A Federal Judge rejected the settlement of concussion claims by former NFL players, stating that he feels the settlement figure is “too low.” While in one hand, I like the streak of Federal Judges not letting companies settle for way less than what they owe, at the same time, a bunch of over-grown neanderthals smashing their …
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Today was a prime example of why the Supreme Court is only in the news when issues of abortion, gay rights, or Obamacare come up. For those who aren’t really into the law of reversionary interests, what is and what is not taxable income, and the technical nuances and Constitutional separation of powers between Article I …
Continue reading David’s Daily Docket- 1/14/2014 – SCOTUS on “No-Take-Backs”, Taxable Severance Pay, and “Core” Bankruptcy ProceedingsThis is my inaugural Political Roundup. I’ll try to do daily analysis of stories of political/public interest. I have no writers, this is just some interesting stuff I found. Testing results from Duke University show that there are dangerous levels of methane gas in the water of a Texas community, despite the fact that the …
Continue reading David’s Political Roundup – Fracking, Shots Fired, Ambassador D. Rodman, Chris Christie Federal Investigation, Octo-Mom Accused of Welfare FraudThis is my inaugural Daily Docket. I’ll try to do daily analysis of the Federal and Georgia goings-on at the top level of government. I’ll post them in the afternoon after I have an opportunity to glean some insight from the information. This is all done by me — I have no writers. So, all …
Continue reading David’s Daily Docket 1/13/2014 – SCOTUS to deny Arizona Abortion Ban Case, Oral Argument on NLRB Recess AppointmentsEarlier this week, news sources reported that Target’s credit card processing system was hacked, whereby millions of debt and credit card accounts were potentially compromised. Today, Target issued a statement that as many as 40 million customers’ pin numbers may have been disclosed as well. This has sparked concern in many for sure. What happens …
Continue reading Target Credit Card Leak – Negligent Enablement of Imposter FraudTwitter is a flutter with the news that Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty (a show I’ve never watched) gave an interview to GQ (a magazine I’ve never read) and as a result, A&E (a channel I never watch) suspended the reality star indefinitely. The reason? Because, according to A&E: “We are extremely disappointed to have …
Continue reading Duck Dynasty v. A&E: A First Amendment Primer.Here is the REDUX breakdown of the Aftermath Edition of the David Dorer Show. HotSpot Links: Guest Speaker– Road Rage Shooting in Kennesaw, Georgia; Panel Topics: Shutdown; Bullying; Welfare Drug Testing; and Blogger Fodder. Follow me at @DavidTDorer, listen to the show on Stitcher, & subscribe on iTunes. Guest Speaker – Road Rage Shooting in Kennesaw, Georgia First, our special guest Tassie Renee discussed her co-worker’s arrest for …
Continue reading David Dorer Show – Aftermath Edition REDUXNegligence, a very broad legal concept, is based on the simple principle that people have a right to be left alone, and when a person interferes with that right, when he or she shouldn’t have, the person who’s life has been affected should be entitled to compensation. Usually, negligence is a factor in most wrongful …
Continue reading Georgia Law – Negligence“Every man has a right to the enjoyment of a good reputation unassailed, as he has a right to life, liberty, or property. It was long ago said that ‘[a] good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.’ Prov. XXII:1. A suit for defamation is based on the injury done to reputation.” One of the only …
Continue reading Georgia Law – Defamation, Slander, and LibelAfter years of trying to work its way out of its $18 Billion deficit, the appointment of an Emergency Operator, bailouts of the automobile industry. and pleas by the Republican Presidential Nominee to let Motown go bankrupt, as of this afternoon, the City of Detroit has declared bankruptcy. Kevyn Orr, Emergency Operator for Motown, has …
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