A former high level security official at a non-profit lottery association was recently convicted of rigging the “Hot Lotto” system so that he could win a $14 million jackpot, and attempting to cash it in without revealing his identity. The Associated Press reports that Eddie Tipton, 52, was found guilty by a Des Moines jury […]
Category: Legal
Police: Teens Texting While Driving Increasing In 2015
The statistics on texting drivers might just be scary enough to make you put a pedestrian accident lawyer on speed dial. Not only do distracted drivers cause 20% of all accidents in the U.S., but one pedestrian is struck and injured every seven minutes. All over the country, local police departments are looking for creative […]
Exonerated Florida Man’s Wrongful Conviction Inspires His Songwriting
Before his exoneration for a murder he didn’t commit, Bill Dillon said that music played a key role in helping him endure life in prison. Now a free man, Dillon uses his experience as a wrongfully convicted inmate to inspire his songwriting. The first song the Brevard County, FL native wrote was a tune called […]
Muslim Woman Wins Supreme Court Case Against Abercrombie & Fitch
Retail chain Abercrombie & Fitch has lost a Supreme Court case after one of its stores discriminated against a young Muslim woman. Back in 2008, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf applied for a job at the store, despite being nervous that she wouldn’t get hired due to her black headscarf, or hijab. But during her interview, assistant […]
Santa Barbara Oil Spill Prompts Concerns Over Environmental Violations
About five years after the Deepwater Horizon spill sent millions of barrels of crude oil gushing up from the sea-floor into the Gulf of Mexico, another offshore drilling mishap is spewing more than 100,000 barrels of the black stuff onto the California coastline and into the ocean. And now, according to CNN, the Santa Barbara […]
South Portland Evaluating Proposal to Add Six 60,000 Above Ground Storage Tanks
The city of South Portland, Maine is debating whether to permit a liquefied petroleum gas tank farm, taking into account a series of regulations that could potentially hamper those efforts. The Forecaster reports that several city officials are determining if the city can allow six 60,000-gallon above ground storage tank (AST) units in the Rigby […]
Department of Justice Prosecution Targets E-Commerce in Prosecution For First Time Ever
E-commerce is a growing part of the domestic economy. In 2012, more than $1 trillion USD of retail sales were directly connected to online sales, and it was predicted that business-to-consumer e-commerce sales worldwide would reach $1.47 trillion in 2014, increasing almost 20% over 2013. As proof that e-commerce is quickly becoming a more vital […]
Proposed Sewer Line Project Under Orange County, CA Park Creates Controversy
In Orange County, CA, a recently approved sewer line project that will run beneath a regional park is facing opposition from local activists and environmentalists. According to a March 23 LA Times article, officials say the $23-million project, which will install a 4,800-foot-long sewer line under Talbert Regional Park in Costa Mesa, is a necessity because it will […]
N.C. Legislators Seek Childproofing, Warning Labels on Disposable E Cigarettes and Other Vaping Products
E liquid, a substance used to create vapor in e cigarettes, could be subject to new packaging in North Carolina, thanks to a newly introduced legislative bill in the state. Senators Stan Bingham, R-Davidson, and Don Davis, D-Pitt, are co-sponsoring Senate Bill 286, which seeks to make childproof packaging and warning labels mandatory on bottles of […]
U.S. Justice Dept. Indicts Takata Corp. Exec for Price-Fixing Seat Belts
The Takata Corporation’s airbag recall was just one of many recall fiascoes in the auto industry during 2014, but it appears that Takata’s drama is far from over: in a Justice Department announcement on January 22, it appears that the U.S. government recently filed an indictment against a Takata Corp. executive for attempting to fix seat […]