Criminal Law

NC - New North Carolina laws go into effect December 1st... including Jessica's Law
View the article here North Carolina General Assembly Wow, a one day notice.  I hope the registered sex offender in North Carolina were notified awhile back, and if not, then this shows it's their intent to not notify offenders, so they get violations and can send them back to jail and/or prison...

Are strict DUI laws really that strict
The Journal Sentinel recently conducted a survey that shows that the strict laws passed in Wisconsin in 1999 might not be as strict as law-makers once thought. According to the report, only 70 of the 161 fifth-offender convictions served time in jail, even though it is considered a felony once people have been convicted five times for drinking and driving...

One Killed and Others Injured in North Carolina Car Accident
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, one passenger was killed and two others were seriously injured when a car lost control and veered off a North Carolina Interstate Sunday afternoon...

Blawg of the Day -- North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Today we'll travel to North Carolina for our BoTD. The North Carolina Business Litigation Report is brought to you by Mack Sperling of the Greensboro/Raleigh firm of Brooks Pierce...

North Carolina Child Seriously Injured in Dog Attack
The Charlotte Observer is reporting a 6-year-old North Carolina boy was seriously injured on Wednesday after a Rottweiler bit him while his family visited a neighbor's house. The boy is recovering after hours of surgery at Northeast Medical Center in Concord, North Carolina.

North Carolina Marriage Amendment Filed
One of the first bills filed during the 2008 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly calls for an amendment to the North Carolina Constitution to define marriage as ?the union of one man and one woman at one time...

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

South Carolina Firm
Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Nissan North America
alleging brake defects that cause the 2005 Infiniti G35 brakes to wear out faster.

Home Hospice of North Texas
$500,000 settlement reached in Medicare fraud lawsuit.

LINA - Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America Disability Claims
LINA Insurance alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

Grubb & Ellis
alleging violations of fiduciary duties to shareholders and securities laws.