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For Your Clients – “Traffic Tickets”
From the e-newsletter: “What is a traffic violation "points" system? What's the difference between a moving violation and a "fix-it"...

CA11: Riverside/Gerstein violation did not warrant suppression of statement
A Riverside/Gerstein violation does not require exclusion. Here, defendant's confession was a product of free will. Lawhorn v. Allen, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 5159 (11th Cir. March 11, 2008)...

Oklahoma criminal HIPAA violation
Now from Oklahoma: from today's Modern Healthcare Daily Dose news email: Okla. woman faces prison, fine for HIPAA violation A 30-year-old Oklahoma City woman pleaded guilty to one count of a criminal violation of the privacy protection provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, according to a news release by U...

DUI Logic: Roadblocks Effective Because Theyre Ineffective
Ok, so DUI roadblocks (aka "sobriety checkpoints") are a violation of the 4th Amendment.  But the Supreme Court found a "DUI exception", ruling that although it is a violation of our rights, it is only a "minor intrusion" which is "outweighed" by government’s interest in identifying and arresting dangerous drivers...

D.C. Cir. on Attorney Fees in OSHA Violation Case
The Legal Times (subscription required) discusses the case of Fabi Construction Co., Inc. v. Secretary of Labor (D.C. Cir. 08/29/2008), involving the issuing of attorney's fees in an OSHA violation case...

Tort Law Tibit - Negligence Per Se
 What is the name of the case that tells us that violation of a statute is negligence per se? Cook By and Through Uithoven v. Spinnaker's of Rivergate, 878 S.W.2d 934, 937 (Tenn...

Environment Law
alleging damages from violation of the law.

CVS Mailing
Sparks Allegations of Privacy Violation

Georgette Klinger Spa
alleging unpaid wages and benefits and violation of the WARN Act.

Sprint Nextel
alleging violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Germantown Primary Care Associates, P.C.
Unlawfully collected fees refunded in Consumer Protection Act violation suit.

Delta and Pine Land Co.
$300,000 settlement in SEC norms violation lawsuit.