For decades, military officials at a U.S. Marine camp in North Carolina had known that something was wrong with the base’s water. But the government only took superficial steps to address the situation at Camp Lejeune. That inaction led to millions of U.S. Marines,...
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How homeowners insurance could save Amber Heard from paying Johnny Depp defamation damages
The widely followed Johnny Depp – Amber Heard trial concluded Wednesday, June 1st. Jurors found for Depp on all three counts of defamation against Heard—awarding him $15 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Because of a cap on punitive damages in Virginia,...
Top 5 movies about the legal profession
A legal education ain’t cheap. Indiana Resident tuition at the IU-McKinney School of Law is about $31,000/yr. Non-Resident tuition is about $51,000/yr. If you want some of that legal education for a fraction of the price, you can do what everyone else seems to do and...
“Affluenza”: Legitimate Legal Defense or Junk Science?
This week’s national headlines featured a criminal case for the ages at the intersection of law and social science. It also reintroduced America to what has been described as the “All-Consuming Epidemic” for children of extremely wealthy families: “Affluenza.” The...