Legal Commentary

Viewing the National Academy Report on Forensic Science
The National Academy of Science has been generating a lot of reports recently on forensic science topics...

Fixing Forensics
NEW YORK–We hear from our friends at the Innocence Project that a big report is coming down on forensic science...

The Meaning of Error
I am sitting at a meeting of a National Academy of Science Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community...

Kaye on Individuation, Probability, and Forensic Evidence
David H. Kaye (Arizona State University - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - School of Life Science) has posted Probability and Individuality in Forensic Science Evidence on SSRN...

Careers in Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology is the application of science and psychology to questions and issues related to law and the legal system...

Can Congress Legislate Forensic Science?
Source: Crime and Justice News, February 19, 2009. "The National Academy of Sciences forensic science study says viewers of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, even judges and lawyers, are under the false impression that the techniques on the show are science at work...

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...

My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
File a police report. Two police reports, one for you and one for your sister. G...

Can driving accident be cause for termination?
If your state is an at-will state, the company can fire you for any reason or fo...

Some elses debt is being reported by a bank to the crecit agencies. They know and have ackowledged it is not mine, yet it is still being listed as mine. it was my son's and no I didn't co-sign. It is adversly
It is easy for the bank and the credit reporting agencies to clear this confusio...

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.