Legal News

02Dec
2019

How to Make Sure Your Assets Don’t Go Unclaimed: Careful documentation and communication with loved ones are key.

By Mark A. Stein Over the course of a lifetime, many people accumulate assets that their loved ones might not know about, including banks accounts, retirement funds, insurance claims and Treasury bonds. No government agency ...

13Nov
2019

Felicity Huffman Is Out of Prison Early Just in Time for the Weekend

By Zoe Haylock Felicity Huffman has been sprung from jail early after serving just 11 days of her 14-day sentence, per TMZ. Huffman was serving time at a prison in Northern California, after pleading guilty to ...

16Oct
2019

FEMA Official Arrested For Taking Bribes Amid Hurricane Maria Recovery

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman A Federal Emergency Management Agency official was arrested on Tuesday as part of a federal investigation into bribery and fraud during Puerto Rico’s post-Hurricane Maria recovery efforts. Ahsha ...

04Oct
2019

Stacey Dash was Arrested for Domestic Violence

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz Stacey Dash, of Clueless and failed congressional candidacy fame, has been arrested for domestic violence. According to reports originally from TMZ, the actress-turned-conservative commentator is being ...

27Sep
2019

California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes executive action on vaping and e-cigarettes

By Phil Willon Staff Writer  California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a crackdown on illicit e-cigarettes on Monday and plans to launch a state-sponsored public awareness campaign about the dangers of the devices amid a ...

18Sep
2019

Domestic violence suspect killed by intervening Florida man

By The Associated Press   TRINITY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say an armed domestic violence suspect was shot and killed by a neighbor who intervened and helped the victim and several children escape the scene. ...

09Aug
2019

Delaware fire official retires after DUI charge

Story By Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware fire marshal has retired after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The News Journal of Wilmington reports Wilmington Fire Marshal James Jobes ...

16Jul
2019

Former Stanford sailing coach gets one day in prison in college cheating scandal: John Vandermoer is the first person to be sentenced in the sprawling cheating scandal.

Story By Ezra Kaplan and David K. Li BOSTON — Stanford University’s former sailing coach avoided significant prison time and was sentenced Wednesday to just one day behind bars for his role in a massive college ...

09Jul
2019

Alabama Abortion Law Faces Lengthy Appeals Process

Story By George Petras Court appeals by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood to strike down an Alabama law that bans abortion in the state could take months or years. A precise timeline can’t be calculated, but lawsuits are ...

24Jun
2019

Kuwaiti Court Dismisses Guilty Verdict In Port Fraud Case, Then Raises Defendents’ Bail To $168M

Story By Dominic Dudley A Kuwaiti court has set additional bail demands of $132m for two business executives charged with embezzling funds from a state-owned entity, despite the case against them appearing to have all but ...