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Federal Courts After Polling Jurors, Judge Imposes Minimum Child Porn Sentence

After Polling Jurors, Judge Imposes Minimum Child Porn Sentence

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Is five years too short of a sentence for a man found with 19 videos and 93 images depicting child pornography? Not according to Judge James S. Gwin of the...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. Affirms Whopping $10.4M Asbestos Cleanup Bill Against Scrapper

6th Cir. Affirms Whopping $10.4M Asbestos Cleanup Bill Against Scrapper

By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A salvage scrapper will have to pay the full amount of some $10 million in cleaning costs to the EPA according to a recent ruling by the Sixth Circuit which...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. Upholds 1-Day Sentence for White Collar Criminal

6th Cir. Upholds 1-Day Sentence for White Collar Criminal

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

For his role in a tire recycling scheme gone bad, Paul Musgrave was convicted of four counts of white collar crime. His punishment? Essentially no punishment...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. Affirms 'Invalid' Arrest Warrants Against Strippers

6th Cir. Affirms 'Invalid' Arrest Warrants Against Strippers

By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Here's an interesting case out of the Sixth Circuit fit for a bar exam question analysis. The Sixth Circuit affirmed a dismissal of case against an Ohio...

Federal Courts 6th Cir. Gives Hope to Juveniles Sentenced to Life Without Parole

6th Cir. Gives Hope to Juveniles Sentenced to Life Without Parole

By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A new ruling out of the Sixth Circuit should give hope to juvenile criminal inmates looking to get their sentencing reviewed. The Court of Appeals applied the...

Federal Courts Railroad Not Liable for Disgusting Bathroom, Tragic Puking

Railroad Not Liable for Disgusting Bathroom, Tragic Puking

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Ricky Edwards worked for CSX Transportation for 31 years before his career was ended by a freak accident -- caused in part by a "nasty" toilet. When Edwards...

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