Category Archives: Legal

Dead teen’s mom testifies in cyberbullying trial

By doris | Published: November 20, 2008

Full Story At The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tina Meier often sat with her daughter while she was online to ensure nothing fishy was happening. Lori Drew wanted to find out what kind of nasty rumors were being spread about her daughter. Both women — once neighbors and friends — have been described [...]

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GM, Ford, Chrysler Depart From Congress Empty-Handed

By doris | Published: November 20, 2008

Full Story At Bloomberg.com Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — U.S. lawmakers deadlocked on a plan to bail out the Big Three automakers, leaving General Motors Corp. facing the prospect it could run out of cash before a new Congress can come to the rescue next year. Democratic congressional leaders disagreed with Republicans and President George W. [...]

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District court halts keylogger spyware sales

By doris | Published: November 18, 2008

Full Story At  CNET News A U.S. District Court has temporarily halted the sale of RemoteSpy keylogger spyware at the request of the Federal Trade Commission, which claims the software violates the FTC Act. The FTC filed a complaint (PDF) against Florida-based CyberSpy Software on November 5, alleging the company has violated the FTC Act [...]

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Brain-dead boy at center of controversy dies

By doris | Published: November 17, 2008

Full Story At  msnbc.com NEW YORK – A 12-year-old New York City boy whose family battled a Washington hospital over his care has died in the hospital, the family’s lawyer said Sunday. Motl Brody was pronounced dead Nov. 4 by Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, but a machine continued to inflate and deflate his [...]

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Nebraska fears rush to drop off kids before haven law change

By doris | Published: November 14, 2008

Full Storu At CNN.com OMAHA, Nebraska (CNN) — Nebraska officials said they’re concerned about an apparent rush by parents to drop their teenage children off at hospitals before lawmakers change the state’s troubled “safe haven” law.Four children have been dropped off at Nebraska hospitals in the last two days. Four children have been dropped off [...]

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Knievel FBI file details probes of ’70s assaults

By doris | Published: October 6, 2008

CNN.com MIAMI, Florida (AP) — Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law — the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings.Daredevil Evel Knievel, shown in 1974, has a long history with the FBI, but [...]

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Boston Orders Gas-Guzzling Taxis Off Streets

By doris | Published: August 30, 2008

Full Story At CNN News Story – WCVB Boston BOSTON — In seven years, all taxis in the city of Boston will be hybrid vehicles, Mayor Thomas Menino said Friday. As the city’s cabs reach their mandatory replacement age of six years, owners will be required to replace them with hybrids. Menino anticipates that within [...]

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Woman found guilty of microwaving baby

By doris | Published: August 30, 2008

Full Story At CNN.com DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A mother was convicted Friday of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven, with jurors rejecting a defense attorney’s claims there was evidence that someone else was responsible.China Arnold is convicted of killing her baby by burning her in the microwave. China Arnold [...]

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Kerkorian Lawyer Found Guilty of Wiretapping Phone

By doris | Published: August 30, 2008

Full Story At Bloomberg.com Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) — The lawyer for billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian was found guilty of hiring Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano to wiretap the telephone of Kerkorian’s ex-wife during a 2002 dispute over child support. A federal jury in Los Angeles today found Terry Christensen guilty of conspiracy to wiretap and [...]

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FBI arrests blogger accused of leaking Guns N’ Roses tracks

By doris | Published: August 28, 2008

Full Story At CNET The FBI on Wednesday arrested a Los Angeles-area blogger on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws after he allegedly streamed tracks of the unreleased Guns N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy on his Web site. Kevin Cogill, 27, caused quite a stir earlier this summer when he allegedly began streaming nine songs [...]

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US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit

By james | Published: August 21, 2008

More at Wired News Nintendo’s hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company. Hillcrest Laboratories, based in Rockville, Md., has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington D.C., and a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in [...]

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Former ‘poor farm’ site is filled with history

By doris | Published: August 16, 2008

Full Story At USATODAY.com WAVERLY, Iowa — Ron Leistikow looks at the vacant, three-story building surrounded by farmland and sees a future museum. Ann Harms envisions a bed-and-breakfast or brewery. Karlyn Armstrong thinks it’s an ideal spot for ice-cream socials. Steven O. Heideman looks at the former poor farm and sees his boyhood home, a [...]

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Texas school district to let teachers carry guns

By doris | Published: August 15, 2008

Full Story At Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Texas school district will let teachers bring guns to class this fall, the district’s superintendent said on Friday, in what experts said appeared to be a first in the United States. The board of the small rural Harrold Independent School District unanimously approved the plan and parents [...]

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Foreclosure fallout: Houses go for a $1

By james | Published: August 13, 2008

Full story at The Detroit News One dollar can get you a large soda at McDonald’s, a used VHS movie at 7-Eleven or a house in Detroit. The fact that a home on the city’s east side was listed for $1 recently shows how depressed the real estate market has become in one of America’s [...]

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L.A. may force restaurants to post calories on menus

By doris | Published: August 9, 2008

Full Story Ay Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles residents are notorious for worrying about their waistlines and if two Los Angeles County Supervisors have it their way, calorie counting while dining out in the city may get easier. Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Michael Antonovich will present a proposed ordinance to the Los Angeles [...]

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Blizzard Seeks Permanent Injunction Against MDY, Asks Court to Prohibit Making Glider Open Source

By james | Published: August 1, 2008

More at Virtually Blind Fresh off its summary judgment victory against the creator of MMO Glider (a “bot” program that lets people play World of Warcraft unattended), WoW creator Blizzard has now asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona for a permanent injunction (.pdf) which would functionally shut down Glider’s WoW presence. [...]

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Take Your Gun To Work? Two States Say Yes

By doris | Published: July 28, 2008

Full Story At CBS News CBS) New gun laws are front and center in two states this summer. These laws don’t restrict access to guns, but expand where residents can carry their weapons, even to their workplaces. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on the legal showdown between gun rights and property rights that is [...]

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Laboring to Save Home Births

By doris | Published: July 27, 2008

Full Story ABC News idwife Diane Goslin’s farmhouse office bustles with activity this summer morning. Horse drawn buggies line the driveway, while pregnant women line the waiting room inside — their hair tucked into bonnets, their dark dresses covered by black aprons.amishSusan Rocca, along with her son, Nicea, holds up a sign during a rally [...]

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Food industry bitten by its lobbying success

By doris | Published: July 26, 2008

Full Story At msnbc.com WASHINGTON – One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, “Be careful what you wish for because you might get it.” The industry pressured the Bush administration years ago to limit the paperwork companies would have to keep [...]

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FCC approves satellite radio merger in 3-2 vote

By doris | Published: July 26, 2008

Full Story At msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean millions of subscribers will be able to receive programming from both services, while executives say it will create huge cost savings for the industry. Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the nation’s [...]

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