The FBI is on the lookout for an elusive suspect who the agency has dubbed the “Granddad Bandit,” and hopes using new digital billboards will help them make a quick capture. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has plans to post the picture of the “Granddad Bandit” on digital billboards around the country in an effort to catch him in any of the several states where he is wanted, the Associated Press reports....
In an underlying suit for breach of contract and fraud, trial court’s order declaring plaintiff a vexatious litigant under Code of Civil Proc. section 391(b)(1) and a pre-filing order pursuant to section 391.7 is affirmed as, the trial court did not err because plaintiff had suffered an adverse final determinaiton in at least six separate litigations that he commenced in propria persona within the immediate seven-year period preceding the trial court’s orders....
Last April, we advocated pranking employees as a means of teaching IT security. The idea is simple: send a spoof email, based on the attacks hackers use, but instead of sending a virus, you attach a warning telling your employees not to be so darn gullible. We’d like to think we had something to do with Fordham’s epic spoof email prank on its student body, though to be fair, this is a pretty common trick for security firms....
Diane Tucker had a husband. Scratch that - Diane Tucker had two husbands. At the same time. You know what that’s called in her home state of Georgia? Bigamy. Bigamy is illegal in all states. Individuals can only be legally married to one person at a time. Tucker, 48, violated this law. This little “overlap” in her two marriages is illegal. It doesn’t help that Tucker, pictured below, lied on her marriage application by stating that she divorced her first husband in 2001....
Yelp reviews are all the rage, even for local courthouses. If you’re involved in a court case, answering a jury duty summons, or even if you’re just curious, courthouse Yelp reviews offer a way to gauge honest opinions about what to expect the next time you visit the halls of justice. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out these Yelp reviews of select courthouses in the 10 largest U....
What’s that giant sucking sound coming from law schools? Is it the sound of fewer students enrolling? No, that alarm has been ringing for seven years now. This is more like a whoosh from a vacuum of top students leaving for other graduate programs. At least, that’s a conclusion from statistics showing a big drop in law school applicants with the highest law school admission test scores. LSAT 175 to 180 Paul Caron, editor of TaxProf Blog, says the number of applicants with LSAT scores between 175 and 180 dropped 23 percent last year....
A New Mexico woman has filed suit against the makers of a novelty flask after discovering that the flask featured her yearbook photo from 1970. Veronica Vigil’s daughter originally found the flask while vacationing in Florida, reports the Santa Fe New Mexican. Along with Vigil’s photograph, the flask features a caption reading, “I’m going to be the most popular girl in rehab!” As you might imagine, Vigil – who now runs an auto-restoration business with her husband – took umbrage with this use of her image....
Defendant’s conviction for procuring or offering false information for filing and insurance fraud, arising from a stolen vehicle report filed by defendant, is affirmed where: 1) defendant’s conviction under Penal Code section 115 was not preempted by Vehicle Code section 20 or 10501; and 2) CALCRIM No. 2000 more than adequately conveyed to the jury that it was required to find that defendant made a fraudulent insurance claim, payment of which she was not entitled to receive....
Most of the work that comes across a BigLaw employee’s desk is dry, flavor-less stuff. Rarely do you get to rack up the billable hours reviewing cases of semen-tainted yogurt. Garcia had been handing out what was supposed to be yogurt samples at the Sunflower Market in Albuquerque. A woman got a taste of the sample. She realized it wasn’t yogurt. It was something else, reports KASA-TV. The yogurt was actually tainted with Garcia’s semen, a fact that was verified through a DNA test, KASA-TV reports....
In a sexual harassment action, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where no reasonable jury could infer that Defendant retaliated against Plaintiff when it treated her as having taken leave without permission. Read Taylor v. Solis, No. 07-5401 Appellate Information Argued November 14, 2008 Decided July 10, 2009 Judges Opinion by Judge Ginsburg Counsel For Appellant: Richard L. Swick, Swick & Shapiro, P.C., Washington, DC David H. Shapiro, Swick & Shapiro, P....
Two Texas high school football players who appeared to target a referee in a game earlier this month have confirmed that they did hit the referee on purpose, and that they were acting on their coach’s orders. Victor Rojas and Michael Moreno told “Good Morning America” on Friday that they hit referee Robert Watts intentionally. Rojas said John Jay High School assistant coach Mack Breed told them to hit Watts and the attack was in response to Watts allegedly using racial slurs in reference to John Jay players....
The NHL concussion class action that is currently being fought out in the federal courts recently exposed more documents that make NHL officials look really bad. In the last round of the court battle, federal court judge Susan Richard Nelson declassified another set of documents that include some controversial facts. One of the attorneys for the players recently explained to a reporter that the NHL has challenged nearly every single allegation, or potential point of contention....
What are the unemployed law school graduates up to these days? Because, many of you who graduated this year, or even earlier, are likely still on the market for a full-time gig practicing law. Document review Okay, true: it’s tedious, it’s boring, it feels like mindless grunt work. But, the truth is, document review is necessary and it has to be done at virtually every law firm you can think of it....
Defendant’s wire fraud conviction and sentence are affirmed, where: 1) there was ample evidence in the record from which the jury could reasonably infer that defendant was a knowing participant in the unlawful scheme to obtain the property at issue; and 2) the district court did not err in its calculation of loss. Read US v. Brockenborrugh, No. 08-3016 Appellate Information Argued April 9, 2009 Decided August 7, 2009 Judges...
Following administrative proceedings involving an off-duty, officer-involved shooting, trial court’s denial of police officer’s petition for writ of administrative mandate is reversed and remanded where, because the disciplinary proceedings against petitioner substantially affected his fundamental vested right in his employment, the trial court was required to exercise its independent judgment on the evidence. Read Wences v. City of Los Angeles, No. B208525 Filed September 2, 2009 Judges Opinion by Judge Zelon...
You went to law school imaging a career as a battle-worn litigator, perhaps, or a civil rights defending Supreme Court advocate. Or maybe you would have just been happy with doc review as a BigLaw associate. The pay is good, after all. But you and law school just didn’t click. Now, you’re calling it quits. What could come next? Here are a few ideas, taken from the FindLaw archives. Law school is a major investment and deciding not to pay for a year or two more can save you a pretty penny....
A north Georgia woman found herself in a painfully and literally sticky situation when it dawned on her that she was super-glued to a toilet seat in a Home Depot restroom. She was the victim of an alleged prank but the paste plot is getting thicker. The day before Thanksgiving, Illyanna De La Keur and a couple of family members went to Home Depot. She paid a visit to the loo and soon thereafter, discovered she was glued to the toilet seat, reports Atlanta’s WSB-TV....
Seven ex-NFL players have lost their appeal to stop a settlement between the NFL and concussion victims and their families. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal Thursday to reconsider the NFL settlement that had been preliminarily approved in July. This settlement will potentially offer up to $5 million to former players and their families for ailments due to concussions, but the appealing players felt that this wasn’t enough, Reuters reports....
While the silver screen may glorify international jewelry thieves, the story plays out much differently in real life. Eighty-six-year-old Doris Payne, an international jewelry thief whose career has spanned six decades, was recently arrested in a Von Maur department store in Atlanta, Georgia trying to pocket a $2,000 bracelet. Payne’s arrest record dates back to the 1950s. Since 2010, she has been arrested seven times for various theft charges, all but one involving jewelry items....
Marijuana needs a good PR campaign. Perhaps something to the effect of “Pot: It’s Not as Dangerous as Heroin.” Americans for Safe Access (ASA) tried to give medical marijuana that much-needed public relations boost. Last fall, the group told the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s most recent classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance was arbitrary and capricious because a number of studies support the use of medical marijuana....
