In Shepherdsville, Kentucky, McDonalds is facing a tort action that may be unique in the annals of the law involving a hoax, unlawful imprisonment, and sexual assault. Continue reading “McDonalds Sued in Hoax/Sexual Assault Case”
It appears that John Grisham is not the only person that prosecutor Bill Peterson is suing. Continue reading “Prosecutor Sues Innocent Man After Wrongly Convicting Him of Murder”
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has asked President Bush to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Virginia Tech professor Liviu Librescu, who gave his life for his students. Continue reading “Medal Sought for Liviu Librescu”
A new malpractice case has been filed in New York involving a lab foul-up with horrific consequences. Continue reading “Woman Has Unnecessary Double Mastectomy Due to Lab Mix-up”
It remains an ever-lasting mystery how public school officials define their mission in life. Most educators and parents relish the idea that high school kids are interested (let alone active) in political issues. Yet, not at Waxahachie High School in Texas. Continue reading “Student Thrown Out of Texas School for Wearing Edwards T-Shirt”
In both torts and criminal law, the question of intent changes dramatically from an adult to a child. Continue reading “Lab Worker Bites Boy After Boy Bites Lab Worker”
The perils of nonfiction. As Rita Crosby is being sued for her book on Anna Nicole Smith, John Grisham is being sued for his first nonfiction book on a real crime case in Oklahoma. Continue reading “John Grisham Sued for Defamation over Nonfiction Crime Book”
Howard K. Stern, the lawyer and companion for former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith has filed a $60 million libel suit against the author and publisher of a new book on Smith’s life and death. Continue reading “Rita Crosby Sued for Defamation by Anna Nicole Smith’s Former Companion”
The Army appears to have solved an age-old problem with getting a college education: going to college. Continue reading “The Army Offers College Credits Without the Need of Going to College”
A new video shows police officer hitting a cuffed suspect in Braddock, Pa., for not apparent reason. Continue reading “Video Shows Police Officer Hitting a Cuffed Suspect”
For years, some of us have been pointing out repeatedly the fact that the Domestic Surveillance Program implemented by President Bush constituted a federal crime. Indeed, many were horrified when the Democrats decided to extend the program, codifying if only temporarily an unlawful program. Now a former top Bush attorney has admitted that he and others knew it was illegal. Continue reading “Former Bush Administration Official Admits that Parts of Surveillance Program Were Clearly Illegal”
A woman in Tucson seeking treatment for cancer was left for hours in a CT scanner after a technician apparently forget about her and the clinic was closed. Continue reading “Negligence or False Imprisonment? Woman Left for Hours in CT Scanner”
This week, six justices participated in the tradition of the Red Mass. This is a traditional that originates in Europe around 1245 at the start of the judicial year of the Scared Roman Rota, the court of the Holy See. It is a tradition that has long made me uneasy and this year’s homily by Archbishop Timothy Dolan showed why. Continue reading “The Red Mass and the Calling of the Faithful on the Supreme Court”
As if North and South Carolina did not have enough to fight about. When Shannon Whisnant purchased a barbecue smoker recently, she was surprised to later discover a human leg inside. Continue reading “Man Fights to Get Leg Back”
This Supreme Court term has slated an interesting crop of cases that may force Judge Kennedy to resume his role as a swing vote on the Court. Continue reading “Supreme Court Term Opens”