Criminal Law

Two Fatal NY Car Accidents Teach Important Safety Lessons
Hopefully, we all learn from our mistakes……But having handled hundreds of NY and PA accident cases over 20+ years, one of the sad things you learn is that the same types of accidents tend to repeat themselves over and over again– drunk drivers, speeding tractor trailers, inattentive drivers playing with their radio rather than the road [...

Overheard at work
I had to call the fire department to find out how to subpoena these paramedics for trial. This followed:Me: Hi, I'm Ipse Dixit from the Public Defender's office and I need to send out some subpoenas to two of your paramedics...

Legal Redundancies: Fake Hillbilly Teeth Recalled as Defective
It is a sad day when one cannot even buy fake “Hillbilly” teeth without finding that they are not in the best condition. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of over 20,000 fake “Hillbilly” teeth due to the presence of lead...

Kentucky Kingdom: "Lessons Learned"
Kathy Fackler of SaferParks.org has an editorial about what she sees as the lessons learned from the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom accident and the regulatory implications. Even if you're not interested in amusement safety as such, it's a good example...

Things you should NOT bring to court
Here is just a short list:The complaining witness on your violation of a protective order caseyour Corona t-shit to your DUI caseyour weedthe six children you watch in day care your alcohol laden breathyour pimpyour fake IDyour fake community service papersyour fake alcohol program papersyour fake doctor's noteyour fake alibi witnessAnd in case you were wondering, yes, I have seen people bring all of these things...

More Fake Spam
Those fake CNN Alerts mentioned in Monday's blog posts are now joined by fake MSNBC Alerts. Be advised. [MG]

Firestone Tire Problems Raise Questions of Safety
Are Your Car Tires Safe?

Fake Drugs
Life Threatening Incidents

KeyBank USA
alleging the bank offered loans for fraudulent vocational schools.

Kamehameha Schools
$7 million non-native Hawaiian racial discrimination settlement.

Safety Violations
Murphy Oil USA Inc. to pay $179,100 settlement in occupational safety violations lawsuit.

FDA Issues Safety Warning About Valproic Acid and Divalproex Sodium
Valproic Acid and Divalproex Sodium FDA Issues Safety Warning About Risk for Birth Defects

FDA Issues Update on Safety Review Orlistat
Orlistat FDA Issues Update on Safety Review