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Court Must Estimate Loss for Sentencing in Tire Trade Secret Theft
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Ever see a bulldozer's tires? They're big. You can't score those at Wal-Mart. In fact, only three companies in the United States make those behemoths:...
Sixth Circuit to Hear ADA Claims Against ABA Over the LSAT
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Ah, the LSAT. Reading comprehension. Logical reasoning. Logic games. Some of us look back on that dear test with fondness. After all, who needs Sudoku when...
Certified Mail? More Like Certified Fail.
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Anyone here familiar with 1950s game shows? Yep. Thought so. An otherwise ordinary tax dispute was made slightly less ordinary by the inclusion of a pop...
Overdosing Heroin Addict, 911 Call Are Exigent Circumstances ... Duh
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It's not often that we get to say "Duh" to a court opinion but the ruling in this case seemed pretty obvious from the beginning. The Stricker Family called 911...
It's a Trap! No Probable Cause for Lewd Conduct Arrest
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
"The force" was with Randy Alman one October afternoon in Westland, Michigan. Unfortunately, that "force" was a cruiser-combating task force staffed by...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Bench-Slapping Dismissal for Discovery Delays
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
"To recite the facts of this case is nearly to decide it." Rarely does the first sentence of an opinion so glaringly declare a state of hopelessness for the...