Today’s talk between Paul and Andy was sizzling. Andy asked about employers who want prospects’ Facebook usernames and passwords, as a condition of employment. Wow! Paul couldn’t have been more adamant that this was the ultimate invasion of privacy. He asked if the prospect should just give the employer the keys to the house and allow them into all of the private drawers and such. Paul’s advice is to be aware of what is on your social media pages and recognize that people are looking. In today’s world, sometimes your job situation might demand you allow this fishing expedition.
Next, the guys talked about the fatal shooting of 17 year old Trayvon Martin by a Florida “neighborhood watch captain”. Trayvon was black, the captain, George Zimmerman, is white. Media attention on this couldn’t be higher. Paul explained that a grand jury will most likely be convened to determine if Mr. Zimmerman will stand trial, and that police did nothing wrong in not initially arresting him. Listen to find out why.
The third conversation focused on the Supreme Court’s coming decision involving whether children whose father died before they were born, or even conceived, are entitled to survivors benefits under Social Security laws. Servicemen who are deployed to a war zone are more commonly making deposits into sperm banks, in case they don’t return their widows can still potentially have their children. Should the kids get Social Security benefits if they weren’t born before dad died? The Supreme Court will tell us. Paul says they’ll say “no.”
Finally, Paul’s tip of the day involved protecting your assets for reimbursement in the event of a house fire. Listen to find out what to do!
Andy and Paul talked about two Supreme Court decisions. The first involved the right to privacy vs. the right to be safe theme, where the police put a GPS tracking device on a suspected drug dealer’s car. First convicted, the dealer claimed his 4th Amendment right to privacy was violated. The Supreme Court eventually got the case and agreed, indicating that police needed a Warrant before placing such a device intended for “extended” use. Thus the question becomes, what is extended use?
Next, Andy asked Paul about another Supreme Court recent decision, where the Justices ruled that a binding arbitration provision in a consumer credit card contract was legal. Here, poor consumers who were not told about onerous expense provisions were denied of their right to file a lawsuit against the credit card companies because of a provision in the contract requiring binding arbitration. Guess who picks the arbitrator?
Finally, Andy asked Paul about the movement in Montgomery County, Maryland to fine drivers who illegally pass school buses when the bus has it lights and STOP sign arm displayed. Debate is going on in the county now about the amount of this potential fine, specifically whether the fine should be $100 or $250. Paul offered that it should be $1500.
Paul’s legal tip for the day involved picking the “right” doctor if you are involved in an auto accident. If the doctor works for insurance companies doing what they call “Independent Medical Exams,” stay away!
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Today we have an incredible show for you starting with John Hinckely … he’s the I love Jodie Foster so I shot the President person that now wants his freedom – should his petition be granted? Conrad Murray was sentenced for his involvement in the death of Michael Jackson and the very difficult news out of Penn State and Syracuse University continues with both Jerry Sandusky and Bernie Fine now accused of multiple instances of molesting young men.
In cases that have spanned years now, the FCC is now before the Supreme Court to find resolution to their rulings on Indecency. Pepper Spray has become a very dangerous weapon of choice, a Florida Student dies in a Hazing Incident and the makers of Vioxx have to pay 950 Million.
In our visit with Paul at his law office today … Things you Absolutely have to know about your Personal Injury Case, and answers to your email questions. In News Follow up, two missing persons cases out of Aruba are back in the news this week and Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan and Courtney Love all make it to our Celebrity News.
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Today, we begin with the legal news that has captured headlines each day this week, the Conrad Murray Trial…Paul will be taking us through the week so we’ll have an opportunity to understand and talk together about legal issues that touch all of us in so many ways.
Going from State to State, we’ll look in on Massachusetts where in one case Alimony calculations change and in another a man is accused of aiding Al Qaeda in plot to bring harm to U.S. servicemen. In Arizona, Southwest Airlines continues the investigation of what was thought to be Arabic writing on airplanes while In Texas a shoplifter ends up with a life sentence. Moving to Alabama, Immigration Laws face court challenges and internationally, the U.S. remains the focus of the death penalty debate.
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This week, Virginia officially joined the list of states passing conservative regulations on abortion while President Obama had his eyes on the economy and his Jobs package….Paul has some questions about patent laws in this bill that the President says is not controversial. After last weeks stepped up security efforts on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, there were several stories that begs the question….are our security measures effective. In one case a taser makes it into a football game attended by the former President and is used on a Marine … in another an American Airlines jet is needlessly escorted to the ground and in yet another, a case of what appears to be racial profiling brings a show of force to meet a Frontier Airlines flight. And finally, Homeland Security takes a hit as TSA agents are arrested for using their positions to aid in the trafficking of narcotics.
Paul takes time to explain what happens with the money in Personal Injury cases – where the money comes from, how is it most properly collected, accounted for and distributed. In California, we have prisoners being released for overcrowding while in Texas the preferred treatment is execution. A man sues White Castle because he can’t fit into their booths and Scarlett Johansen gets a lesson on Bluetooth technology but not before some self portraits escape from her cell phone’s camera….Casey Anthony has to pay 97 Thousand and a teen is sentenced in a transgender beating we reported on a few months ago….
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