An alleged burrito attack may land a 36-year-old Florida man in jail. Police say that Erik Brown “throttled” a 16-year-old relative in the face with a Taco Bell burrito as the two fought during a domestic dispute, reports The Smoking Gun. The incident occurred at their Port St. Lucie home. The teen says that he was having an argument with his mother and brother-in-law, when Brown asked the mother to hand him a burrito....
Bad boy boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr.’s domestic violence charges have netted him a 90-day jail sentence. Mayweather pled guilty in Las Vegas as part of a plea deal to a count of battery domestic violence against then-girlfriend Josie Harris. He also pled no contest to two harassment charges. The assault occurred in 2010 after Harris informed Mayweather she was dating another man. Mayweather also threatened his children during the incident....
The city of sin is also the site of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s recent arrest on charges of larceny and domestic violence. The boxing superstar has been arrested by Las Vegas police, and is currently being held on $3,000 bail. According to celebrity news outlet TMZ, Mayweather and his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris got into a physical altercation in which the boxer supposedly attacked and threatened to kill Harris at her Las Vegas home....
Tupac had “Dear Momma.” Kanye had “Hey Mama.” Taylor Swift had “The Best Day.” What does the FindLaw blog team have? Only one of us is a musician, so we’re going to rely on our words here. (Plus this Spotify playlist.) To the mommas of FindLaw’s bloggers and editors, we salute you: Gabriella Khorasanee I’m thankful for my mother’s emphasis on education and independence. Her advice to be financially independent in many ways inspired me to get my law degree, and I will be sure to impart the same advice to my daughter (though I may talk her out of going to law school)....
Sometimes general counsel has to be the kid with a finger in the dike. It may not stop the inevitable, but at least people will tell a good story about you. That’s what the attorneys may feel like when it’s all over at General Electric Co. The company reported a $15 billion hole in its financials last month, and the repercussions are deep. Now the attorneys are scrambling for cover....
The D.C. Circuit dismissed the appeal by Canonsburg General Hospital (CGH) involving Medicare reimbursements. In the appeal, the hospital sought to have a 2001 decision reheard. The circuit court wasn’t convinced. This latest ruling against CGH is probably the most significant against the hospital because it essentially closes any future attempts to revive reimbursement claims for procedures “atypical in nature and scope.” The Past Comes Back to Haunt CGH This was not the first time the CGH attempted and failed to find a sympathetic ear for reimbursements....
After years of denying doping, Lance Armstrong is expected to make a confession to Oprah Winfrey today. The interview is set to be broadcast Thursday. The cyclist is expected to come clean on allegations of doping and using performance-enhancing drugs surrounding his Tour de France wins, as well as issue an apology to the public, reports ESPN. This confession comes on the heels of a damning U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report last year that resulted in Armstrong losing all seven of his Tour de France titles....
An Oklahoma City man was arrested for washing his hair in a public fountain with something unexpected… mayonnaise. Jorge Perez, 23, explained to the arresting officer Tuesday that he was soaking wet because he had “been washing his hair with mayonnaise in the Bricktown fountain,” reports NewsOK.com. Perez only spent one day in jail and is now free to enjoy what other condiments he might use for bathing (perhaps olive juice?...
Mark Grace could wind up in prison for his latest DUI arrest. The former Chicago Cubs great, and most recently broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks, was indicted on four felony counts stemming from his August arrest in Arizona on suspicion of driving under the influence, reports USA Today. Grace was charged not only with driving under the influence but also with driving with a suspended license and without an interlock device....
Last month former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall Rader resigned from his post to squash any appearance of impropriety following the news that he had written a complimentary letter to an attorney that appeared before his court. Following his departure, Judge Sharon Prost has taken the helm as new Federal Circuit Chief Judge – let’s learn a little more about her. Succession Rules On May 23, former Chief Judge Rader announced that he would step down on May 30, 2014, and the Federal Circuit announced in accordance with statutory succession, the new Chief Judge would be Judge Sharon Prost....
Like the NFL before it, the NHL has settled ongoing litigation regarding concussions suffered by former players. But unlike the NFL, the NHL did it for a pittance. The NFL’s settlement committed the league to spending almost $1 billion in total damages, medical reimbursements, and future medical and psychological care. The NHL looks to be on the hook for about two percent of that – around $19 million. “The NHL does not acknowledge any liability for the Plaintiffs’ claims in these cases,” the league’s statement announcing the settlement read....
Defendant’s vehicular manslaughter conviction is reversed where the admission into evidence of a blood alcohol laboratory report violated defendant’s constitutional right to confrontation of witnesses by allowing testimonial hearsay evidence prohibited under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). Read People v. Lopez, No. D052885A Appellate Information Filed August 31, 2009 Judges Opinion by Judge McDonald Counsel For Appellant: Janice R. Mazur For Respondent: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R....
Court of appeal’s ruling striking a portion of defendant’s sentence for assault with a firearm, on the ground that Penal Code section 654 prohibits multiple punishment for the same act, is reversed where: 1) the appeals court correctly found the trial court erred in imposing additional punishment for defendant’s firearm use under two statutory provisions; but 2) section 654 does not provide the basis for this finding, and instead it is section 1170....
In plaintiff’s suit against the defendant-law firm and other attorneys, who had previously represented plaintiff and its former president and CEO, trial court’s grant of defendants’ motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute is reversed as, the trial court erred in determining that this was a SLAPP suit subject to a special motion to dismiss as the defendants did not satisfy their threshold burden of demonstrating that the principal thrust of any of the complaint’s causes of action was activity protected by the anti-SLAPP statute....
We might all know that lawyering is secretly a service industry job. In the business world, lawyers are all too often reminded of this fact. And while our fragile egos tend to be okay with being service industry employees thanks to the high price tag associated with legal services, being commoditized might make some lawyers cringe. Unfortunately for those business lawyers that cringe at the thought of being a commodity, the group of corporate overlords at PricewaterhouseCoopers are leading the charge to make temporary in house legal services easier to access for companies with budgets that range from large to larger....
In a petition for habeas review of a military court martial, dismissal of the petition is affirmed where: 1) there was no due process right to a court-martial panel of a minimum size; and 2) petitioner did not present evidence that a panel of less than six persons was likely to result in a miscarriage of justice. Read Sanford v. US, No. 08-5402 Appellate Information Argued September 18, 2009 Decided November 13, 2009...
My colleague William Peacock has covered the case of the discharged Federal Air Marshal and his questionable defense to the Whistleblower Protection Act for some time, and in his last article, he reasonably bet on a cert. denial. But, the Supreme Court likes to surprise us, and in an unforeseen twist, has granted cert. in what we all thought was (for once), a clear case. Robert J. MacLean became a Federal Air Marshal (“Marshal”) in 2001....
Opinions differ about law students having “business” cards. But you’re a law grad now – and you desperately need a job. And in this economy, the only way you’re probably going to find one is by networking. Enter the contact, or networking, card. This little piece of stiff paper makes the entire process easier – and it makes you seem less like an unprepared idiot. No, really. It does. Scribbling contact information on a scrap of paper makes everyone look bad....
If San Francisco and New York rents are getting you down there is a town for you. It’s affordable. There is plenty of open space. And it is for sale, according to the Rapid City Journal. Swett, South Dakota is on the market for a cool quarter million dollars right now. It is 6 acres and has a single house and a bar. In light of real estate prices elsewhere, Swett is a steal....
Washington man Jobie J. Watkins has been acquitted of charges stemming from an alleged dead weasel assault last June. Watkins was charged with burglary after busting into another man’s apartment, looking for his ex-girlfriend. Oh, and he was holding a dead weasel. Authorities are still perplexed as to why he was holding a dead weasel. The defense and jury might have been too. Defense attorney Chris Crew said that the “prosecution failed to prove a link to the mink....
