Amtrak Train Was Going At Twice The Speed Limit Before Philadelphia CrashAn Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night had been going at least 100 mph before the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board announced on Wednesday-- more than twice the legal speed limit.Sources familiar with the investigation of the crash told The Wall Street Journal that the train hit a sharp curve and failed to slow down. As NBC News... [...]
Trail of Macaroni Salad Helps Police Nab 3 Suspected BurglarsPolice think the suspects were eating a bowl of it as they fled the sceneA “steady trail of macaroni salad” helped lead police to three men, who were arrested for allegedly burglarizing a Build-A-Burger restaurant Sunday morning in Mount Morris, N.Y., about an hour southwest of Rochester.While scoping out a local trail, authorities found parts of the restaurant’s surveillance... [...]
Mother Discovers Her Twins Have 2 Different FathersThe truth came out during a paternity caseA New Jersey woman found out that her twins had been fathered by two different men in a Passaic County paternity case.The woman, identified only as T.M., was applying for public assistance and named her romantic partner as the father of both children, the New York Times reports. In the course of testimony, she admitted to sleeping with a different man... [...]
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,... [...]
New Jersey Divorce Case Comes With a TwistMichael and Debra Mandelbaum lived as husband and wife for about 20 years. They had a Jewish wedding ceremony. They had three children, filed tax returns jointly, purchased houses and shared anniversary cards, court records show.Now, Mr. Mandelbaum has taken an unusual position in divorce proceedings brought by his wife. He said in New Jersey Superior Court documents that, according to the letter of... [...]
