Legal Commentary

DIET DRUG TRIAL: Witness says she was told to destroy fen-phen documents
Witness says she was told to destroy fen-phen documents from Courier Journal One of the three lawyers charged with plundering Kentucky's $200 million fen-phen settlement told a legal assistant to destroy documents showing how the clients were paid, according to the aide's testimony today.

Witness told to destroy Fen Phen records - Mills hospitalized
Witness says she was told to destroy fen-phen documents    By Andrew Wolfson Louisville Courier-Journal May 30, 2008  One of the three lawyers charged with plundering Kentucky?s $200 million fen-phen settlement told a legal assistant to destroy documents showing how the clients were paid, according to the aide?s testimony today...

Fire-Damaged Home A Thorn In The Side For Community As Both Last Titleholder, Mortgage Holder Disclaim Ownership

Is criminal liability always narrower than civil liability?
Is criminal liability always narrower than civil liability and should it be? In a paper recently posted on SSRN, Wendy Gerwick Couture suggests that, when it comes to securities fraud, criminal liability is more expansive than civil liability.

Destroy a business relationship in five sentences or less
Today I sent out an email to all my business contacts announcing my new book, Essentials of Corporate Fraud...

61 Reforms to C-61, Day 48: Education Harms - Lessons Must Be Destroyed After the Course
In addition to the prospect of new liability, the lesson provisions include a series of draconian conditions that undermine rather than facilitate education...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...

The renters that i have took my furnace out of rental house, riped all the wall paper off the walls, broke the windows busted the door off its hinges, plus broke the leaded glass out of the door, door is just leaning aga
You may be able to file a vandalism or destruction of private property complaint...

Should I hire a lawyer if injured in a car accident even if the other party admits fault and their insurance company is agreeing to pay damages?
If the person that caused an accident admits to liability you don't really need ...

My mother 73 years of age died on 12/5/08 and she has around 25K in credit card debt. She rented an aprtment and owned nothing of value - no cash in her bank account and no retirement funds. What legally needs to be done
If no one else was named as a co-borrower or co-signer, and she has no assets, t...

Car Accidents
alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car, truck, bus, motorcycle or other vehicle accidents.

Bad Faith Insurance
Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. agrees to $13 million personal automobile liability insurance settlement.

California Car Accidents Injuries
California Car Accidents alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car, truck, bus, motorcycle or other vehicle accidents.