An Ohio man who is very much alive is stuck being dead in the eyes of the law. Donald Eugene Miller Jr., 61, is literally a dead man walking as far as an Ohio judge is concerned. In 1994, Judge Allan Davis of the Hancock County Probate Court ruled that Miller was legally dead. Now, nearly 20 years later, the very same judge has denied Miller’s request to overturn the ruling....
You might’ve heard it said or sung before: “Love is in the air.” Well, it turns out divorce is seasonal as well. In 2016, researchers at the University of Washington noted spikes in divorce filings in March and August every year, with spring being the definitive “Divorce Season.” If you’re considering or preparing for divorce this month, we’ve rounded up our best recent legal advice to help: You may never want to talk to your ex ever again....
Former sports physician Larry Nassar has been sentenced to hundreds of years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting patients and minors in his care. Many of those victims were members of Michigan State’s and the United States national gymnastics teams. USA Gymnastics has even been accused of paying settlements to Nassar’s victims to keep them quiet while he continued to molest team members and other patients. This week, USA Gymnastics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, in part, it claims, as an effort to “expedite resolution of claims” filed against the entity by survivors of Nassar’s sexual abuse....
If you’re an attorney who has been searching for a job - or know of an attorney who’s been searching for job (and let’s face it, who hasn’t in this economy), the term “lawyer surplus” is something you’ve probably thought about. And, a new study has quantified said surplus. The results are a bit frightening. It’s one thing to mentally know that there are a lot of lawyers out there vying for the same exact position you are aiming for....
Fulfilling every 9 to 5-er’s fantasy, an American woman quit her job with a news video company in Taiwan via a two-minute video message. The elaborate resignation video, set to Kanye West’s “Gone,” features Marina Shifrin dancing around Next Media Animation’s office as captions at the bottom of the screen run her inner monologue. But is a vindictive interpretive dance resignation ever a good idea? The interpretive dance resignation video has gone completely viral, garnering nearly 4....
In today’s competitive job market, new lawyers need to learn tech skills if they want to stand out. When the economy crashed and technology began improving at a rapid pace, it became apparent that lawyers (especially solo lawyers) could no longer simply rely on tech-proficient staffers. It’s time for lawyers to be their own best assistant when it comes to using computer applications and legal practice software in the day-to-day practice of law....
With eight weeks until Thanksgiving break and about ten weeks to finals, you might be thinking that you can take a couple days off. Unfortunately, the sad news is that you can’t. You have to just keep chugging along for the next two (and a half) months straight. It’s tough. Falling behind can result in a serious backlog of reading and outlining, and when it piles up too high, you may begin to feel beyond just overwhelmed....
You’ve seen the Christmas commercials and the Thanksgiving commercials, all filled with snow and jingling bells (which are wholly foreign to you if you’re practicing in Los Angeles). The holiday season is upon us, and that probably means you’ll soon be going on vacation. If you’re lucky enough to get some time off in your first year as an associate – and even if you are technically “on vacation,” you might be tethered to your phone – there are some housekeeping chores you need to complete before locking your file cabinet and jetting off to parts unknown (or your parents’ new house in Florida)....
A Haiti earthquake and Haitian immigration law update… Haiti earthquake relief efforts take shape Partners in Health, reported to be a major health care provider in the Haiti, is continuing operations and gaining popularity as a recipient for foreign donations. The American Red Cross has partnered with cell phone providers to allow individuals to donate via text. Spotlight on Haitian immigration law revisited On the legal front, the U.S. government has temporarily halted deportations to Haiti....
Barry Bonds is a convicted felon and the media is making a big deal about it. Or at least the fact that he openly refers to himself as being one. Reporters caught up with the ex-slugger at a Giants game on Monday, a little over a year after he was convicted of obstructing justice. Though he’s currently appealing the conviction, Bonds is still looking forward to a time when his legal troubles are over....
The old year went out with a bang in a small town in Florida. At the Internet Cafe in Lake Mary, Fla., a would-be robber found himself out gunned in the fire-fight he began when he attempted to rob the owner of the cafe. Hassan Malih, the cafe owner, found himself confronted by a man wielding gasoline, reports MSNBC. The robber sprayed the gas from a water bottle onto Malih, threatened him with a lighter and demanded money....
California will strictly limit its use of solitary confinement in prisons, the state announced on Tuesday. The changes are expected to greatly reduce the number of inmates held in isolation. Currently, inmates are often kept in small, windowless cells for 22 hours a day, often suffering severe psychological distress as a result. The changes come as part of a settlement to a landmark class action lawsuit brought by prisoners. Those prisoners had been held in solitary confinement for 10 years or longer in Pelican Bay State Prison, near the Oregon border....
A Texas school district police officer may be getting the boot after being accused of asking a woman to let him lick her feet in exchange for not taking her to jail. A woman says she wasn’t breaking any traffic laws when was pulled by Cy-Fair Independent School District officer Patrick Quinn in August, reports KTRK-TV. Quinn placed the woman the back of his patrol vehicle after saying he smelled marijuana in the car, which the woman denies....
A New York man was arrested for flying a remote control helicopter – in fancy terms, a drone – that almost crashed into someone near Grand Central Terminal. Though the drone was equipped with a camera, the incident actually wasn’t cause for creepy aerial surveillance concern. The NYPD arrested David Zablidowsky, a Brooklyn musician who really needs to rethink his hobbies, for good ol’ reckless endangerment. Footage found on the drone’s memory card revealed that the tiny aircraft was floating between 20 and 30 stories above ground when it smacked into a window and succumbed to the pull of gravity, according to New York’s WABC-TV....
Here at FindLaw, we understand the pressures of being a legal professional - most of us are recovering lawyers - so we want to help by tossing you that preferred life preserver of the legal profession, the short list. Oh, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals - the mysterious, nerdy sister of the circuit courts that only hears appeals in specialized, complicated areas like patent law and international trade. What better way to get to know the Federal Circuit than by learning a little bit more about its captain, Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall Rader....
Halloween. Thanksgiving. Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and who can forget National Bloody Mary Day? We’re diving headlong into the holiday season, when we’re going to want some time off work to celebrate. Are we allowed to take time off? Can that time off be paid? And if we do work, can we get paid extra? What if we’re one of the thousands of seasonal employees just brought in for the holiday rush?...
Anyone who knows anything about Justice Scalia’s politics and jurisprudence can probably guess that he is opposed to gay marriage. Heck, he’s generally opposed to gays – in as much as he believes in a state’s ability to jail them for having sex. Justice Scalia has even equated homosexuals (though he’s hardly the only one) to those who commit incest and bestiality. So why then is he being credited for helping strike down gay marriage in Texas?...
By now, everyone’s heard of the case of Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan, the 29 year old woman whose number of crimes nearly match her age. Last February, she was court-ordered to submit her fingerprint in order to access her iPhone that was seized at an Armenian Power gang member’s residence in Glendale, California. But what are the legal implications? Court Orders Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan was served court orders in February to provide her fingerprint in order to unlock her cell phone that was seized in a Glendale apartment that allegedly belonged to her boyfriend who also happened to be a member of a notorious Armenian gang....
It’s now general knowledge that law school applications are down. Demand has fallen as the expected return on investment has decreased (drastically). How is that demand vacum affecting schools? As you might expect, admissions numbers are dropping a bit, even at some of the top fifteen schools. Class sizes are shrinking somewhat as well, but not at all schools. And for applicants with good numbers, you may be able to capitalize by applying to the right schools....
A New Jersey football fan is suing the NFL for making Super Bowl tickets so hard to get that average fans are effectively “priced out” of attending the game. Josh Finkelman, 28, of New Brunswick, purchased two tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII for $4,000. His lawsuit asserts that the NFL’s withholding of tickets from the general public, which allegedly causes ticket prices on the secondary market to skyrocket, violates New Jersey’s consumer protection laws, reports Reuters....
