By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
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NYC Bar Murder case: A Reminder of Premises Liability and Owner Responsibility
March 15th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Columnists · Criminal Law · General
Advice for employers to avoid employee lawsuits in 2006
January 3rd, 2006 · 2 Comments
By Keith J. Rosenblatt, Esq.
Unfortunately, it has simply become far too easy for employees to sue their employers in today’s overly litigious society. It is even more unfortunate that many employers do not realize until after they are sued that a lawsuit could have been prevented, or at least their defenses to a lawsuit [...]
Tags: Columnists · Labor & Employment Law
Background checks save employers thousands of dollars at minimal cost
November 30th, 2005 · No Comments
Issues in Private InvestigationBy John Parker
Several years ago, assigned as a detective sergeant, I received a call from a business owner regarding the theft of $130,000 from her company’s bank account. She suspected her bookkeeper of embezzling the money. During the course of the investigation, we discovered the [...]
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Internal investigations all too common for police officers
October 13th, 2005 · No Comments
Issues in Private InvestigationBy John Parker
This story is true. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. The same story, or one similar, has played out in just about every police department in the country. Police officers are constantly under scrutiny. This is description of a common internal police investigation, [...]
Tags: Columnists
Client guide to attorney fees
July 5th, 2005 · 1 Comment
Attorneys arrange payments with clients in a variety of ways. The cost of an attorney fees can vary substantially, but should be in all circumstances, reasonable.
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Attorney: Uninsured motorist option key for motorcycles
June 22nd, 2005 · No Comments
Issues in Personal Injury LawBy Ralph C. Buss
Spring has sprung and motorcycle riding season is upon us, but before you dust off the saddle and head out on the highway, be sure to give your insurance a tune-up to make sure you’re properly covered in case some “cager” isn’t used to looking out for motorcycles [...]
Tags: Columnists · General · Personal Injury
Defense focuses on reaction of jury, not journalists
June 13th, 2005 · No Comments
Issues in Criminal LawBy Attorney John D. Cahners
The verdicts in the Michael Jackson case, and the O.J. Simpson case before it, point out, once again, a fundamental failure in the media’s coverage of criminal cases. A criminal jury trial is not like a sporting event where one counts the “points” from each side to see [...]
Tags: Columnists · Criminal Law · General
Bankruptcy court tackles copyright infringement
June 2nd, 2005 · 2 Comments
Issues in Bankruptcy LawBy Attorney Wayne R. Terry
A California Bankruptcy Court has opined that willful copyright infringement may be so egregious as to give rise to a claim that may be excepted from discharge in a bankruptcy case. This is the first opinion speaking directly to the dischargeability of copyright infringement liability after a [...]
Tags: Bankruptcy Law · Columnists · General
Settlement to shorten waiting time for green cards
May 25th, 2005 · No Comments
Issues in Immigration LawBy Attorney Jon Wu
A recent class action settlement will shorten waiting times for green card applications and result in a significant victory for plaintiffs. The court in the case of Ngwanyiav v. Gonzales is currently waiting for the two parties to officially accept the settlement.
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Lindsey O'Neill is the Director of Legal Content and Strategic Development at LawInfo.com. Ms. O'Neill is a California licensed attorney based in La Jolla and experienced in a wide variety of legal and business matters.