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After Polling Jurors, Judge Imposes Minimum Child Porn Sentence
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
6th Cir. Affirms Whopping $10.4M Asbestos Cleanup Bill Against Scrapper
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
6th Cir. Upholds 1-Day Sentence for White Collar Criminal
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
6th Cir. Affirms 'Invalid' Arrest Warrants Against Strippers
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
6th Cir. Gives Hope to Juveniles Sentenced to Life Without Parole
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
Railroad Not Liable for Disgusting Bathroom, Tragic Puking
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
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...