By GioLaw | Published April 3, 2014 | Posted in Blawgs | Tagged Tags: #blawg, #crime, #fort hood, #FortHood, #FortHoodShooting, #guncrime, #killeen, #law, #Shooting2014, #soldierprosecution |
Fort Hood Shooting April 2014: How Soldiers are Prosecuted
Four people were reported killed and fourteen injured yesterday at Fort Hood, (Killeen, TX). According to the LA Times, the shooting was “soldier on soldier” indicating that military personnel were involved in the shooting. https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-fort-hood-shooting-20140402,0,799195.story#axzz2xmQW1q9v. Apparently, the man identified as the shooter was reported dead from a self-inflicted wound. Is it only the military of the Department Read More
Read MoreCopyright Development: Unfair Use
In the realm of intellectual property lies the fair use exception. Recently, a group of photographers and artists, including The National Press Photographers Association, Professional Photographers of America and the Picture Archive Council of America, aligned themselves in order to file an amicus curiae brief in the remanded case of Cariou v. Prince, Docket Read More
Read MoreDennis Rodman – Limbaugh wants the Worm indicted for violating the Logan Act?
The Worm is at it again! And this time he took it to a new level. Dennis Rodman’s recent visit to North Korea even got Satan himself to comment: On his radio show from the inner circle of Hell, Rush Limbaugh remarked: “We’ve got the new secretary of state, Dennis Rodman, just back from Read More
Read MoreExcessive Force, Settled Case – Watch the Video
Click HERE to see the video for one of our current civil rights cases
Read MoreCOURT COSTS
Today, the New York Post reported that the widow of Yankee’s Pitcher Cory Lidle was ordered to pay $80,000 in court costs for losing a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the plane Lidle was in when he crashed into a Manhattan apartment building. The Post article is copied in its entirety below. You may ask: Read More
Read MoreCopyright infringement, David Beats Goliath (again)
In AFP v. Morel, 10 Civ. 02730 (AJN) (SDNY Jan. 14, 2013), Judge Alison Nathan, USDJ, SDNY, decided summary judgment motions in an interesting case. Judge Nathan held that it may constitute copyright infringement for a news organization and image distributor to extract photographs posted by an individual to Twitter and then license them to Read More
Read MoreDO YOU HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON A PERSONAL INJURY AWARD (SETTLEMENT OR VERDICT)?
There are, however, exceptions to this general rule: Any part of your lawsuit compensation attributed to lost wages and/or lost income is taxable. Compensation for punitive damages (non-compensatory damages to punish the tortfeasor) is taxable. Finally, any type of interest stemming from personal injury proceed investments is also taxable. Always check with your attorney regarding Read More
Read MoreComing your way: NY’s Finest can look inside your blouse, skirt or pants
Do you want cops to do this? https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/01/nypd-testing-t-ray-device-see-through-clothes.html NYPD Testing T-Ray Device to See Through Clothes By Joe Coscarelli NYPD boss Ray Kelly was his version of giddy yesterday while describing new technology that will allow police to just see straight through people’s clothing. As detailed by The Wall Street Journal, “The so-called T-Ray machine Read More
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