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2nd Cir. Decides Sailing Injury Res Ipsa Loquitur
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
'Anchors aweigh!' It's the march song of the United States Navy and also a call to sailors that a ship is underway. But even as anchors clear the sea bottom,...
Court Throws Out 'Official Acts' Convictions for Ex-NY Senate Leader Skelos
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Sometimes, you just have to count your lucky Skeloses. Dean Skelos, former New York state Senate majority leader, and his son Adam Skelos have won a reprieve...
'Fake Rape' Suit Revived Against Rolling Stone
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
After a college party, Jackie went up to her date's bedroom where his Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brothers were waiting in the dark. Someone grabbed her by the...
Wells Fargo Qui Tam Case Remanded to District Court
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The qui tam action brought against Wells Fargo in 2011 has been brought back to life by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, thanks to a recent ruling of the...
Fake Dead Sea Scrolls Writer Bound for Jail
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
It was enough to shake a lawyer's faith in God, if not the legal system. Raphael Golb, a disbarred attorney, committed the heresy of challenging the origins of...
Sexually Hostile Environment Claim Against West Point Thrown Out
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A former cadet at West Point Academy, the nation's premiere military academy, had her case, Doe v. USA, dismissed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The...