By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Texting while driving has been a hot topic for some time now. Distracted driving, such as texting while driving, can cause serious, even fatal, accidents. Some reports even indicate that cell phone/texting while driving is more dangerous than being under the influence of alcohol or drugs while driving. Still, it can be a challenge to change [...]
Ghetto-Themed “Compton Cookout” Party …. Racial Discrimination Outrage at UCSD
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. The recent news about the UCSD off-campus, “ghetto-themed” party, the “Compton Cookout,” has spurred a lot of comments from people. A read of some of the comments shows that there is certainly a lack of consensus or understanding about what is racially discriminatory. San Diego’s 10News.com posted a copy of the [...]
Child Abuse – Awareness, Prevention and Support
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Yesterday Oprah interviewed four child molesters on her television show. It is shocking how many children are abused each year….. tens of thousands of children are sexually abused each year in the U.S. and hundreds of thousands more are victims of other forms of abuse including emotional, physical and other forms [...]
By Gregory Cannarozzi, New Jersey DUI Attorney New Jersey DWI/DUI Penalties Driving while intoxicated (DWI) and driving under the influence of CDS constitute very serious offenses in New Jersey. The consequences of driving while intoxicated, as well as driving under the influence of CDS include personal injuries, property damage, and even death. As a result, [...]
By Elliot Schlissel, New York Criminal Defense / Civil Litigation Attorney The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that the use of a taser stun gun by a police officer can be considered, under certain circumstances, excessive force which leaves the police officer open to be sued for the injuries received by the [...]
Stranded at the Airport? Make the Airlines Pay
By Elliot Schlissel New York Lawyer The Federal Transportation Department has recently penalized three airlines for leaving forty-seven passengers stranded overnight at a Rochester, Minnesota airport. The amount of the penalty was $175,000. Continental Airlines and its local affiliate, express jet, operating as Continental Express, had promised to let passengers off their jets within 3 [...]
By Elliot Schlissel, New York Attorney Captain Chesley Sullenberger, III, the pilot of US Airways, Flight 1549, is known to most Americans by his nickname, “Sully”. Sully miraculously executed an emergency landing of a jet plane that took off from LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009. His heroic, expert flying technique and years of preparation [...]
By: LISA R. WILSON A New Year ushers in a new time to assess your firm’s current business, and establish professional and personal goals for the weeks and months ahead. If you are considering consolidating your client base this year in hopes to take on fewer (and more lucrative) clients, the first thing you need [...]
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