Criminal Law

Pending Bill Provides That Teachers Convicted of Sex Crimes Will lose NYS Teaching License
Teachers convicted of sex crimes will lose NYS teaching license Assembly Bill 11500-A -- Senate Bill 8553 Legislation providing for the automatic revocation of a teaching certificate held by any school official convicted of a sex offense has been passed...

Driving On Suspended License Leads To Suspension Of License To Practice Law
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court imposed a six-month suspension of an attorney who had continued to drive while his operator's license was suspended or revoked, got into an accident and drove away...

Points Received Before A Driver's License Is Suspended
In Arizona, most traffic violations and crimes will effect one's driver's license. While some driving crimes (such as a DUI) carry an automatic suspension, other violations will cause MVD to assess the license with points and may lead to a suspension...

DUI Double Jeopardy and Multiple Punishment
When a person is arrested for DUI, his driver?s license is confiscated by the arresting officer and he is given a notice of ?administrative suspension?. He is also given a citation to appear in court to face criminal drunk driving charges...

Criminal Penalties for Drag Racing
Beginning Tuesday, February 26, drag racing in Massachusetts will be a criminal offense for most drivers, rather than a civil motor vehicle infraction, under revised MGL c.90, s.17B...

Suspension of Your Driver's License in a DUI Case
When a person is charged with DUI in Florida, there are two different ways for that person's driver's license to become suspended:1.  The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles can suspend someone's license if the person refused to submit to a lawful breath, blood, or urine test or if the person had an unlawful blood-alcohol or breath-alcohol level of 0...

Teachers Paid
LA School District pays 8% interest to teachers for payroll problems.

AIG
and Ex Execs to pay $115 Million to Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana

Compound License
Palatin Technologies pays Competitive Technologies $800,000 agreement dispute settlement.

Sunscreen Manufacturers Face Class Actions over Misleading Advertising
Banana Boat, Coppertone Face Class Action in Canada

Merrill Lynch
Agrees a $475 Million Settlement with Ohio Teachers

Estate Planners Face Elder Abuse Class Action
California Estate Planners Face Elder Abuse Class Action