Attorney Felony Tort 
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 31, 2022
Aladin was charged with robbery, which is a second degree felony, and Whettstone and Lawrence were charged with first degree misdemeanor assault. million payment in attorney fees. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million. That was upheld and the appellate court also upheld an award of $6.2
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 23, 2021
The fatal shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch already has the makings of a blockbuster tort action. ” The question is not whether but when the first torts lawsuit will be filed. What is clear is that there is an abundance of evidence to support a tort action even at this early stage.
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JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
The court ruled that Georgia’s prior citizen’s arrest law is only applicable if a person sees a felony committed and acts without delay. The judge ruled Friday afternoon that the prior citizen’s arrest law requires that the arrest would have to occur right after any felony crime was committed. Here is the prior law: O.C.G.A.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
IRS investigators Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler are suing attorney Abbe Lowell over public allegations of criminal conduct on their part. The case will also trigger massive fights over attorney-client privilege and other defenses. The alleged misconduct would constitute federal felonies.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
He testified that he carried a loaded gun that night and, during cross-examination, defense attorney Corey Chirafisi asked Grosskreutz, “It wasn’t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him … that he fired, right?” Grosskreutz responded, “Correct.” The girlfriend alleged that he had been harassing her.
JURIST
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Biden administration requested the decision to allow federal agents to access the border without facing tort claims from Texas. Counsel for Texas, which includes Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton , responded to the Biden request with, “The loss of any human life in the Rio Grande is tragic—and preventable.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 24, 2023
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein asks the justices to grant review and reverse the 4th Circuit’s decision. Like the attorney general, the association argues that the law is a valid exercise of the state’s power to protect property and business interests. In Stein v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.
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