Lynette Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC Charlotte district office, said her office takes on about 30 cases a year. The district covers Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina and most of South Carolina.
Barnes said she could not discuss the reasons the office chose to take up this particular case. But, in general, the office would consider cases if there are likely victims of discrimination other than those bringing the charge; if the case has the potential to set a significant precedent; or if it involves a company about which the EEOC has multiple concerns, said Weinberg Law Firm, Employment Lawyer Dallas.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Los Angeles Wrong Way DUI – Who Should We Believe?
LOS ANGELES - The question that must be asked as the investigation continues: will the victims’ families be rightfully compensated? The answer is not quite clear yet. One way is to investigate the signage in the area. It’s been reported that there were one way and “do not enter” signs at the intersection to warn motorists it was the wrong way, but nothing on the ramp once entered. Even so, it may be difficult to prove that this was a cause-in-fact of the crash, considering Ms. Schuler’s state of mind. You can be sure that every stone will be turned, said Michael Bialys, California DUI lawyer.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Military Criticized in Report on Soldier Electrocution in New York
KBR did not ground equipment during installation or report improperly grounded equipment during routine maintenance, the inspector general said. It also says that KBR did not have standard operating procedures for the technical inspection of facilities.
But it also says military commanders and important decision makers failed to ensure that renovations were properly performed and did not address the maintenance issue, said John Q. Kelly, New York electrocution attorney.
But it also says military commanders and important decision makers failed to ensure that renovations were properly performed and did not address the maintenance issue, said John Q. Kelly, New York electrocution attorney.
The Criminal Defense Lawyer as a Hero
Working out of their ramshackle office -- where the handsome, chronically overworked Donnell seems to spend many of his nights -- they represent an eclectic mix of sex offenders, drug dealers and traffic offenders, as well as personal industry plaintiffs suing assorted deep-pocketed entities for damages.
In the first several hours of ''The Practice's'' initial 13-episodes, for instance, Orange County criminal defense lawyer and his associates work out a plea bargain for one of their steady clients, a flasher, while representing a teen-age honor student threatened with a 25-year sentence for hiding her drug dealer brother's stash. At the same time they're suing a huge tobacco company on behalf of man whose wife, a longtime smoker, has died of lung disease.
''The nucleus of the series,'' says Mr. Kelley, ''is that these five or six people, these lawyers, are trying to live ethically in an arena that is often unethical. They will be constantly faced with moral and ethical lines -- and sometimes they'll step over the line and sometimes they'll stay within it. And they'll all draw different boundaries for themselves.
In the first several hours of ''The Practice's'' initial 13-episodes, for instance, Orange County criminal defense lawyer and his associates work out a plea bargain for one of their steady clients, a flasher, while representing a teen-age honor student threatened with a 25-year sentence for hiding her drug dealer brother's stash. At the same time they're suing a huge tobacco company on behalf of man whose wife, a longtime smoker, has died of lung disease.
''The nucleus of the series,'' says Mr. Kelley, ''is that these five or six people, these lawyers, are trying to live ethically in an arena that is often unethical. They will be constantly faced with moral and ethical lines -- and sometimes they'll step over the line and sometimes they'll stay within it. And they'll all draw different boundaries for themselves.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Families of passengers on downed Chicago chopper 'voluntarily discontinue' lawsuit
By Michael Tutton (CP) – 4 hours ago
The Cougar Helicopters flight was carrying 16 passengers and two crew members when it crashed in the North Atlantic on March 12 as it was ferrying workers to two offshore oil platforms.
In mid-June, the federal Transportation Safety Board released an update into its probe in the crash and found that while the main rotor blades continued to rotate when the chopper crashed, the tail rotor drive gears were severely damaged.
Chicago aviation lawyer said the pilots of the Sikorsky S-92A lost control in the flight's final moments because of the tail rotor failure.
The Cougar Helicopters flight was carrying 16 passengers and two crew members when it crashed in the North Atlantic on March 12 as it was ferrying workers to two offshore oil platforms.
In mid-June, the federal Transportation Safety Board released an update into its probe in the crash and found that while the main rotor blades continued to rotate when the chopper crashed, the tail rotor drive gears were severely damaged.
Chicago aviation lawyer said the pilots of the Sikorsky S-92A lost control in the flight's final moments because of the tail rotor failure.
Task force nabs 10 during DUI checkpoint, patrols
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ten people were arrested for driving under the influence during an overnight sobriety checkpoint and roving patrols conducted by police officers from the North Hills DUI Task Force and Pittsburgh.
Police said 968 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, operated from 11 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. yesterday. They administered field sobriety tests to 17 motorists and arrested one based on an evaluation by a drug-recognition expert.
Other charges included one arrest each for possession of drug paraphernalia and underage drinking. Officers issued nine citations or warnings for various vehicle code violations and two warnings for seatbelt violations.
DWI lawyer pittsburgh
The North Hills DUI Task Force includes officers from the police departments of Etna, Indiana, Northern Regional, O'Hara, Ross, Shaler and West Deer.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ten people were arrested for driving under the influence during an overnight sobriety checkpoint and roving patrols conducted by police officers from the North Hills DUI Task Force and Pittsburgh.
Police said 968 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, operated from 11 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. yesterday. They administered field sobriety tests to 17 motorists and arrested one based on an evaluation by a drug-recognition expert.
Other charges included one arrest each for possession of drug paraphernalia and underage drinking. Officers issued nine citations or warnings for various vehicle code violations and two warnings for seatbelt violations.
DWI lawyer pittsburgh
The North Hills DUI Task Force includes officers from the police departments of Etna, Indiana, Northern Regional, O'Hara, Ross, Shaler and West Deer.
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