Month: January 2016

Chinese Try to Imprison US Residents

I had the opportunity to discuss a disturbing new trend. The current Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has embarked upon a fake quest to root out corruption in the Chinese government. Of course, this is nothing but a sham. It is only the people on the lower rungs of government who are picked off and prosecuted.  … Read more

Oso Landslide Victims May Sue Snohomish County for Negligence

The recent shocking and devastating landslide in Oso, Washington likely has many family members of the victims wondering if a lawsuit against the government may be possible. Certainly mainly geologist warned that mudslides were likely at the exactly location where the slide eventually occurred. The people with the strongest cases will likely be the people  … Read more

Government Seizure of Property Can Be Stopped

Washington State is no different from other states in that it allows the government to seize property based only upon probable cause that the property is connected or derived from felony activity such as drug trafficking. Some states even allow seizure and forfeiture of vehicles driven by people under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  … Read more

McDonald’s Hot Coffee Case Myth Leads to Reversal of Case

The Supreme Court of Idaho in Boyle v. Christensen, 251 P.3d 810 (2011) concluded that when a defense attorney invokes the McDonald’s Coffee Case in closing argument, a reversal of the jury’s verdict is warranted. The Court noted that the general public was inundated with false and inflammatory information about the McDonald’s Coffee Case. In  … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Cell Phone Privacy

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects all citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. Generally speaking the agents of the government need a warrant before they can search. There are certain exceptions which allow the government to search without a warrant. The “search incident to arrest” exception allows the agents of the government  … Read more

NTSB Says Lower Limit Will Reduce Deaths on Highways

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants to do more to reduce traffic deaths attributed to drunk driving. Each year about 10,000 people die in alcohol related traffic deaths. The current limit is .08. The NTSB proposes reducing the limit to .05. Tougher drunk-driving threshold proposed to reduce traffic deaths. The board also recommended states  … Read more