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The Biggest ever Lawsuit has Just Been Filed

The legality of things and legal proceedings is often a big source of stress no matter what side of the legal argument you are on. Legal proceedings are nothing to be taken lightly and can affect a person, persons, or companies for the rest of their existence. People are always making jokes about lawyers, but […]

Civil Lawsuit for Gross Negligence in Boating Tragedy

It is something that nobody likes to think about, but if you are involved in an unfortunate incident that injures you then you have the right to ‘be made whole’ both physically and financially. That legal process becomes even more important when you are on a guided adventure where the very people that you paid […]

Does the Stand Your Ground Law protect against Civil Judgment?

There may be a few people in the remote backcountry regions of the Amazon who have never heard of George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin and Florida’s Stand Your Ground law.  There are probably even fewer people who do not have a very strong opinion on the subject.  Although criminal law is pretty clearly defined, civil law […]

Clippers vs Sterling Bound to Get More Interesting

The Los Angeles Clippers and their owner Donald Sterling have been the talk of both the sports and legal world as of late. There are many legal issues at play in the aftermath of his racist recordings, meant to be private, but made very public. At stake is the ownership of the Clippers. The Sterling […]

Do Civil Cases Take Too Long?

Some people associated with the court system around the United States seem to think so.  In New Jersey in May 2013, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner created a Committed titled “Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Expedited Civil Matters” to take a very large look at how cases could be hastened along without any detriment to the […]

A New Bollywood Lawsuit

The International Indian Film Academy Awards were recently held for the first time in the United States.  In fact, the awards, known affectionately as the Bollywood film awards were held in our very own state in the Tampa Bay area.  Unfortunately, like most big award shows or ceremonies, it did not occur without its share […]

Chicken Dinner

As part of a growing concern on behalf of consumers regarding the food they eat, Anna Ortega recently filed suit against Kroger for deceptive practices and is seeking class-action status.  According to a 2012 Grocery List, Kroger was ranked as the first largest grocery chain in the US and the fifth largest in the world […]

An Update on the Central Park Five

On April 19, 1989, Trisha – highly educated Caucasian woman – went for her usual run through Central Park.  During her run, she was assaulted physically and sexually.  The beating was so bad that she almost died due to blood loss.  In the end, she lived, but lost her left eye and suffers from disabilities […]

Firefighters and the Public Duty Doctrine

The story: On January 25, 2014 Medric Mills suffered a heart attack.  He was on a public street – right across from Engine 26, a fire station in Washington, DC.  His daughter, who was with him, screamed across the street in order to get help from trained professionals.  Bystanders who stopped to help were also […]

Do you have an Overdue Library Book?

If you do and you live in San Angelo, Texas, you may want to return that book!  Starting in March, 2014, they will not only list your name publicly, they will be taking you to court. Due to the fact that the Tom Green Country Library has more than 2,000 delinquent accounts, the library is […]

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