South Carolina woman bit off suspect's tongue during sex attack, police sayThe victim of an attempted sexual assault escaped after she bit off her attacker's tongue, and South Carolina police caught the alleged assailant when his mom called police to report that her son’s tongue was gone.North Charleston cops arrested the teenage suspect, who has not been publicly identified, at a Waffle House on Oct. 16 after his mother placed a call for... [...]
David S. Willig: New Florida Law Impacts International Family Cases
DAVID S. WILLIG, ESQ. – A new statute in Florida, coming into force from October 2014, is likely to impact international family cases to the extent they call for the application of foreign law. The foreign law angle is, perhaps, not so farfetched. We often hear about fellow Americans, some famous and some not so famous, getting married in exotic locales such as Italy,... [...]
Insurers Warned to ‘Think Before You Snap’ as Florida Drone Privacy Law Takes FlightThe new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAM) technology.The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (FUSA), which took effect in Florida July 1, prohibits a person, state agency or political subdivision from using a drone to capture an image of privately... [...]
11th Circuit strikes down Florida's involuntary commitment law for intellectually disabledA federal appeals court has struck down Florida’s involuntary commitment law for people with intellectual disabilities because it does not provide for periodic review of the continued confinement.The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday, holding that the law violates the due process clause, report Courthouse News Service... [...]
Alabama Says ‘I Don’t’ to Proposal to Do Away With Marriage LicensesAlabama lawmakers thought they came up with a way to avoid the kind of legal strife over gay marriage that now hangs over Kentucky: do away with marriage licenses altogether.The proposal, which nearly passed the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, would have instructed probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to couples and instead recognize unions through civil... [...]
