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The Legal Intelligencer

Constand Questioned About Police Records, Cosby's Advances

Andrea Constand sat through another day of questions about her relationship with Bill Cosby on Wednesday, as the comedian's lawyers picked apart the details of Constand's police statements and phone records from more than a decade ago.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Murder-for-Hire Case Shown on 'Cops' Heads to Third Trial

Prosecutors appeared cocky during Dalia Dippolito's second trial on charges she tried to hire a hitman to kill her newlywed husband, a case that gained international attention when video of the former escort's alleged solicitation became an internet sensation and appeared on the TV shows "Cops" and "20/20."
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tape of Accountant's Talk Admitted in Iran Forfeiture Case

In a ruling that may provide a boost to the U.S. government in its forfeiture suit to seize Manhattan property partially owned by a nonprofit with alleged ties to Iran, a federal judge has denied a bid to preclude an audio recording of the nonprofit's former accountant discussing how to hide Iran's role in the ownership of the building.
4 minute read

The Recorder

S.F. City Attorney Subpoenas Uber, Lyft on Driver Practices

San Francisco's city attorney on Monday stepped up his scrutiny of ride-hailing operations, issuing administrative subpoenas to Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. for records on driver practices and the services the companies offer to disabled riders.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

News Media Should Be Helpful to DCF

Since 1965, Connecticut has had a statute designed "to require the reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect" to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families by certain individuals who care for or interact with children.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Green, PICS Case No. 17-0842 (Pa. Super. May 9, 2017) Gantman, J. (28 pages).

Testimony about a surveillance video without production of the original video was harmless where commonwealth produced other properly admitted evidence establishing that appellant failed to make the cash deposit he claimed to have. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Young, PICS Case No. 17-0845 (Pa. Super. May 11, 2017) Dubow, J. (10 pages).

Search valid where, during mere encounter, appellant admitted to police that he was in possession of marijuana, thereby granting police probable cause to arrest appellant and to search him incident to arrest. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Liberti, PICS Case No. 17-0776 (C.P. Lycoming May 9, 2017) Butts, J. (11 pages).

The court denied a motion to suppress evidence from a chemical blood test performed after a traffic stop, because defendant was not coerced into signing a consent to the blood draw.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Stewart, PICS Case No. 17-0633 (C.P. Lawrence Apr. 12, 2017) Cox, J. (13 pages).

Defendant was not entitled to suppression of evidence where probable cause existed for the search warrant, and the commonwealth's technical violation in failing to extend a sealed warrant did not raise a constitutional issue or prejudice defendant.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Quells Fracas Over Experts in Tropicana 'Natural' MDL

A federal judge in Newark has denied challenges from plaintiffs' and defense attorneys to expert witnesses who offered opinion evidence on how to verify individual claims and to calculate damages in claims over alleged mislabeling of orange juice.
4 minute read

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