Free US Law Dictionary

JoCo DA warns about fake money order scam
It involves eBay and MoneyGram money orders. Diane has more information here.

A motion for reconsideration of an order denying or granting class certification, if filed more than ten days after the issuance of that order, does not extend the time for seeking interlocutory appellate review of the order
A motion for reconsideration of an order denying or granting class certification, if filed more than ten days after the issuance of that order, does not extend the time for seeking interlocutory appellate review of the order: A three-judge panel of the U...

Order Denying Religious Freedom Defense to Drug Charge Not A Collateral Order
U.S. v. Butts, --- F.3d ----, 2008 WL 1727051 (10th Cir. April 15, 2008).District court order that defendants could not raise at trial their First Amendment, Religious Freedom Restoration Act defense to the marijuana charges against them (MJ is a god), was not a final order that could be appealed under the collateral order exception to the requirement that only final orders can be appealed...

Viacom-YouTube Discovery Order/Docket - Update: Order as text
Viacom has won, or more accurately partially won, a motion to compel Google to turn over a lot of YouTube records so that the court can tell what proportion of videos are infringing compared to how many are not...

HAWSCT: Order Denying Expungment of Lis Pendens is Appealable Collateral Order
Title says it all. Canales v. Artiga, No. 28908 (Sep. 19, 2008) (per curiam).

Order Granting Summary Judgment Against One Defendant Out of Seven Not a Final Order, Court of Appeals Holds
The appellants in Castleberry v. Fohn, No. CA07-1040, a Ouachita County medical malpractice case, fell victim to the final order rule when the Arkansas Court of Appeals dismissed their case...

What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...

Can the so-called proprety manager enter my duplex without permission?
The manager (sister of owner) has NO right to be in the apartment unless there w...

Must a landlord return a deposit placed on an apartment before the lease was signed if the lease doesn't get executed?
good question and tough situation. What you can do realisticly and what you shou...