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Not too long ago I wrote this post concerning the father of Green Bay Packer Donald Driver and his run-in with the Houston police.
UPDATE - Today the Houston Police Department cleared the involved police officers from any wrongdoing.  The HPD said:
In a one-page statement, the Houston Police Department said an internal investigation concluded they “could [...]

This week the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a big-blow to big tobacco companies in its Altria Group Inc. v. Good decision.  The lawsuit allowed to proceed alleges widespread consumer fraud by Altria in its branding of “light” and ”lowered tar” cigarettes.
Using consumer law statutes against big business is not novel.  This Altria case is similar in form to the lead [...]

No, not Big Rod getting picked up by the Feds.  This one here and here involves one of the biggest and most successful Personal Injury Firms in the nation.   Says the Sun-Times:
Four Illinois Supreme Court justices have been asked to withdraw from hearing an appeal of a legal-malpractice case against Corboy & Demetrio, one of [...]

In this blogesphere world this story is ancient: 

A lawyer has won a lawsuit against coffee chain, Starbucks, after a hot cup of decaf was spilled on her foot.
Alice Griffin, a 42 year old Manhattan attorney, says she was at a Starbucks on Seventh Avenue when the clerk failed to put an insulating sleeve on the [...]

An article in todays Pantagraphout of Bloomington, IL reports a rather boring medical malpractice jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff.   The jury found the hospital negligent and awarded the plaintiff a little over $700,000.  So boring is the article on its face that I spared you quotes.
However, the case is noteworthy for two reasons.  First, Bloomington, IL [...]

This morning’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Houston Chronicle report that Marvin Driver, father of Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver Donald Driver, was the possible victim of police brutality early Monday morning.  While the officers are presumed innocent of any wrongdoing at this stage, the articles reveal facts that will most certainly lead to what attorneys [...]