Legal Commentary

3 years for sex with corpse
This is the case from Cincinnati, where a convicted killer acknowledged that he'd murdered a young woman in 1982, but denied raping her. Turns out, he was right -- a morgue employee had actually had sex with the corpse...

Morgue worker guilty of sexually abusing corpse
The crime happened 26 years ago. Another interesting twist: The corpse was that of a woman who was raped and murdered, but DNA testing revealed semen found on her body belonged not to the rapist but to the morgue worker...

Sex With Corpse Is Crime In Wisconsin
Not a legal profession case, but of possible interest is a decision issued today by the Wisconsin Supreme Court holding that the attempted disinterment of a corpse for sexual purposes violates criminal law: In sum, by its plain terms, Wis...

Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Military
Earlier this month, the Pentagon released its Gender Relations Survey for FY 06 and Sexual Assault report for FY 07. The underlying requirements for the sexual assault report changed significantly from last year, and so a comparison from prior years...

Grady Hospital employee charged with sexual assault of patient www.privateofficer.com
Grady Hospital employee charged with sexual assault of patient      www.privateofficer.com channel2news ATLANTA GA OCT 17 2008 — A Grady Hospital patient told police she was sexually assaulted while undergoing treatment at the hospital...

Pressure on servicewomen not to report assault
Rep. Louise Slaughter: DoD Shirks Congressional Oversight of Sexual Assault in the Military Last Thursday, I gave testimony on sexual assault in the military at a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee oversight hearing...

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Sexual Harassment Policy
Define harassment, outline complaint procedure

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Ohio Health Centers
Ohio Health Centers Sued for Improper Billing

Man Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment for Murder
Man Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment for Murder

Christopher Fairchild
guilty verdict for helping Tommy Baldridge murder James Mollette.

Ohio Drinking Water
Contaminated with Acid

Sexual Harassment
(in the workplace)

Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.4 Million
Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.5 Million