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Federal Courts Soldiers' Families Seek to Hold Banks Liable For Terrorism in Iraq

Soldiers' Families Seek to Hold Banks Liable For Terrorism in Iraq

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on

Casualties, tragically, are a part of war. Soldiers, and their countries, enter into battle knowing that they may pay the ultimate price. And legally,...

Federal Courts Loretta Lynch, N.Y. Prosecutor, Nominated for Attorney General

Loretta Lynch, N.Y. Prosecutor, Nominated for Attorney General

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on

When Eric Holder announced last month that he was done, finished, outta here, everyone wondered who the next Attorney General of the United States would...

Federal Courts More Ex-Franchisees Dismissed in 6-Year-Old NYC Labor Case

More Ex-Franchisees Dismissed in 6-Year-Old NYC Labor Case

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on

Between the late '80s and the late '90s, Peter Glazman recruited a variety of people to be "franchisees" for his courier business, in which his company...

Federal Courts Stop and Frisk Litigation Finally, Thankfully, Hopefully at an End

Stop and Frisk Litigation Finally, Thankfully, Hopefully at an End

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on

This has been going on for far too long -- the litigation, that is. "Stop and frisk" was a terrible, constitutionally suspect practice where police officers...

Federal Courts 2nd Circuit Revives Fatal Dog Shooting Lawsuit From Conn.

2nd Circuit Revives Fatal Dog Shooting Lawsuit From Conn.

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on

The police got a tip: There are guns stashed in an abandoned Nissan Maxima in the yard behind a certain house on Enfield Street. Fair enough. Hartford cops...

Federal Courts Half-Uncle's Marriage to Half-Niece Not Incestuous: N.Y. Court

Half-Uncle's Marriage to Half-Niece Not Incestuous: N.Y. Court

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on

What is incest, really? Back in February, we mentioned that the Second Circuit had certified that question to the New York Court of Appeals. Huyen Nguyen...

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