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It’s well known that law enforcement officers generally need a warrant before they can search a suspect’s person or possessions and, subsequently, use whatever they find at a later trial. However, there are a number of exceptions to this general rule, so many in fact...
We’ve written many times in this blog about some of the different ways to both establish liability on the part of a third-party for injuries you sustain and about how best to go about collecting on that liability. Frequently, these discussions center around insurance...
On March 18, 2014, Malaysian Airlines flight 370 disappeared en-route from Kuala Lumpier to Beijing sparking a massive search and ongoing mystery. Neither the plane nor any of its passengers has yet been found, though emergency personnel believe they may have located...
Rape and childhood sexual abuse are sensitive subjects no matter the setting. In the criminal justice context where victims and society sometimes seem inherently at odds these conversations can become even more difficult. Set against a backdrop of rape culture and...
Drug crimes provide an interesting study in social justice. While few people will seriously argue that drug addiction is good for society, that the commercial side of the drug business is acceptable as it currently operates, or that the violence often surrounding the...
Back in law school, one of my professors told a story about a young family-law attorney who agreed to take a catastrophic car accident case involving a big rig. The attorney wasn’t particularly familiar with personal injury law, but the client was a friend of the...
Allen Alleyne and an accomplice robbed the manager of a convenience store as the manager was leaving to make a bank deposit. Both Alleyne and his accomplice carried guns. After tricking the manager into stopping his car, Alleyne’s accomplice approached the manager,...
"Me thinks all the world mad but me and thee. And sometimes I wonder about thee." – Unknown Quaker Saying While sometimes attributed to Robert Owen, a Welsh born social reformer of the late 18th century with a fascinating history of his own, the origins of this quote...
Most people understand that when you are injured in an accident of some kind, you may have legal options for recovering all or part of your costs from someone else. For example, if someone hits you with their car while driving recklessly, there is a good chance that...
Most people know that it’s easy to get in trouble on social media. Maybe you forgot to set your Facebook post to private, or perhaps you bad-mouthed your employer and were suspended. While these kind of indiscretions can be painful, there is an entirely worse way to...
