by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ. A Texas man has found himself convicted of 6 counts of aggravated assault. The reason? Knowingly having unprotected sex while infected with HIV. A 53 year old man from Frisco, Texas faces 5 to 99 years in prison for each count of aggravated assault, he will be sentenced today. At least [...]
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ. The Supreme Court just made it a little easier for police and prosecutors to question suspects without having a lawyer present. If you have ever seen a crime show on tv, which no doubt you have, you have heard the Miranda warnings given to suspects as they are being arrested by [...]
California Supreme Court Rules to Uphold Prop 8 Gay-Marriage Ban
By: LISA R. WILSON The fight for marriage equality will rage on another day. On Tuesday, May 26th, California’s Supreme Court ruled to uphold the state’s gay-marriage ban, also known as Proposition 8. The 6-1 decision by Chief Justice Ron George rejected an argument from activists that Proposition 8 revised the California constitution’s equal protection [...]
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. I love eBay… just love it. The whole idea of it, the convenience, the opportunities, the company itself… not to mention the bargains! What you may not realize, however, is that consumer product safety laws and regulations apply to anyone who sells or distributes consumer products. The laws cover not only [...]
When a child is born out of an affair…..
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. As Elizabeth Edward’s new book, Resilience, is about to hit the shelves, she has given several interview (including Oprah’s) discussing the admitted affair her husband, John Edwards, had with Rielle Hunter and the possibility that he is the father of Hunter’s child out of that affair. Elizabeth Edwards apparently commented to Oprah [...]
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. What’s the picture in your mind when you think of riding an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle)? Sunny afternoon, summer, laughing, kids riding ATVs on beach dunes by the ocean? Or even a rockin’ racing session? How about riding through an ATV park on trails and hillsides? Joy, bliss, fun, excitement! What you [...]
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ. A holdover tenant is a tenant that stays past the terms of the lease. Be it a residential or commercial lease. Huge caveat: Every state treats landlord-tenant law differently. California for example is heavily biased towards the renter, while other state’s laws favor the landlord. First of all, in most states, [...]
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. In the latest development in the ongoing battle over medical marijuana, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the government’s challenges to California’s medical marijuana laws. The case has been in the courts for years and revolved, this time, around the issue of whether or not the police had to [...]
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ. In these tough economic times people are resorting to all kinds of tactics to bring in a little extra cash each month. Many people have started renting out that barely used guest house or granny flat in the back, and often times empty rooms in the house are made available to [...]
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Class action lawyers specialize in lawsuits related to either defective products or other dangerous situations that have caused many people the same or similar injuries. A class action is filed like any other lawsuit, but a judge must specifically approve the case for class action status. The class action lawyer then [...]
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