Lt. Col. Steven Jordan is currently on trial for 12 charges relating to the torture — sorry, "maltreatment" — of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. His defense attorneys have argued that Jordan was actually not in charge of the interrogation…
Allan Stewart received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of New England (the one in Australia) on Saturday, October 7. This is notable for two reasons: (1) he finished a year and a half early, and (2) he…
Earlier this month, a group of California pet owners sued Hollywood Paws, LLC, claiming that the company had not made good on promises that it would turn their pets into media stars. The owners allege that Hollywood Paws accepted thousands…
"At first blush, it’s a lot of money, but at second blush, it wasn’t a huge fee case for the efforts involved." — Thomas Girardi, of Girardi & Keese, a plaintiffs’ firm that shared in a $170 million award of…
A jury in Pinellas, Florida, recently sided with Lt. Col. Ralph Paul (ret.) after he was prosecuted for not paying a $46 dinner tab. Mr. Paul had complained after he ordered a "Seafood Saute" and received a dish that he…
Reportedly, on Sunday 60 Minutes will air a segment on the Homeland Security Department that will include a suggestion that the "no-fly list" assembled after 9/11 may not have been put together, and may not be maintained, all that carefully….
Given that Germany has a law granting kidnap victims the right to state compensation, it was only a matter of time before a creative attorney sought to apply that law to the many Germans each year who are abducted by…
No, I mean you put the box on top of it. Sorry, I guess I should have been more clear.
Paul Herold is a candidate for a city council seat in Blaine, Minnesota, but he wishes he wasn’t. Herold signed up to run in the primary election, but before the election took place he got a new job that he…