, have sustained second-degree burns from defective Tassimo coffee makers and exploding discs, leading to a recall across North America.

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Real Estate Law

• AZ Homeowners Get $13.6 Million in Real Estate Lawsuit - In what is being billed as the largest real estate lawsuit award in Arizona's history, an arbitration panel gave 460 home owners $13.6 million in a construction defect lawsuit.

• An Old Law Doing New Tricks to Help Desperate Buyers - A judge recently ruled in favor of a New York couple to allow them from walking away from a luxury condo they put deposit money down on.

• Lawsuit Against Mortgage Firm - A federal judge listened to arguments Friday on a real estate claim filed by Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner in an attempt to recover millions in unpaid real estate transfer taxes from mortgage corporations.

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Social Security News

• Family to Keep "Dead" Father's Social Security Benefits - The man's ex-wife asked the court to uphold the death ruling, as a reversal would require her to pay back her husband's "death" benefits that she had acquire over the years.

• A Hollow Disability Lawsuit Win for James Wilkerson’s Family - James Wilkerson died on Dec 4, 2009. But it wasn't until Feb 2012 that a jury gave him a $4.8 million award for a workplace accident that literally gutted him in 2005.

• Tyson Foods Settles Disability Lawsuit - Tyson Foods, Inc., one of the world’s biggest processors of beef, chicken and pork, will pay $35,000 in compensation additional relief to settle a disability discrimination claim

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Taxation News

• Four Men Arrested for Tax Evasion - Four indiviuals were arrested on unique tax evasion charges last December. They were transported to the Charleston Detention center in order to be processed, however it is unclear whether or not they will face the full extent of their sentences/fines.

• Nicholas Cage Feels the Pain of Taxation Law - It's hard to feel any sympathy for celebrities who land up in hot water with the IRS for violating the taxation law. But Nicholas Cage is not one of those people.

• Settlement Tax Laws - In March of 2008, the California appeals court upheld a verdict awarding $82.6 million dollars to a woman who was paralyzed in a car accident as a result of a defective design in her car.

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Workers' Compensation News

• Workers' Compensation Judgment Awards Man $1.1 Million - A Pennsylvania man by the name of John Ruschak has received an award to the tone of $1.1 million for wage losses following a severe stroke.

• Man Forced From Job Will Keep $4.2 Million Judgment - A man in Indiana is $4.2 million wealthier after winning a judgment and a subsequent appeal versus his former employer.

• Hotel Housekeeper Gets $70,000 Workers Compensation Settlement - Maribel Duarte, a former housekeeper at the Embassy Suites Irvine hotel has been awarded $70,000 as part of a workers compensation settlement the hotel agreed to.

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