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Are You Buying Counterfeit Goods?

Chris Blankinship, Esq. — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:37:24 +0000

The appeal of buying counterfeit goods is undeniable. They mimic pricier items at a fraction of the cost and are relatively easy to find and purchase. The market is so great for these items that according to MSN, “By 2015… the value of fake goods on the [...]

Texas Golfer Could Lose Leg From Stabbing

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:08:47 +0000

Needless to say golf is not a contact sport. The only threatened contact in golf is the chance that a ball hit awry could glance off your person as you traverse the links. However, these situations are unlikely and can often times be avoided if the golfer yells “Four.” Keeping this in mind there is [...]

12 Law Schools Added To Student Class Action Suit

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:07:22 +0000

Prospective law students look at a multitude of factors before deciding which school to attend. Some of these factors include prestige, scholarships, location, quality of professors etc. However, the most important statistic for most law students is the percentage of graduates that are employed soon. Thus, these students expect that the school’s published graduate employment [...]

Presbyterian College Football Player Found Dead

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:03:27 +0000

Early Sunday morning a fellow student found 21-year old Presbyterian College football player Kyle Allen lying unconscious in a fraternity house. Accordingly, the student called emergency medical personnel who took Allen to Lauren’s County Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to an article on the Miami Herald.

The county coroner Nick Nichols said [...]

L.A. Teachers Bail Now $23 Million

Justin Witzmann — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:54:24 +0000

The bail number for the Los Angeles teacher accused of gagging and blindfolding his students increased to $23 million, 1 million for each count, according to an LA Times article posted Wednesday.

Mark Berndt, 61, a longtime teacher at Miramonte Elementary in South L.A. has been charged with 23 counts of lewd acts [...]

NCAA Puts Nebraska On Probation For Book Violations

Justin Witzmann — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:11 +0000

The NCAA put the University of Nebraska on 2 years probation Wednesday for allowing athletes to receive impermissible benefits in the form of textbooks and other school supplies, according to a story on Yahoo News. The NCAA also endorsed Nebraska’s self-imposed $38,000 fine.

According to the Division I Committee of Infractions the violations [...]

Pfizer Recalls Birth Control Pills

Justin Witzmann — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:59:57 +0000

Pfizer Inc. recalled 1 million packets of birth control pills after it discovered a packaging error that increases the chance that women will take an insufficient dose of the drug, which would in turn increase the chance of pregnancy, according to an article on Yahoo News.

The packaging error occurred in 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 [...]

California Police Officer Shot And Killed By Fellow Officers

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:45:12 +0000

A Santa Maria, California Police officer was shot and killed after fellow officers attempted to arrest him amidst allegations of sexual misconduct with a teenage girl, according to an article on ABC.com.

The officer was working a DUI checkpoint early Saturday morning when his life abruptly ended.

The deceased officer [...]

Marine Hazing Unconnected To Fellow Marine’s Suicide

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:39:57 +0000

A marine will spend 30 days in jail and will have his rank reduced from lance corporal to private first class for hitting and kicking a fellow marine who killed himself shortly thereafter, as the judge presiding over the case determined that the beating bore no relation to the suicide, according to an

Utah Student, 19, Falls From Ski Lift To Death

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:35:49 +0000

A 19-year-old University of Utah student died when she fell from a Park City, UT ski resort chairlift after suffering a seizure, according to an article on Yahoo News. The teenager’s death was an extremely rare occurrence and there is nothing to indicate that [...]