Media & Entertainment Law

Irony of the Year Award: FBI undercover agent sues for false arrest while working undercover for impersonating an FBI agent
The plaintiff was an undercover FBI agent working at a motorcycle rally in New Jersey. He was stopped by local officers while in character, and he was arrested and hurt during the arrest when he was manhandled and handcuffed...

Well of course he was arrested
A Florida man was arrested because he went up to hooker and tried to buy some sex. And since the hooker was actually an undercover sheriff's deputy, well, so it goes. But you ask me, Fausino Diaz Hernandez wasn't arrested...

BBC1 8.30pm Panorama - You can run... but can you hide - personal data privacy and security abuses
Regular readers of Spy Blog will not be surprised by any of the revelations in tonight's BBC TV Panorama documentary, BBC1 8.30pm, You can run... but can you hide? which illustrates how easy it is for your personal data privacy and security to be abused, by supposedly trustworthy Government and Corporate authorised insiders, who sell or carelessly give out your data...

Prison guard arrested for cell phone incident www.privateofficer.com
Prison guard arrested for cell phone incident www.privateofficer.com PENDLETON IN. May 22 2008 A Pendleton prison guard was arrested Friday for allegedly smuggling a cell phone for an inmate...

Three arrested in Miss. State University shooting incident www.privateofficer.com
Three arrested in Miss State University shooting incident    www.privateofficer.com from the reflector.com Starkville MS. OCT 11 2008 An altercation involving the use of firearms took place close to 3 a...

More Drug Arrests at San Diego State
Fallout from the undercover drug sting at San Diego State University continues. More than 128 people have now been arrested for suspected drug crimes, most of them students. Six fraternities have been suspended and are under investigation...

Negligent Death
Family of New York Times reporter awarded undisclosed settlement for medical malpractice.

Tanning Salon Defamation
WDIO-TV pays undisclosed settlement after reporting false information about a business owner.

DUI/DWI
If you have been arrested for drunk driving or driving under the influence you should contact an attorney immediately.

Criminal Law
If you have been arrested or mistreated by police you should speak to a criminal law attorney.

Video Taping Arrest
Harris County pays wrongfully arrested brothers $1.7 million civil rights settlement.

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.