Category: Personal Injury Law

New NFL policy imposes 6-game suspension for domestic or sexual assault, banishment for 2nd offense

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_nfl_policy_impose... New NFL policy imposes 6-game suspension for domestic or sexual assault, banishment for 2nd offense In a letter sent Thursday to all National Football League team owners, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell admits he “didn’t get it right” when Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice got a two-game suspension for allegedly striking the woman to whom he is now married. Six... [...]

Man exonerated by own research gets $13M for wrongful conviction in rabbi slaying

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/man_gets_13m_after_se... Man exonerated by own research gets $13M for wrongful conviction in rabbi slaying Wrongfully convicted of murdering a rabbi in 1994, a high-school dropout who served 16 years before being exonerated due largely to his own pro se legal work from prison has won one of the largest settlements in New York City history. Now represented by a lawyer, Jabbar Collins, 42, is to get... [...]

Carman v. Tinkes – Cause of Crash Critical to Damage Recovery

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http://www.floridaaccidentattorneyblog.com/2014/08/carman-v-... Carman v. Tinkes - Cause of Crash Critical to Damage Recovery In recovering damages for injuries or deaths resulting from an auto accident, details regarding the cause of the crash are going to be critical to determining not only the eligible amount of financial compensation, but whether it can be sought at all. Because Florida follows a pure contributory negligence model... [...]

Ethics charges reveal new details in case of judge who punched public defender

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_who_challenged_... Ethics charges reveal new details in case of judge who punched public defender  A Florida judge who struck an assistant public defender in a hallway outside his Viera courtroom is now facing a legal ethics case. Assistant public defender Andrew Weinstock was representing a client before Brevard County Judge John Murphy when they got into the argument that led to the... [...]

Florida Supreme Court to rule on Plancher, UCF Athletic Association appeal

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/os-ere... Florida Supreme Court to rule on Plancher, UCF Athletic Association appeal  The family of former UCF football player Ereck Plancher may still be able to collect millions in damages directly from the school's athletic department. The Florida Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider arguments in the ongoing litigation between the Plancher family and the UCF Athletics... [...]

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