Criminal Law

Seriously
Fla. Woman Chooses To Go To Jail Over $7.45 BillThis is newsworthy? I have clients every day who go to jail every day for not paying their $2 bus or train fare so that they can get to work, get to their drug program, get their mental health medication, get their kids to and from the doctor, get to the welfare office, get to court...

LOUISVILLE: "Botched foreclosure may land woman in jail"
Botched foreclosure may land woman in jail Faced with a mortgage foreclosure in 2002, Emily Trowel moved out of her home thinking it would be the last she would hear about the house she could no longer afford...

Another defendant opts for a notable shaming sanction to avoid jail time
A helpful reader pointed me to this notable local story from Wisconsin, headlined "Man Chooses To Hold 'I Was Stupid' Sign Instead of Jail Time." Here are the details: A judge gives a man a choice: Spend time in jail...

Kid Rock arrested.
This is from WSB. DeKalb County police and many others want to see exactly what recording artist Kid Rock was doing at a local Waffle House restaurant.Police say musician Kid Rock was arrested after a brawl at the restaurant and spent about 12 hours in jail before being released on bond...

Too fat to jail
Not long ago we saw a fellow escape from jail by losing so much weight he could slip through an air conditioning duct. Now we get a tale from the opposite end of the spectrum: A half-ton woman accused of killing a toddler in Hidalgo County who's so fat she can no longer fit through the door...

Hey Hank -- Stick to Monday Night Football, Dude
McCain / Palin have now secured the Waffle House vote....

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

Ready-To-Eat Meal Kits Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Ready-To-Eat Meal Kits Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Class I Recall
of Pre-Packaged Traditions' Meal Kits

Overtime for Programmers
alleging that some companies try to avoid paying employees overtime by categorizing them as "salaried" employees.

Nestle USA
Recalls Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough Products

Aetna Life Insurance
Houston Woman Denied $426,000