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Drug lab suspect in Calif. court for other case
Court Watch |
2010/04/06 04:53
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| A former technician accused of skimming drugs from San Francisco's crime lab has appeared in court for an unrelated drug case. Deborah Madden pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony cocaine possession charge in San Mateo County Superior Court. The case is due back in court May 18. The 60-year old Madden was arrested on March 3 after authorities investigating the disappearance of drugs at the San Francisco police lab found one-tenth of a gram of cocaine and a gun at her San Mateo home. She remains free on $10,000 bail. Madden has not been charged in the drug lab probe. |
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Texas man threatened deadly force to stop abortion
Criminal Law |
2010/04/06 04:52
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| A Texas man faces charges after he filed documents in federal court threatening to use deadly force to stop an abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court didn't immediately act to outlaw the practice, federal officials said Monday. Erlyndon Joseph "Joey" Lo, 27, of Plano, filed documents there Friday saying his religious beliefs entitled him to use deadly force to prevent an abortion. He listed the name of a clinic, its address and the time he was going to show up — noon that day. "I plan on saving at least one human life in Dallas, Texas," Lo wrote. FBI spokesman Mark White said he was unsure if Lo went at that time, but said agents worked with Dallas police "to make sure there wasn't going to be an issue at the clinic." Lo was arrested Saturday. |
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NY top court won't open nursing homes to lawyers
Breaking Legal News |
2010/04/05 08:05
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| New York's top court is refusing to order nursing homes to give state lawyers access to hundreds of psychiatric patients so they can advocate for alternative treatments, living conditions or even release. The Court of Appeals, divided 4-3, says the New York's Office of Mental Health decided not to license the nursing homes. Therefore lawyers for the Mental Hygiene Legal Service lack jurisdiction. State mental institutions began discharging patients in 1996 to nursing homes for continued but lower-level care. The MHLS was established to guard the rights of the mentally disabled in institutions. It sought access to all those patients. The nursing homes said no, citing privacy rights. |
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Court won't hear appeal from Lupe Fiasco mentor
Breaking Legal News |
2010/04/05 07:50
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| The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from rap artist Lupe Fiasco's mentor, who was convicted on drug charges despite complaints that his jurors weren't asked whether they had any biases against firearms. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Charles Patton, who was convicted and sentenced to 44 years in prison on drug charges. He appealed his conviction, saying that jurors weren't questioned by his trial judge on whether they had any bias against firearms. Patton had a loaded firearm when he was arrested. The Illinois Appellate Court threw out the appeal, saying the judge did not have to ask about potential firearm bias on his own. |
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Triple Murder Suspect Tries to Plead Guilty
Court Watch |
2010/04/05 06:51
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| One of the suspects in a brutal Connecticut home invasion that left a mother and her two daughters dead has asked a judge to allow him to plead guilty, but his lawyers objected due to concerns over his mental state. Steven Hayes asked to plead guilty during a competency hearing last week. The competency hearing was scheduled after Hayes attempted to kill himself on January 30. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky for the murders and sexual assaults of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 11-year-old Michaela and 17-year-old Hayley. Dr. William Petit survived the home invasion attack. If Hayes, 46, is allowed to plead guilty, under Connecticut law a jury or a three-judge panel would determine his sentence. |
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Court won't give Saudi citizen new trial
Law Center |
2010/04/05 05:51
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| The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a Saudi Arabian citizen who blamed anti-Muslim sentiment for his conviction for keeping his housekeeper a virtual slave. The high court on Monday turned away an appeal from Homaidan Al-Turki. He was convicted of false imprisonment, conspiracy, criminal extortion, theft and unlawful sexual contact. Al-Turki was convicted of sexually abusing his Indonesian housekeeper and paying her less than $2 per day. He complained that he wasn't allowed to question a potential juror about potential anti-Muslim sentiment. |
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Volunteer of the Year Named by Legal Nonprofit
Events and Seminars |
2010/04/04 14:28
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Cancer survivor Elizabeth Wagner was presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award and a $2500 scholarship April 13, 2010 during the Leadership Awards Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Country Club in Los Angeles by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, a professional association for legal managers. Battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, for 1 year, Wagner, of Long Beach, said of the award “I am so honored to receive this award and despite health-related challenges, I have thoroughly enjoyed giving back to the community through volunteering.” Wagner was honored for her continued involvement and dedication to the association and to the community. She supports the GLA ALA Justice Jog, AIDS Life Cycle and Tour De Palm Springs Charity Ride. “Wagner is a role model to GLA ALA. She inspires everyone she meets to get moving and get involved,” says Jean Jewell, CLM, a past recipient of Volunteer of the Year Award. Wagner, the Legal Administrator of Kegel, Tobin & Truce in Los Angeles, CA, serves as the Programs Chair for the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (GLA ALA). The international President of the Association of Legal Administrators, Susan French Koran keynoted, and Mary McDonnell was installed as the 2010 GLA ALA board President. The scholarship received is an award for travel, hotel and registration to the Association of Legal Administrators annual conference in Boston sponsored by First Legal. ABOUT GLA ALA: The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (GLA ALA) is a 350-person nonprofit membership organization that provides educational opportunities, community service, and exchange of information to improve the quality and professionalism of management in legal services organizations. For more information, visit www.glaala.org.
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Class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, at least the U.S. variant of it. In the United States federal courts, class actions are governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule. Since 1938, many states have adopted rules similar to the FRCP. However, some states like California have civil procedure systems which deviate significantly from the federal rules; the California Codes provide for four separate types of class actions. As a result, there are two separate treatises devoted solely to the complex topic of California class actions. Some states, such as Virginia, do not provide for any class actions, while others, such as New York, limit the types of claims that may be brought as class actions. They can construct your law firm a brand new website and help you redesign your existing law firm site to secure your place in the internet. |
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