Miami University Code of Student Conduct ("the Code") prohibits the "use, offer for sale, sale, distribution, possession, or manufacture of any controlled substance or drug except as expressly permitted by law is prohibited. The use, offer for sale, sale,...
Month: July 2018
Nursing Home Error
The need for change and accountability in the nursing home industry$2.1m partial settlement reached in nursing home transportation caseA few weeks ago, a partial settlement was reached for a family who lost a mother and wife because of an understaffed and undertrained...
Your Cell Phone Location Data: A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy? The United States Supreme Court Weighs In
A few weeks ago, a divided United States Supreme Court in Carpenter v. United States, 2018 WL 3073916, *9 held Fourth Amendment protections extend to a cell phone user's cell tower location data held by the user's wireless company. Why? A cell phone user has a...
Kentucky Jury Verdict in Campbell County – Trip and Fall While Shopping
On July 30, 2016, Plaintiff Kirk Allyson, a 49-year-old male entered Defendant Dunham's sporting goods store In Alexandria, Kentucky, to purchase some dumbbell weights for his son who was a member of the Pendleton County football team. Dunham's Athleisure Corporation...
The Importance of Character in Criminal and University Discipline Cases
Does character matter in criminal and university discipline cases? Yes, In a criminal trial or at a university hearing evidence of your good character can help you, or your persistent bad character can haunt you. Let's talk about how.In a criminal case the "Rules of...