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Antique Firearms, Black Powder Ammo in Felon-in-Possession Case
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
When is a gun not a gun? When it's really, really old, apparently. Thomas Royal is a felon. Felons can't have guns or ammo, per the Gun Control Act, but that...
VA: Photograph Teen's Penis to Get Him Not to Photograph His Penis
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Boy meets girl. Both are teens. He, however, is seventeen. She, like the Taylor Swift song, is only fifteen. Somebody in Prince William County, Virginia,...
FRCP 41(d) Provides Limited Right to Recover Attorney's Fees, 4th Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Things got a little better for parties seeking to recover attorney's fees in the Fourth Circuit this week. On Tuesday, the Fourth ruled that Federal Rule...
Eddie Bauer Store Accused of Racial Hostility in Lawsuit
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A young, well-dressed African-American man interviewed for a job at Eddie Bauer, but he didn't get the job and he never knew why. In a new lawsuit, however, a...
$18.5M Verdict in Consolidated Mesh Case Upheld on Appeal
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The company behind an implantable transvaginal mesh medical device, Boston Scientific Corporation, failed to convince the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that...
US v. Flores-de-Jesus, No. 06-2670
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Defendants' drug convictions are affirmed, where the government improperly used a law enforcement officer as the first witness in a multi-defendant drug...