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While it is often difficult to blame a convicted anything for filing any appeal, the California Sixth Appellate District Court didn’t waste the opportunity to tell Brock Turner that he has no one to blame but himself. The court also pointed out in the order that he only got six months in county. On appeal, Turner was arguing that the evidence was insufficient to show he had intent to rape because he only wanted to have ‘outercourse’ or ‘dry-hump’ his victim....

He says that he is “politically incorrect.” Others might have other adjectives to describe the trial lawyer and former interim Dean of SLU Tom Keefe. For those counting at home, that’s three slights against Native Americans. At least he’s forthcoming and unreserved. In fact, the only allegations he denies are whispers of sexual harassment. After announcing his resignation, he told the Dispatch that he would never practice intentional sexual harassment....

Celebrities and Supreme Court justices weren’t the only ones to die this year. 2016 saw the most broken M&A deals in recent history, according to the New York Times. In terms of transactions withdrawn after being publicly announced, this year was the biggest since the financial crisis of 2008, Michael J. de la Merced reports. In total, busted deals represented nearly $800 billion, or almost a quarter of the $3.55 trillion in transactions announced during 2016....

For the second time in two months, a customer at Las Vegas’ Heart Attack Grill collapsed mid-meal and was carted off to a hospital. The female customer, a Las Vegas resident in her 40s, had been devouring a “double bypass burger,” puffing on cigarettes, and sipping a margarita when she collapsed Saturday night, the Grill’s owner told ABC News. The woman is recovering from her medical emergency but – like the man who collapsed at the same Grill in February – she likely won’t be able to sue for her medical bills....

In a petition for review of certain EPA Clean Air Act regulations, the petition is dismissed where National Mining Ass’n. v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, 70 F.3d 1345 (D.C. Cir. 1995), required the court to treat petitioner’s petition to the EPA as a challenge to the regulations it sought revised, and judicial review of such a challenge was time-barred under Clean Air Act section 307(b)(1). Read American Road & Transp. Builders Ass’n....

Resume padding seems to be an industry-wide habit these days, branching out beyond law school employment data and overzealous students. Nearly half of the top 50 firms on the Am Law 100 overstated partner profits by more than 20% for the year 2010, reports the Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group study on law firm lending. Maybe the partners just needed an ego boost? To be fair, American Lawyer and Citi define “equity partner” slightly differently, reports the Wall Street Journal....

It’s not bad enough that you have to worry about other humans taking your tech gadgets. Now you also have to be wary of technophile bears that steal iPads. Jesse Dinkel went out on what he thought would be a relaxing fishing trip in San Bernardino on Sunday. But while the party was hanging out and fishing, their picnic supplies were ransacked by a bear. On his first trip the bear took a backpack that contained an iPad....

Get out your tiny violin because this one’s a doozy. The former government, turned BigLaw, attorney that made headlines for trying to sell DOJ complaints to the companies being investigated, sought the mercy of the court in a sentencing memorandum filed last week. The memorandum describes the situation as being like a “b-grade action movie,” but given the context, it actually seems to be one of those dark comedies that makes you feel uncomfortable every time you laugh....

A breastfeeding mom in Missouri is being held in contempt of court for showing up to jury duty with her child. But was the breastfeeding mother actually entitled to a jury duty exemption? Breastfeeding laws aim to protect and promote the many health benefits of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding women are exempted from jury duty in 12 states. But Missouri is not among those states. Legislation introduced by Sen. Rob Schaaf, a physician in St....

Legal Permanent Residents (LPR), also knows as Green Card holders, are allowed many of the same rights as U.S. Citizens: access to public schools, a driver’s license, obtaining social security and Medicare benefits, and visas for spouses, just to name a few. In fact, there are so many overlaps that many Green Card holders aren’t always aware that there are key differences. Green card holders cannot vote in federal elections, but they can vote in state and local elections so long as the local jurisdiction doesn’t require U....

Brian Lee Lowery should probably thank the court of appeals for ruling that the forged check he tried to cash was not worth the paper it was written on. The Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed his felony conviction for trying to cash a forged check for $1,047.85. The court said the amount written on the check is not the same as its value. “While the written value of a forged check may be substantial evidence of its monetary worth, a defendant may be able to show an uncashed check was worth less than its written value,” the judges said....

A New Jersey dad received two traffic tickets after he let his vehicle fall down an embankment and into a river. Frank Roder leapt from his 2006 Jeep Commander to save his son, Aidan. Roder, 38, brought his 5-year-old son to Rahway River to feed ducks. However, the excited boy bolted from the Jeep before Roder could park. Aidan ran straight toward a ledge 35 feet above the river. So Roder did what any good father would do....

Jeffrey Wertkin is a smart lawyer, especially when it comes to litigating fraud claims. Wertkin joined the prominent firm Akin Gump last year as a partner, bringing with him six years of trial experience from the U.S. Department of Justice. Having led 20 major fraud investigations there, he had in-depth knowledge of the legal and practical considerations that shape government investigations. His specialty was the False Claims Act. So why was Wertkin, wearing a wig and using a fake name, trying to sell confidential court records for $310,000 to a company being sued under the False Claims Act?...

A dog reportedly shot its owner in a strange tale out of Florida. The dog may have taken riding shotgun too literally when it set off a loaded gun that Gregory Dale Lanier was transporting in his car. As the two drove, the dog accidentally kicked the gun, firing a bullet into Lanier’s leg. The gun owner says that he thought the weapon was not loaded at the time, reports Yahoo!...

A $2 billion class action brought by injured defense contractor employees against military contractors and insurance companies was dismissed by the D.C. Circuit on Thursday. The defense contractor employees suffered a range of injuries while working for the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan, from lost limbs, to traumatic brain injuries. Their suit argued that they were repeatedly denied medical care, given false information and had benefits impermissibly withheld. However, the D....

Julius Hobbs, a law student, dealt with explosives and other perils when he was an Army captain in Iraq and Afghanistan. It caused him psychological problems with anxiety and depression. It also contributed to a drinking problem, he told Florida bar examiners when he applied for admission to practice law. They said he had to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and other psychological testing, so he sued them under the Americans with Disabilities Act....

Ever just wanted to smack opposing counsel as they addressed the Court? How about sprint across the courtroom and tackle ’em? Well a British judge, sporting full robes and a (powdered?) wig tackled a sex offender to the ground as he tried to flee a trial, Reuters reports. Judge Douglas Marks Moore, 60, wrestled with 34-year-old Paul Reid as he tried to escape from Woolwich Crown Court in London. “The jury [was] just leaving when the defendant jumped up and ran across the clerk’s bench to get to the judge’s door,” said prosecutor Rupert Gregory....

A lawyer for Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent plans to file a gag order against the Dallas County district attorney following accusations that the D.A. made inappropriate comments on the radio regarding Brent’s charges for involuntary manslaughter. Brent’s defense attorney alleged that during a radio interview in June, Dallas D.A. Craig Watkins told listeners that Brent “need[ed] to go to prison” and that Brent’s drug use led to the deadly crash that killed his teammate, reports The Dallas Morning News....

It’s not uncommon for parents to take a shoplifting child back to the scene of their crime. It’s all about teaching them the difference between right and wrong. But such tactics should be saved for the very young. Property owners aren’t often swayed by the stubbly face of a 21-year-old man. Especially when he stole their underwear. Or in the case of Keith Savinelli, when they’ve decided to return it....

Apple has taken advantage of the latest Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in its favor. Last week, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a district court erred when it decided that Apple didn’t sufficiently show a likelihood of success on the merits, so as to receive a preliminary injunction. While the Appeals Court didn’t grant Apple’s injunction, it certainly opened the door to allowing Apple to enjoin the sale of Samsung Galaxy Tablets in the United States....