Jul 30, 2018
MGM Resort International (“MGM”) has filed for declaratory judgment in U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California and District of Nevada in an effort to avoid or limit liability related to the mass shooting that happened on October 1, 2017 that killed 58 and injured close to 500. The attorney representing the Las. Continue reading…
Jul 27, 2018
Elizabeth Gallo Court Reporting’s Legal Fact of the Week is here to help you get through the work week by sharing a random fact about American History, law, and more! EGCR’s Legal Fact of the Week: Credit Card Act of 2009 The Credit Card Act was passed by Congress. Then it was signed by President. Continue reading…
Jul 25, 2018
A class-action lawsuit has been filed by seven California teachers seeking to win back paid union fees in response to the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME. That decision found that public-sector employees cannot be compelled to pay union dues against their will. But California teachers are not the only. Continue reading…
Jul 09, 2018
The Indiana Supreme Court recently reinstated a previously dismissed voluntary manslaughter charge against a defendant whose attorney-client privileged conversation was recorded at a police station during a break in law enforcement questioning. The conversation was then transcribed and distributed to government prosecutors. The defendant was accused of fatally shooting his wife in December 2012 at. Continue reading…