A federal appeals court will allow a capital murder case to proceed against an accused drug kingpin from northern Virginia.
In a 2-1 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond overturned a federal judge in Norfolk who had ordered a halt to the prosecution of Justin Wolfe and his immediate release.
That judge said misconduct by prosecutors in Prince William County made it impossible for Wolfe to get a fair trial.
But a majority on the appellate court disagreed. The judges ruled that a new trial can be done fairly. A dissenting judge said the misconduct was so bad that freeing Wolfe was the only proper outcome.
Wolfe was sent to death row in 2002 for a drug-related murder, but his original conviction and sentence were overturned.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Court: California cities can ban pot shops
Local governments in California's have legal authority to ban storefront pot shops within their borders, California's highest court ruled on Monday in an opinion likely to further diminish the state's once-robust medical marijuana industry.
Nearly 17 years after voters in the state legalized medical marijuana, the court ruled unanimously in a legal challenge to a ban the city of Riverside enacted in 2010.
The advocacy group Americans for Safe Access estimates that another 200 jurisdictions statewide have similar prohibitions on retail pot sales. Many were enacted after the number of retail medical marijuana outlets boomed in Southern California after a 2009 memo from the U.S. Justice Department said prosecuting pot sales would be a low priority.
However, the rush to outlaw pot shops has slowed in the 21 months since the four federal prosecutors in California launched a coordinated crackdown on dispensaries by threatening to seize the property of landlords who lease space to the shops. Hundreds of dispensary operators have since been evicted or closed voluntarily.
Marijuana advocates have argued that allowing local government to bar dispensaries thwarts the intent of the state's medical marijuana law - the nation's first - to make the drug accessible to residents with doctor's recommendations to use it.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
RI Supreme Court settles $8,500 Vegas loan dispute
What happens in Vegas shouldn't necessarily stay in Vegas, the Rhode Island Supreme Court said Friday as it ruled a Providence man who called a friend from Sin City to borrow $8,500 for gambling losses must pay it back despite an old law that says otherwise.
The court opinion ends a long legal dispute over the money given to Juan Catala by David S. Vogel, a Providence attorney who ran for Congress last fall as an independent. But despite the ruling from the high court, Catala said he'll never repay his former friend.
"I'll go to jail before I give him a dollar," Catala told The Associated Press.
According to court documents, Catala and his fiancée were on a trip to Las Vegas in 2007 when Catala called Vogel for help. According to Vogel, Catala said he had lost a substantial sum of money gambling and needed to recover his losses. Vogel agreed to wire $8,500 to the Bellagio Hotel.
After Catala refused to repay the loan, Vogel sued. Catala initially disputed that he had received the money but later argued that the loan was void because of a more than century-old Rhode Island law that invalidates loan agreements when the lender knows the money would be used for gambling. On Friday, Catala said Vogel gave him the money as an investment, with the understanding that he would be paid back only if Catala won.
The court opinion ends a long legal dispute over the money given to Juan Catala by David S. Vogel, a Providence attorney who ran for Congress last fall as an independent. But despite the ruling from the high court, Catala said he'll never repay his former friend.
"I'll go to jail before I give him a dollar," Catala told The Associated Press.
According to court documents, Catala and his fiancée were on a trip to Las Vegas in 2007 when Catala called Vogel for help. According to Vogel, Catala said he had lost a substantial sum of money gambling and needed to recover his losses. Vogel agreed to wire $8,500 to the Bellagio Hotel.
After Catala refused to repay the loan, Vogel sued. Catala initially disputed that he had received the money but later argued that the loan was void because of a more than century-old Rhode Island law that invalidates loan agreements when the lender knows the money would be used for gambling. On Friday, Catala said Vogel gave him the money as an investment, with the understanding that he would be paid back only if Catala won.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Price Waicukauski & Riley, LLC - Class Actions
Class action lawyers must be experienced with complex litigation and class action certification, notice, and settlement procedures. Large corporate defendants always put up formidable opposition in cases involving thousands of claimants.
Our experienced Indiana based class action lawyers have the willingness to tackle the most complex of cases and aggressively face larger law firms and corporations on your behalf. Our class action attorneys have represented plaintiff classes in numerous class action lawsuits. Among the major class action lawsuits we have handled are:
Right-of-Way Class Action Lawsuits
Pharmaceutical and Prescription Drug Class Actions
Medical Device Class Actions
Personal Injury Multidistrict and Class Actions
Financial Damage Class Actions
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Our experienced Indiana based class action lawyers have the willingness to tackle the most complex of cases and aggressively face larger law firms and corporations on your behalf. Our class action attorneys have represented plaintiff classes in numerous class action lawsuits. Among the major class action lawsuits we have handled are:
Right-of-Way Class Action Lawsuits
Pharmaceutical and Prescription Drug Class Actions
Medical Device Class Actions
Personal Injury Multidistrict and Class Actions
Financial Damage Class Actions
Property Owner Class Actions
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Limits on class-action lawsuits at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court appeared divided Monday in two cases in which businesses are trying to make it harder for customers or investors to band together to sue them.
The justices heard arguments in appeals from biotech company Amgen Inc. and cable provider Comcast Corp. that seek to shut down class-action lawsuits against the businesses.
Amgen is fighting securities fraud claims that misstatements about two of its drugs used to treat anemia artificially inflated its stock price. Comcast is facing a lawsuit from customers who say the company's monopoly in parts of the Philadelphia area allowed it to raise prices unfairly.
Last year, the Supreme Court raised the bar for some class-action suits when it sided with Wal-Mart against up to 1.6 million of its female employees who complained of sex discrimination. In the Wal-Mart case, the court said there were too many women in too many jobs at the nation's largest private employer to wrap into one lawsuit.
Class actions increase pressure on businesses to settle suits because of the cost of defending them and the potential for very large judgments.
Connecticut pension funds that sued Amgen said lower courts correctly ruled that the case could move forward as a class action. The issue at the Supreme Court is whether the pension funds have to show at an early stage of the lawsuit that Amgen's claims about the safety and effectiveness of the drugs Aranesp and Epogen affected the stock price.
Several justices indicated they had no problem with the idea that, unlike in the Wal-Mart case, all the Amgen investors were in the same boat and could clear an early hurdle that tripped up the Wal-Mart employees.
The justices heard arguments in appeals from biotech company Amgen Inc. and cable provider Comcast Corp. that seek to shut down class-action lawsuits against the businesses.
Amgen is fighting securities fraud claims that misstatements about two of its drugs used to treat anemia artificially inflated its stock price. Comcast is facing a lawsuit from customers who say the company's monopoly in parts of the Philadelphia area allowed it to raise prices unfairly.
Last year, the Supreme Court raised the bar for some class-action suits when it sided with Wal-Mart against up to 1.6 million of its female employees who complained of sex discrimination. In the Wal-Mart case, the court said there were too many women in too many jobs at the nation's largest private employer to wrap into one lawsuit.
Class actions increase pressure on businesses to settle suits because of the cost of defending them and the potential for very large judgments.
Connecticut pension funds that sued Amgen said lower courts correctly ruled that the case could move forward as a class action. The issue at the Supreme Court is whether the pension funds have to show at an early stage of the lawsuit that Amgen's claims about the safety and effectiveness of the drugs Aranesp and Epogen affected the stock price.
Several justices indicated they had no problem with the idea that, unlike in the Wal-Mart case, all the Amgen investors were in the same boat and could clear an early hurdle that tripped up the Wal-Mart employees.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Pittsburgh Violent Crime Attorneys
If you are facing charges for a crime of violence in Pennsylvania, you want an attorney who is going to be involved as early as possible in the process, even before you are arrested. You want an attorney who will investigate whether you have an active defense to the charges, such as self-defense or defense of others. You want an attorney who will challenge each part of the police investigation to ensure that your rights have not been violated. You want an attorney who is going to stand by your side when it seems the whole world is against you. I am that attorney.
When I take your case, I work closely with a highly skilled investigative team to ensure that no investigative lead or piece of physical evidence is overlooked. The strength of the evidence will let us know how strong the prosecutor’s case is against you. I work with experienced former police investigators and detectives who never leave any evidentiary stone unturned. They utilize their skills to interview witnesses, examine crime scenes and gather evidence. We cannot rely solely upon the police investigation, so it is only after we conduct our own investigation that we can properly examine the evidence against you.
Once we have an understanding of the witnesses and evidence that are going to be used against you, we can plan your defense. When planning your defense, we not only take into account the evidence against you, but we also structure your defense to fit your circumstances. Each case is different because each person is different.
Contact Our Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyers
If you have been arrested for a crime of violence, are the target of an investigation, or even think that you might be the target of an investigation, the time to contact an attorney is now. It is never too soon to have an attorney in your corner, standing by your side and defending your rights. Please call me today for a free consultation at 412-429-4360, email me at info@gbmlawpittsburgh.com or contact me online at http://www.gbmlawpittsburgh.com/criminal-defense/violent-crimes
When I take your case, I work closely with a highly skilled investigative team to ensure that no investigative lead or piece of physical evidence is overlooked. The strength of the evidence will let us know how strong the prosecutor’s case is against you. I work with experienced former police investigators and detectives who never leave any evidentiary stone unturned. They utilize their skills to interview witnesses, examine crime scenes and gather evidence. We cannot rely solely upon the police investigation, so it is only after we conduct our own investigation that we can properly examine the evidence against you.
Once we have an understanding of the witnesses and evidence that are going to be used against you, we can plan your defense. When planning your defense, we not only take into account the evidence against you, but we also structure your defense to fit your circumstances. Each case is different because each person is different.
Contact Our Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyers
If you have been arrested for a crime of violence, are the target of an investigation, or even think that you might be the target of an investigation, the time to contact an attorney is now. It is never too soon to have an attorney in your corner, standing by your side and defending your rights. Please call me today for a free consultation at 412-429-4360, email me at info@gbmlawpittsburgh.com or contact me online at http://www.gbmlawpittsburgh.com/criminal-defense/violent-crimes
Monday, June 18, 2012
Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorneys - Maier Gutierrez Ayon, PLLC
If you or a family member has been in an accident, we can help. If one of your employees was involved in an accident and your company is facing a lawsuit, we can help. We have a track record of successfully litigating personal injury and product liability cases for our clients. We have significant experience with these types of cases, ranging from quick, favorable resolutions to taking cases all the way through trial and appeal.
Maier Gutierrez Ayon PLLC concentrates on personal injury and wrongful death. The group combines experience and sophistication in liability litigation law and can handle all aspects for their clients. Their significant experience with these type of cases range from quick, favorable resolutions to taking cases all the way through trial and appeal. Visit http://www.mgalaw.com/ for more information.
Maier Gutierrez Ayon PLLC concentrates on personal injury and wrongful death. The group combines experience and sophistication in liability litigation law and can handle all aspects for their clients. Their significant experience with these type of cases range from quick, favorable resolutions to taking cases all the way through trial and appeal. Visit http://www.mgalaw.com/ for more information.
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