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Preparing for Congressional Investigations Following the Midterm Elections
Private sector entities should plan to respond to potentially more, broader, and accelerated investigations following changes in oversight tactics.By Nicholas Lloyd McQuaid, Jonathan Su, Vanessa Le, and Edward N. SiskelLatham’s Congressional Investigations...
Colorado Court of Appeals Finds No Error in Prosecutor Telling Jurors the Defendant Had a Better Chance of Winning Powerball Than the DNA on the Victim Not Coming From Him
As Jonathan Holbrook wrote in a blog post about the prosecutor’s fallacy: The key to understanding the fallacy is to recognize that we are talking about two fundamentally different questions: Assuming the person is innocent, what is the likelihood that his DNA...
Mom who singled out 9-year-old middle child, locking her in bedroom with bucket toilet and starving her, is headed to prison
Inset: Kristy Cooley (Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office). Background: The home in Lilburn, Ga., where Kristy Cooley abused her middle child (WAGA). A Georgia mother convicted of abusing her daughter will spend decades in prison. Kristy Cooley was sentenced on Friday to...
Mom and stepdad leave 3 young kids sweating in turned-off Jeep with no water to gamble at casino: Police
Insets, left to right: Lillian Mun and Terrence Wright (Brevard County Jail). Background: The Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, Florida, where Mun and Wright allegedly left three children alone in a car (WTVJ). A mother and stepfather from Florida are accused of...
DOL’s Latest Field Assistance Bulletin is the Final Nail in the 80/20 Rule’s Coffin
Tips from Seyfarth is a blog series for employers, and their in-house lawyers and HR, payroll, and compensation professionals, in the food, beverage, and hospitality sector. We curate wage and hour compliance “tips” to keep this busy industry...
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter dodges jail yet again after allegedly using gun to threaten churchgoer holding bible and 'putting his kid' in car
Inset: Ryan Nichols (Harrison County Sheriff's Office). Background: Ryan Nichols at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot (United States House Select Committee). A Jan. 6 rioter from Texas who was charged with threatening a churchgoer with a gun after being pardoned...
Man searched 'how long fingerprints last' after he wrapped girlfriend's body in 'distinctive' blanket and set it on fire: Sheriff
Inset: Meagan Gonzales (GoFundMe). Background: Joey Emiliano Tovar-Vargas after his arrest for tampering with evidence in Gonzales' death (Bexar County Sheriff's Office). A Texas man allegedly set his girlfriend's body on fire in 2019 but remained free until Sunday,...
Monday Practice Pointer: Want your settlement to stick? Waive fraud claims expressly.
In Udell v. Udell, a surviving spouse settled with the trustees of his late wife’s trust, accepting larger monthly payments and waiving the right to receive any other distributions from the trust. He later petitioned to reopen the estate, alleging that the...
November 2, 2026 Issue – Conflict with Unnamed Class Members
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I am defending a putative class action for one of our firm’s largest business clients. Plaintiff’s counsel frequently files class actions and has at least four of them, that I am aware of, against clients of our firm. The class...