Hit-and-Run Incident on SR1 Leaves Motorist Injured

Gorlyn Wohlk Douglas Accident: Potential Legal Claims? We have over 25 years of experience representing victims of motor vehicle accidents across the United States, and we have recovered nearly $250 million dollars for our Clients.  Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available to the family of Gorlyn Wohlk. Gorlyn Wohlk Loses Life in Douglas, ND Cement Truck, Side by Side Crash. (Stock Photo: MurrayLegal.com) Douglas, ND – A motor vehicle/Truck accident Thursday morning, June 5, 2024, left one man fatally injured. As reported by KXnet.com, “[a]ccording to the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP), on Thursday at about 8:39 a.m., the man was driving a John Deere side by side west on 359th Ave SW, when a Kenworth cement truck also traveling west attempted to pass the side by side. The side by side reportedly turned left in front of the cement truck and was hit by the Kenworth. The John Deere came to rest in the north ditch,…

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that excluding same-sex couples from civil marriage was unconstitutional. I was outside the Supreme Court that day, celebrating the advocacy achievement that seemed impossible a decade prior when bans on marriage for same-sex couples passed by wide margins in state after state. Couples, families, and advocates gathered on the steps outside the court, singing, crying, and embracing. I thought about my younger self who could not have imagined a life and future as a queer adult, and about the generations of LGBTQ people who came before me and faced so many more obstacles to realizing their own queer adulthoods. Though the fight for legal recognition of marriage for same-sex couples spanned decades, the final stages of progress seemed lightning fast for many people outside of the LGBTQ legal movement. In June of 2013, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Windsor that the federal law defining marriage as between one man and one woman…

When you bought your Cadillac Escalade, you expected GM’s flagship SUV to deliver on its promises of luxury and performance. Instead, if you own a 2021–2024 model, you may have discovered serious engine problems that put your safety at risk. Your Escalade might stall unexpectedly on the highway. You could hear disturbing ticking noises from under the hood. Perhaps you’re constantly adding oil between service intervals. These aren’t minor inconveniences—they’re potentially dangerous defects that can leave you stranded. At Timothy Abeel & Associates, we’ve seen these exact problems in thousands of lemon law cases. We know how frustrating it feels when your expensive luxury vehicle becomes unreliable. More importantly, we know how to fight back and get you the compensation you deserve. Time is of the essence. As your vehicle ages and gains mileage, manufacturers have more ammunition to dispute your claim. We’ll walk you through…

Divorce can feel a lot like stepping into the full force of the New Mexico sun: intense, draining, and potentially damaging. And if you own a business in Albuquerque, the stakes are even higher. Your company isn’t just an asset; it’s your livelihood, your legacy, and the foundation of your whole family’s financial security. Just like protecting yourself from the scorching summer sun means doing more than just hanging out in the shade—you need to hydrate, smear on some sunblock, and make sure you have a cool place to escape to after being out in the rays—shielding your business during divorce requires a multi-pronged approach. As a former business owner who has a MBA as well as a law degree, Attorney Bob Matteucci understands better than most the steps that New Mexico business owners should take to prepare themselves, their family, and their business for their post-divorce life.  Understand What’s at Risk New Mexico is a…

A slip on a grocery store floor. A fall on a broken stairwell. A trip over cracked pavement outside an office building. These might seem like everyday accidents, but when they happen because someone failed to keep their property safe, they may be grounds for a legal claim under New Jersey premises liability law. At Nagel Rice LLP, we represent individuals across the state who were injured on unsafe property. From Essex County to Sussex County, our trial attorneys have helped clients recover compensation for medical bills, lost income, and lasting harm caused by property owner negligence. Here’s what you need to know if you’ve been injured on someone else’s property in New Jersey. What Is Premises Liability? Premises liability is the legal concept that holds property owners—and sometimes tenants or managers—responsible when someone is injured due to unsafe conditions on their property. These laws apply to a wide range of locations,…

Megan Donaldson, University College London Faculty of Laws, is publishing Law, Legal Expertise and the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes: Revisiting early League Council practice in the Cambridge Handbook on the League of Nations and International Law (Rasmussen, Ikonomou & van Leeuwen (eds), forthcoming). Here is the abstract. Through a new account of three early disputes, this chapter revisits the novel role of the League Council in interstate dispute settlement. This role was delimited by a legal threshold: the question of whether disputes arose out of a matter purely within a state party's national jurisdiction or domaine reservé. Application of this test, nominally left to the Council, prompted considerable experimentation with institutional forms, and particularly recourse to 'committees of jurists', an understudied, flexible and protean mechanism which would go on to be deployed in many spheres of League activity. Drawing on contemporaneous legal…

Security Negligence? Sunrise Apartment Complex Shooting Sandersville. Our firm has over 25 years of experience representing victims of security failures across Georgia, and we have secured nearly $250 million dollars for our Clients.  Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available to the victim’s family of the shooting at Sunrise Apartment Complex. One Person Injured in Shooting at Sunrise Apartment Complex in Sandersville, GA. (Stock Photo: MurrayLegal.com) Sandersville, GA – Gunfire rang out at an apartment complex early Saturday morning, June 7, 2025, leaving one person injured. As reported by WRDW.com, “[t]he Sandersville Police Department and Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to Sunrise Apartments early Saturday morning in reference to a shooting.” 41NBC.com is reporting, “[u]pon arrival, officers found one person suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and is in…

When managing a loved one’s estate in California, you may receive notice of a claim from a creditor or person claiming heirship from your loved one. However, you may have never heard of this party before. Your loved one’s estate may have become the target of efforts to defraud the estate of money or assets. Knowing how to address fraudulent claims during probate can help protect your loved one’s legacy and your family’s wealth. What Is a Fraudulent Claim in Probate? A fraudulent claim during a San Jose probate proceeding can include any false claim against a decedent’s estate designed to obtain money from the estate that the claimant has no right to receive. Some of the most common types of fraudulent claims that occur in probate include: Fake creditor claims (i.e., someone claiming to own a debt owed by the decedent or estate that does not exist) Inflated debt claims (i.e., a  legitimate creditor claiming more than the decedent or…

A two-vehicle collision occurred Friday morning in the unincorporated community of Linda, located in Yuba County, California. The crash at North Beale Road and Woodland Drive resulted in minor injuries and temporary traffic disruption before emergency responders quickly cleared the scene. Details of the Linda Traffic Accident The crash was reported to authorities at approximately 10:30 a.m. on June 6, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the collision involved a gray Toyota Camry and a white van at North Beale Road and Woodland Drive. Emergency responders arrived promptly and found both vehicles partially obstructing the intersection. The swift response helped minimize traffic delays during the Friday morning commute. CHP officers are investigating the specific circumstances leading to the collision. While the exact cause has not been determined, the intersection of North Beale Road and Woodland Drive is known to residents as a moderately busy crossing point…

Damien Charlotin (HEC) & Niccolò Ridi (King’s College London) have posted GenAI as an International Lawyer: A Case Study with the Jessup International Law Moot Court. Here's the abstract: This paper investigates the capacity of Generative Artificial Intelligence, specifically Large Language Models, to craft compelling international legal arguments. We tested the performance of two popular models, Gemini 2.0 and GPT4o, in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, generating ten complete written memorials with minimal human intervention. With the organisers' blessing, these AI-generated memorials were anonymously added to the pool of submissions and evaluated by judges, who remained unaware of their origins, providing a unique benchmark against humanproduced work. Our results demonstrate that LLM-generated memorials consistently achieve average to superior scores, with some submissions receiving exceptional praise and near-perfect ratings.…

We’re proud to share that Muhammad Patel, Head of our South African Intellectual Property & TMT practice, has been named a 2025 Trademark Star by Managing IP. This global recognition reflects Muhammad’s commitment to protecting brands across borders and delivering strategic IP solutions that empower our clients to grow with confidence. Intellectual Property and Technology, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Consumer Products and Services, Insurance, Africa, South Africa, Cape Town, Johannesburg

Katerina Linos (Univ. of California, Berkeley - Law) and Mark Pollack (Temple Univ. - Political Science and Law) have launched a unique CJEU Profiles interview series featuring judges and advocates general serving at the Court of Justice of the European Union, as a special feature on Linos’s Borderlines podcast series. As part of their ongoing project to profile the Court and its members, Linos and Pollack have interviewed 25 sitting judges and advocates general at the Court of Justice, as well as the Registrar and the President of the General Court, with each interview exploring a range of issues including each member’s background and judicial philosophy, experiences on the Court, and discussion of some of their most legally and politically significant opinions and judgments. At this writing, 10 interviews have dropped, with additional episodes scheduled in the coming weeks and months. For an introduction to the series and links to the interviews please visit…

BY REBECCA BEITSCH *** Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) went to an immigration courthouse in his district last week, sitting in on court proceedings and witnessing ICE prosecutors dismiss cases followed by migrants being arrested by plainclothes agents as they exited — something he called “Gestapo-like behavior.” “The Department of Homeland Security has implemented, over the last week, a coordinated effort to do an end run around our legal system in order to remove nonviolent, noncriminal immigrants trying to come into this country through a lawful pathway of immigration proceedings, and in many cases, asylum proceedings,” he said at a press conference afterward. “By recommending dismissal of their cases, the Department of Homeland Security is essentially taking jurisdiction away from the court, removing the asylum application from going forward, and then allowing the immigration agents to arrest these people and put them in a deportation…

[The CIT ruling is much stronger than Prof. Goldsmith contends. The same is true of a related ruling by federal District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras.] (Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Tupungato | Dreamstime.com | Chris Kleponis | CNP | picture alliance | Consolidated News Photos | Newscom)Many prominent legal scholars and former government officials across the political spectrum have supported the lawsuit challenging Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs brought by the Liberty Justice Center and myself, and backed the recent US Court of International Trade decision in our favor. But the ruling does have its critics, and one of the most prominent is Harvard law Prof. Jack Goldsmith. He doesn't quite conclude the ruling is wrong. But he clearly has serious reservations about it, outlined in a notable article on the Executive Functions substack, where he also criticizes the recent US District Court of DC  (DDC) ruling against the tariffs. In this post, I…

Planning for the future of a special needs child requires careful consideration and thoughtful decisions. As parents, we want to ensure that our children have the support they need even when we’re not around to provide it. Crafting a tailored estate plan becomes crucial in this journey to offer your child a lifetime of security and stability. This is where an estate trust attorney comes in handy. These professionals can help you set up a comprehensive plan tailored to the specific needs of your child. The role of an estate trust attorney includes navigating complex legal requirements and ensuring that the plan aligns with your child’s unique circumstances. From special needs trusts to guardianship arrangements, an attorney’s expertise helps streamline the process. By designing a purposeful estate plan, parents can rest assured knowing their child’s future is secure, giving peace of mind to focus on today. Understanding Special Needs Trusts …

The Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) plays a pivotal role in the legal landscape of Tennessee. With a focus on supporting trial lawyers across the state, the association helps ensure that individuals’ rights are defended through effective legal representation. For many Tennessee residents, understanding the function of TTLA is essential for appreciating how it contributes to the fairness and integrity of legal proceedings within the state. Living in Tennessee means having local access to a network of committed legal professionals dedicated to upholding justice. Whether you’re involved in a legal case or simply seeking to understand how law functions here, comprehending the role of TTLA can enhance your knowledge about how legal systems work for communities. The Mission of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association At the heart of TTLA lies a mission to ensure that every individual gets proper legal representation. The association stands firm on…

Product liability plays a significant role in ensuring the safety and well-being of nursing home residents. It addresses defects or failures in products that can lead to injuries or harm. In a setting where vulnerable individuals rely on numerous products for their daily care, understanding what product liability involves becomes especially important. For families and caregivers, knowing the steps to take when a product problem arises can prevent further harm and secure the necessary support for affected individuals. Imagine a scenario where an elderly resident in a nursing home suffers an injury due to a defective wheelchair. This serves as a reminder of how crucial it is to have a clear understanding of legal steps in such cases. By becoming informed about product liability in nursing homes, families can protect their loved ones more effectively. This knowledge empowers them to navigate any possible product-related issues, ensuring that the best care is provided. …

Two men fighting in a parking lot, and pointing fingers. Who was defending themselves? That question is frequently brought to Court by people claiming self-defense, and a Judge will have to sort through it before it can reach a jury. However, Problems arise when Court’s refuse to make credibility determinations or attempt to resolve conflicting accounts of a fight. Sometimes it’s easier to just look at the end result (here a broken nose) and just assume the injury makes any use of force unlawful – but that is not the law in Florida, as pointed out by the Appellate Court in the recent Martin case.  n Martin v. State, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal (covering Broward County) granted a writ of prohibition in favor of Miguel Antonio Martin, overturning a trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss based on Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. The appellate court held that the State failed to overcome Martin’s immunity claim with…