Criminal Law

Court Affirms Second-Chance Variance
US v. Curry: Curry sold gold coins on eBay. Problem was, he "sold" coins which he never had in his possession. When the deals began to fall apart and jilted buyers complained, the FBI came calling...

Booker Reasonableness in the First
I'm back from a hiatus (only to be interrupted again by an upcoming trial). The First Circuit issued the much awaited en banc opinion(s) in US v. Jiménez-Beltre, No. 05-1268 (1st Cir...

Court Rejects Diminished Capacity Argument, Touches on Crack Guideline Changes
US v. Brewer: Brewer pleaded guilty to distributing crack. Prior to sentencing, it was established that Brewer suffered from serious mental deficits, with a tested IQ as low as 59...

Court Upholds 316% Upward Variance
US v. Evans: Evans committed a series of fraud and identity theft offenses, starting when he bought some personal information of Wachovia Bank account holders from a friend who worked at the bank...

Fourth Circuit affirms entry of summary judgment in favor of Air America Radio on defamation case involving the notorious U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq
Fourth Circuit affirms entry of summary judgment in favor of Air America Radio on defamation case involving the notorious U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq: You can access today's ruling of the U...

CA1: First says that Pho withstands Kimbrough, regardless of text
US v. Russell, No. 07-1790 affirms a sentencing after multiple Booker remands. This is a Cocaine base case. Although this is a pre-guidelines-modification sentence, ?The [District] court ...

How to Skirt H-1B Regulations
Senator reacts to YouTube video

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

H&R Block Retirement Plan Fraud
How to Join Class Action Suit

Specialty Lamp International
Recalls Counterfeit Circuit Breakers

Facebook
Downloading Games Linked to Possible Identity Theft

Clear
Verified Identity Pass Face Class Action

Daimler Chrysler et al.
alleged negligence pertaining to lost confidential client data which exposed customers to identity theft

Wegmans Food Market
alleging the retailer revealed too much information on their credit and debit card receipts, violating the FACTA law, and leaving customers open to identity theft

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.