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Federal Courts Fen-Phen Fraud Lawyers Lose Sixth Circuit Appeal

Fen-Phen Fraud Lawyers Lose Sixth Circuit Appeal

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Shirley Cunningham and William Gallion are down, but they still aren't out. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the infamous fen-phen lawyers' appeal...

Federal Courts Passing Notes Can't Substitute for Motion to Withdraw

Passing Notes Can't Substitute for Motion to Withdraw

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Letter-writing is largely a lost art, (a reality not lost on fallen institutions like Mrs. John L. Strong and the U.S. Post Office). The Sixth Circuit Court...

Federal Courts Is Tennessee's Mandatory Welfare Drug Testing Bill Doomed?

Is Tennessee's Mandatory Welfare Drug Testing Bill Doomed?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

People often say that insanity is repeating the same action with the expectation of a different result. So is the Tennessee legislature insane for considering...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Won't Consider Prior 'Bad' Ruling on Prior Bad Acts

Sixth Circuit Won't Consider Prior 'Bad' Ruling on Prior Bad Acts

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Raymond Kethledge thinks its time for the court to “clean up its law” regarding Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE)...

Federal Courts Court Upholds Sentences in John Stamos Extortion Plot

Court Upholds Sentences in John Stamos Extortion Plot

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has no sympathy for people who try to extort money from Full House'’s Uncle Jesse. This week, the court upheld the sentences...

Federal Courts Impartial Jury? You Only Get One Shot at a Remmer Hearing

Impartial Jury? You Only Get One Shot at a Remmer Hearing

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

In 2003, Marcus Middlebrook shot Nicole Bell in the face, ordered her to walk into the nearby river, and then drove away. Bell lived to tell the tale, and a...

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