This story is weird. Girl falls asleep on a plane. Guy takes the seat next to her. Girl says the guy ejaculates on her. I’m not sure, though, how they can convict the guy, unless they’ve got DNA evidence. I’m betting there’s more to this story.
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A Reprieve for Lammers
By the way, I have been meaning to say that I am very, very pleased to see that Ken Lammers has granted his excellent blog, CrimLaw, at least a temporary stay of execution.
BALCO Reporters Avoid Jail
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, two reporters avoided jail for reporting on the BALCO steroids story when a criminal defense lawyer pleaded guilty to leaking the information to them. While I continue to question the wisdom of this ridiculous investigatiojn, I’ve got to say, its always a bad idea to leak Rule 6(e) info.
Anna Nicole Smith Dead – Foul Play?
As you have likely heard, former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith died today. It appears that the cirsumstances of her death are suspicious, and there is speculation that foul play may have been involved. Court TV’s story on Anna Nicole’s death can be found here. More is available here, here, here, and here. UPDATE: While…
H-P Apoints New GC
Hewlett Packard has announced (Wall Street Journal – subscription required) that Michael Holston, a litigation partner with the Morgan Lewis Law firm, has been appointed as the company’s next general counsel. Holston will replace former GC Ann Baskins, who resigned the position after the pretexting scnadal shook the company a few months ago. In Mike…
Astronaut Gone Bad
This story is really weird. Apparently astronaut Lisa Nowack, jealous that another woman might be having a thing with another astronaut that Nowack had the hots for, tried to kidnap the woman, and, it is alleged, planned to kill her. Nowack says she “just wanted to scare” the other woman. That’s ALWAYS a good defense….
9th Circuit Upholds Wal-Mart Class Certification
A split panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit today upheld a trial judge’s certification of a clas of as many as 1.6 million women in a case alleging that Wal-Mart discriminated against female employees with respect to pay and promotions. The ruling almost certainly guarantees that Wal-Mart will now…
Sullivan & Cromwell Hits Back
Sullivan & Cromwell, the white shoe New York law firm, has filed counterclaims against the former associate that sued it, claiming that the firm discriminated against him on the grounds of his sexual orientation. This is shaping up to be an extraordinarily nasty fight, even by employment law standards. I woudn’t think that a firm…
Baron & Budd Sued by Shareholder Over Compensation
A shareholder of Dallas plaintiff’s law firm Baron & Budd has filed a lawsuit against the firm alleging that it breached an agreement to pay her a minimum amount of specified compensation and benefits. As the firm has stated, this appears to be little more than a garden variety breach of contract claim. But I…
California Declares War on Small Business
That is what the headline for this post from USA Today’s small business blog could have been. California, it seems, has enacted regulations banning one of the most common chemicals used by dry cleaners. Compliance with such regulations (or non-compliance, as the case may be) for many small, mom and pop businesses can be costly,…