There may be a few people in the remote backcountry regions of the Amazon who have never heard of George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin and Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. There are probably even fewer people who do not have a very strong opinion on the subject. Although criminal law is pretty clearly defined, civil law […]
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Clippers vs Sterling Bound to Get More Interesting
The Los Angeles Clippers and their owner Donald Sterling have been the talk of both the sports and legal world as of late. There are many legal issues at play in the aftermath of his racist recordings, meant to be private, but made very public. At stake is the ownership of the Clippers. The Sterling […]
A New Bollywood Lawsuit
The International Indian Film Academy Awards were recently held for the first time in the United States. In fact, the awards, known affectionately as the Bollywood film awards were held in our very own state in the Tampa Bay area. Unfortunately, like most big award shows or ceremonies, it did not occur without its share […]
Update on the Affluenza Case
The case made headlines. Ethan Couch, a 16 year-old, got drunk, got the behind the wheel of a car and crashed his car into a crowd of people helping out the driver of a disabled SUV. In the end, four people died, up to twelve others were injured and Ethan Couch was arrested. More than […]
Chicken Dinner
As part of a growing concern on behalf of consumers regarding the food they eat, Anna Ortega recently filed suit against Kroger for deceptive practices and is seeking class-action status. According to a 2012 Grocery List, Kroger was ranked as the first largest grocery chain in the US and the fifth largest in the world […]
An Update on the Central Park Five
On April 19, 1989, Trisha – highly educated Caucasian woman – went for her usual run through Central Park. During her run, she was assaulted physically and sexually. The beating was so bad that she almost died due to blood loss. In the end, she lived, but lost her left eye and suffers from disabilities […]
Firefighters and the Public Duty Doctrine
The story: On January 25, 2014 Medric Mills suffered a heart attack. He was on a public street – right across from Engine 26, a fire station in Washington, DC. His daughter, who was with him, screamed across the street in order to get help from trained professionals. Bystanders who stopped to help were also […]
Do you have an Overdue Library Book?
If you do and you live in San Angelo, Texas, you may want to return that book! Starting in March, 2014, they will not only list your name publicly, they will be taking you to court. Due to the fact that the Tom Green Country Library has more than 2,000 delinquent accounts, the library is […]
Paying the Debt of Another
Paying the Debt of Another
A question arose not too long ago about whether paying the debt of another would require continued payments. In other words if company A pays company B’s existing creditor for one month, or even several months, does company B now have an obligation to continue paying company A’s creditor? If company B does have an obligation, then the creditor can likely come after company B for company A’s debt should both companies fail to make a payment.
The Latest in Baseball… and steroids …. and A-Rod
Everyone’s been watching as Alex Rodriguez received an unprecedented suspension from baseball due to alleged steroid use. After receiving an astounding 200 games in his initial suspension, he was able to get a reduction in his sentence to only 162 games through arbitration. Only recently did A-Rod file suit against the Player’s Union seeking to […]
