Criminal Law

Venue in Snipes Case
Several posts have focused on the Wesley Snipes case, the trial and the verdict (see here, here, and here). Actor Snipes was convicted on 3 misdemeanor tax counts, but acquitted on all other charged conduct including a count charging conspiracy...

Tax Miscreant Roundup: Wesley Snipes & Stephen Yagman
Wesley Snipes: Associated Press: No Verdict Yet in Snipes Case Wesley Snipes' Trial Offers Perfect Script for IRS to Discourage Activists, by Travis Reed The Daily Dish: Jurors Urged to Acquit "Crazy" Snipes E! Online: Snipes Jury Taxed with Deliberations,...

Actor Wesley Snipes Is Acquitted of Tax Felonies. Convicted on Three Misdemeanors
  Snipes said he was legally a ?nontaxpayer? and the tax laws did not apply to him because he was not a resident of the District of Columbia, was not a federal official and was not engaged in any trade or business...

Wesley Snipes' Jury Concludes Second Day of Deliberations Without Reaching Verdict; YouTube Video Undercuts Star Prosecution Witness
Associated Press: Jury Goes Home Without Reaching Verdict in Snipes Tax Trial Ocala.com: Judge in Snipes Trial Answers Jury's Question WFTV.com: YouTube Video Casts Doubt On Snipes Trial Witness

Wesley Snipes Trial Opens Today
The Wesley Snipes tax trial starts today, and it sounds like the trial will be opening with many watching. Tom Krause of The Tampa Tribune had two articles yesterday: Ocala Rejects 'Prejudice' and Snipes Was Asking Questions, Not Scheming IRS,...

Wesley Snipes Acquitted of Tax Fraud, Convicted of Failing to File Return
In a huge victory for the tax protester movement, a Florida jury this afternoon acquitted Wesley Snipes of two felony charges of tax fraud and conspiracy, as well as three misdemeanor charges of failing to file tax returns and to...

Stock Splits and Reverse Stock Splits
How splits can affect stock value

Wrongful Death
alleging death was caused by the conduct of negligent defendant.

Wesley A. Snyder et al.
alleging the consultants perpetrated a Ponzi scheme by encouraging borrowers to lend more than they needed.

$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict Against Fisher Controls International
$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict

$1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker
$1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker

The Bay Presbyterian Church
$700,000 settlement reached in church split case.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...