Personal Injury Lawyer News
Fact or Fiction: The European Court of Human Rights Upheld a Woman’s Conviction for Insulting the Prophet Muhammed
October 27, 2018
This is fact!
The European Court of Human Rights, Europe’s highest human rights court, just upheld a 2011 verdict by an Austrian court that fined an unnamed woman who gave seminars in which she described the marriage between the Prophet Muhammed and a
Fact or Fiction: Prosecutors Can Indict the DNA Profiles of Unidentified Suspects
October 18, 2018
This is a fact! In order to avoid the statute of limitations prosecutors have brought indictments against anonymous DNA profiles!
Recently prosecutors in Wisconsin filed a felony charge against the DNA profile of an unidentified man believed to have sent a threatening letter to a judge. The DNA was
Fact or Fiction: Artists and authors can reclaim licenses to their work after 35 years
October 11, 2018
This is fact! Even if an artist or author signed agreements that transferred all rights to their music label or publisher, a federal law allows the artist to reclaim the copyright after a certain number of years. See 17 U.S.C. § 203.
The Copyright Act of
Fact or Fiction: Doxing Someone Can Get You Arrested.
October 5, 2018
This is a fact!
Doxing can refer to a broad array of conduct, but its essence is publishing private information about a person, such as home address, employment location, cell phone numbers, etc, usually out of a sense of revenge or social justice. The term comes from the abbreviation “docs”
Can Wearable Devices Help Police Solve Murders?
September 29, 2018
Just recently in San Jose, California, 90-year old Tony Aiello was arrested on suspicion of murdering his 67-year-old stepdaughter, Karen Navarra, who was wearing a Fitbit when she died.
The victim was discovered in her home, slumped over in a chair, clutching a large
Is Facebook Responsible for Its Users’ Discriminatory Ads?
September 21, 2018
Facebook is free for its 2.2 billion active users, and is sustained on ad revenue. Its worldwide ad revenue was over $33 billion in 2018, with almost $15 billion generated in the U.S. Advertisers love the extensive ad targeting options available on Facebook, which allow advertises to zero in on
Why CBS’ Leslie Moonves Could Get $120 Million in Severance
September 13, 2018
Despite being fired as Chairman and CEO of CBS due to at least twelve accusations of sexual misconduct, including assault, Leslie Moonves could still walk away with a $120 million severance. This is because CBS reached a settlement with Moonves pending its internal investigation.
The claims include that
Do Banks Have to Know Your Citizenship Status?
September 6, 2018
A Kansas couple says Bank of America blocked access to their bank account after they ignored a form demanding proof of citizenship from the husband, who was born and raised in Kansas. The couple thought the letter was spam. The account was unfrozen after he supplied a driver’s license at a
Why Trump’s Former Friends Can Receive Reduced Prison Time for Flipping
September 2, 2018
One by one Trump’s closest associates and friends are distancing themselves from him in order to save themselves.
After pleading guilty to eight federal counts, Michael Cohen announced through his lawyer that he would never accept a pardon from a “criminal” like Trump: “I know that Mr.
Fact or Fiction: A Sitting President Cannot Be Criminally Prosecuted While in Office
August 25, 2018
This is a fact! Trump’s lawyers have said special counsel Robert Mueller already has told them he would abide by a longstanding Department of Justice view that the Constitution bars prosecuting sitting presidents.
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), the executive branch’s most authoritative in-house lawyer, has