If you’ve been getting lucky with someone other than your partner or spouse, a new cheaters’ app may be the app for you. “CATE” was released in the Android market last week and is already garnering good reviews. The name of the app, CATE, is an acronym for “call and text eraser,” according to WPTV-TV. The app promises to live up to its name. It costs $2.99, and can store certain texts and calls within a password-protected system....
A newborn was left on the beach in East Honolulu. The likely incredibly adorable full-term, 8-pound baby girl, who was abandoned right after birth on the beach, is alive and doing well, reports the Associated Press. Turning the bummer situation into a teachable moment, officials in Hawaii are encouraging people to take advantage of the state’s newborn safe haven law. In 2007, Hawaii became the 48th state with a safe haven law, reports the AP....
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wrapped up its investigation into a deadly train crash in LA this week. The NTSB investigation delved into the causes of a deadly train crash in a Los Angeles suburb back on Sept. 12, 2008. The Washington Times reports that NTSB officials were sorry to say that it took a deadly train crash in order to ensure that the country adopted technology that would prevent passenger trains from collisions or derailment....
A Kentucky man walked into a hospital for a circumcision. A doctor ended up cutting a lot more off than the tip, and gave the man a penis amputation. Not surprisingly, the 60-some-year-old Phillip Seaton sued the doctor for his amputated penis. After a jury ruled for the doctor, Seaton appealed. On appeal, Seaton claims that he should have had an opportunity to review his options prior to the penis amputation....
A school bus accident between two buses in the Kings School District in Ohio raises questions on school safety. The Dayton Daily News reports that one school bus rear ended another school bus when the bus accident occurred on Nov. 24. There were four buses with middle school children who were on their way to an orientation at the Waren County Career Center. The bus accident in Warren County sent 17 students to three different hospitals in the area....
Despite setbacks in 2011, America’s small business owners are setting themselves up for a comeback, a new survey suggests. And there’s more helpful news for small businesses heading into 2012: New figures show Small Business Saturday was a huge success, and the Small Business Administration is set to offer a free Web chat about year-end tax tips. First, the survey. Researchers found 61% of small businesses faced economic hardships in 2011, while 50% failed to meet their business goals for the year....
Last June, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the fundamental right to marry. This was great news for same-sex couples in states that previously prohibited gay marriage, or those that were already married but living in a state that refused to recognized same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. This means that no state can prohibit same-sex marriage (although some keep trying), and every state must recognize legal marriages no matter where the ceremony was performed....
A 43 year-old Pennsylvania waitress is being charged with two counts of workers’ compensation fraud and one count theft. Why? Because you are not really injured if you can still strip. Christina Gamble filed a workers’ compensation claim based on slip and fall-related back injuries sustained while waitressing at a local restaurant in October 2008, and has been collecting monthly benefits ever since. Her restaurant chain’s insurance company then did some dirty detective work and taped Gamble working at a Gentleman’s club....
You know you need legal advice. And you think you might need advice on finding legal advice. Well you’ve come to the right place. FindLaw is the number one online resource for consumer legal information, so we’re experts at knowing when you’ll need an attorney and how to find the best one. To get you started, here are our top ten tips for hiring an attorney: 1. Legal How-To: Research a Lawyer’s Reputation Between the internet, state bars, and word of mouth, it’s easier than ever to get reliable information on an attorney’s background – know where to start and what to look for....
The holiday season can be the happiest time of the year for many families. But if you’re facing some trouble in paradise, the holiday season is likely to raise tensions and make this time of year anything but happy. If you’re considering making a change to your familial status over the holidays, here are the top 5 family law issues related to the holidays. If you’re planning on proposing, or maybe even eloping, over the holidays, you should definitely read up on the legal requirements and ramifications of your holiday nuptials....
You’ve got questions… we’ve got answers. If you have not yet asked or answered a question in FindLaw’s Answers community, what are you waiting for? This amazing free resource supports a dynamic community of legal consumers and attorneys helping each other out. Simple as that. We see a lot of great questions in our Answers community every day. Here’s a look at some recent questions relating to injuries, accident, and torts from our FindLaw Answers boards:...
Gone are the days you went down a dark alley and exchanged $10 for a “dime bag” of weed. Drug dealing has gone international, using the dark web and bitcoin, and they are selling much more than marijuana. On the dark web resides something known as the Dream Market, one of the largest criminal sites for anonymous buyers and sellers to do underground, illicit transactions. At the time of the Vallerius investigation, there were over 47,000 illegal drug listings on Dream Market....
Depending on where you live, adding a furry (or feathery, fuzzy, or even scaly) member to your family can be relatively easy. In other states, it might not be so simple. California, for instance, recently restricted sales at pet stores to rescue animals only. And Chicago passed a ban on so-called “puppy mills” in 2015. So how do you find out what the pet adoption laws are in your state? We’re here to help....
When a juvenile detention center fails to protect the civil rights of the youth offenders allegedly being rehabilitated, they may be subjected to lawsuits brought by, or on behalf of, the offenders, their families, and/or court appointed guardians. Although minors may not enjoy many of the same rights and privileges under the law, minors in custody still have basic civil rights, including equal protection, the freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, and the right to adequate/necessary medical care while in custody....
The U.S. Supreme Court has never allowed its proceedings to be recorded, but a rogue video that surfaced on YouTube this week offered rare, if shaky, moving images of the High Court at work. The video, posted Wednesday, captures a portion of October’s oral arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC, which dealt with campaign contribution limits. The recording includes the moment when a protester disrupts proceedings, announcing that “corporations are not people....
What would make a car accident even worse? How about receiving a bill from the fire department, known as a “crash tax?” Cities in 26 states now have a crash tax, NPR reports. FindLaw recently wrote about a similar phenomenon involving clean up fees after a tractor-trailer hauling a load of industrial printer cartridges spilled onto the highway in Boston. “Like a lot of cities, we’re really struggling here,” says John Brown, the city manager of Petaluma, Calif....
There’s been a lot of heated rhetoric around immigration this election season, and so much vitriolic back-and-forth can leave people wondering where they actually stand when it comes to their rights and the law. And it doesn’t help that U.S. immigration law is already an overly complicated area of law. So here are five of the biggest immigration law questions, and where you can turn for answers, from our archives:...
Winter is the season of divorce, and January is especially popular for marital splits. Maybe you too are resolved to start the new year by becoming single again. If so, be prepared for a lot of additional expenses and take note of these five tips on how to limit them. Minimize Divorce Costs Mediation: Going to court is very stressful for clients and lawyers, and it can cost a lot of money when you are paying an hourly fee or a daily trial rate....
Craigslist is an amazing do-it-yourself tool for everything from selling your car to renting a house. Unfortunately, Craigslist users must also stay alert to protect themselves from criminals and lowlifes who run a variety of clever scams on the website. As our blogs have explained, Craigslist scams have included unscrupulous buyers using counterfeit checks and even a brazen tenant allegedly selling someone else’s home online. Whether you’re buying or selling, there are some easy steps to take to help protect yourself from becoming the victim of a Craigslist scam....
It seems like we averted fiscal doom (this time) as President Obama, Democrats, and Republicans in Congress finally reached a “fiscal cliff” deal. But despite President Obama notching a “win,” of sorts, on his scoresheet, the deal may seem like some amorphous piece of legislation with uncertain impact on you and your small business. As with most politicized issues, you may have to roll up your sleeves and really do some reading to figure out just what the “fiscal cliff” deal means for you....
