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The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Probe 'Absurdities' of Unconscious DUI Suspect's Implied Consent

An attorney representing a man who underwent a warrantless blood test while he was unconscious and under suspicion of having driven while drunk told the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that police should have obtained a warrant before performing the test because implied consent did not extend to the incapacitated man.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Cosby's Call With Accuser's Mother May Be Heard in Court

A Montgomery County judge has denied Bill Cosby's efforts to keep the recording of a 2005 phone call with his accuser's mother from being heard at his criminal trial.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lyft Inc. v. Pa. Pub. Util. Comm'n, PICS Case No. 16-1131 (Pa. Commw. Aug. 31, 2016) Simpson, J. (28 pages).

By | September 16, 2016
Public utility commission properly denied a protective order for trip data requested from Lyft based on a mobile ride-sharing application because the trip data was not proprietary information and did not reveal sales patterns. Affirmed and cross-appeal dismissed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Faurelus, PICS Case No. 16-1128 (Pa. Super. Aug. 31, 2016) Stevens, J. (17 pages).

By | September 16, 2016
Appellant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim failed where appellant failed to demonstrate that trial counsel's failure to object to alleged errors affected the verdict rendered at trial. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.
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New Jersey Law Journal

On Eve of Trial, Baroni Attacks Prosecution Theory

With the Bridgegate criminal trial about to start, the parties are arguing about admissibility of a prosecution theory that defendant William Baroni Jr. participated in the George Washington Bridge lane closure scheme to curry favor with Gov. Chris Christie.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawsuit Accuses Troopers of Violating Protester's Rights

A complaint filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut in U.S. District Court contends that three state troopers fabricated charges against a protester who was filming a drunken driving checkpoint.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Police Counsel: Public Access to Dash Cam Footage Could Taint Legal Process

Allowing access to footage from dashboard and police body cameras through the state's Right-to-Know Law would mean troopers and officers accused of misconduct would less be tried in the courts than in the media and the court of public opinion, an attorney for the Pennsylvania State Police argued to the state Supreme Court Wednesday.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Impact of Electronic Evidence in Divorce Proceedings

The latest sexting allegations against former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner show the potential impact of electronic evidence in divorce cases, write attorneys Peter L. Gladstone and Jeffrey A. Weissman.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Exploring the Basis of Forensic Custody Opinions

In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins explores the ramifications of a recent First Department decision, in 'Strauss v. Strauss', which sheds light on levels of analysis applied to an expert's opinion in a forensic custody report and how it makes clear that counsel opposing an expert opinion must be prepared to challenge it on both the major and minor premise levels.
19 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Weigh 'Tincher' Impact in Defective Warning Claims

The impact of seminal ruling that changed Pennsylvania products liability law should extend to failure-to-warn cases so juries can consider whether a product was unreasonably dangerous, counsel for Crane Co. argued before the state Supreme Court.
11 minute read

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