In Dan Helcher, et al. v. Dearborn County Board of Zoning Appeals (SD Ind., Barker), a 36-page opinion, Judge Rovner...

Not only did the sentimental favorite won the Super Bowl, they did it in style! Right up until the final quarter there was the sense that Peyton Manning could lead the Colts back from the brink. But the final score of 3117 belies the interception in the 4th quarter by Tracy Porter and his 74yard run ...

Hold on Tea Party people! I am just pulling your chain.  In explaining, however, do not expect me to show you my birth certificate. Socialism, in the broadest sense of the word, is a theory or system of social  organization.  At its root is the term social, which is the act of involvement in ma ...

An article in today’s Compliance Week, Koss Fraud Spotlights Small Filers’ Internal Control Issues (subscription required), quotes me on internal controls and the auditors as it relates to the huge fraud committed by VP of Finance Sue Sachdeva at Koss Corp (NASDAQ:KOSS). I’m no fa ...

"Earthquake! We see the earth shake! But the soul of the Haitianpeople, It will never break!" --Wyclef JeanThe FundamentalsFirst things first. Like all IntLawGrrls and people around the world, I express my deepest condolences to the hundreds of thousands who lost loved ones in the Haiti earthquake o ...

Dear Colleagues, Consumers and Pyramid Scheme Alert Supporters, A new essay recently posted on the False Profits Blog addresses a question many of you  have raised. Why are multi-level marketing pyramids and financial ponzis able to ensnare so many people today? What is the power behind this Main ...

Source: Google News Alert Service, January 29, 2010. News: McCALLUM v. STATELeagle.comBoth Poe and article 42.12, section 3g(a)(2) of the code of criminal procedure make it clear that when the trier of fact makes an affirmative finding, ...See all stories on this topic   ...

Salon.com: Shooting Tiller was murder, by Tracy Clark-Flory: ...and not voluntary manslaughter, a judge rules You can breathe a sigh of relief, because after all that worry, it turns out Scott Roeder will not be given a chance at a...

Before CB radios, 18-wheelers were killing people.  Before cell phones, 18-wheelers were killing people.  And certainly before texting, 18-wheelers were killing people.  These behemoths have been killing people on the road since their introduction.  But now, texting has put us in ...

In Midwest Title Loans v. David H. Mills, Dir, Ind. Dept. Financial Institutions (SD Ind., Judge Barker), a 19-page...