Topic
Assault
409 published works
School Law
Tattooing Of Student Is Assault, And Possibly Bullying
In an outrageous case of assault, and possibly bullying, several students at a New Hampshire high school were arrested for allegedly tattooing an indecent phrase and picture on the buttocks…
Media Law Prof Blog
Sean Penn Pleads No Contest; Gets Community Service and Probation
According to the BBC, two time Oscar winner Sean Penn has pled no contest to a vandalism charge and received a sentence of 300 hours of community service and 3…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Bar Defends Lawsuit by Patron who was Stabbed on Dance Floor
It's no surprise that people drink alcohol in bars and dance clubs. They get drunk and rowdy. And when they do, fights often erupt and people get hurt. Sometimes pretty…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Despite the pleadings, an insurer may not have a duty to defend an insured whom commits an intentional assault.
The applicant sought an order requiring RBC General Insurance to defend him in a claim arising from the applicant hitting a third party in the eye with a glass. The…
Legal Profession Blog
Plain Error
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed a conviction for assaulting a police officer and remanded the case for a new trial. The trial had recessed for the weekend…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Severe Facial Injuries from Assault – Jury Awards $5,000,000 for Pain and Suffering, Trial Judge Reduces Verdict to $3,500,000 and Appellate Court then Dismisses Case on Liability Grounds
On March 2, 2002 at about 5:30 p.m., Miguel Beato returned home from work as a porter. As he walked through the courtyard of his apartment complex at 35-46 65th Street…
Family Law Prof Blog
Husband Intentionally Infects Wife with HIV
By Family Law
From Sky News:An HIV-positive man has confessedto injecting his blood into his sleeping wife and infecting her with the virusthat can cause Aids, reports have said.It is believed the man…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant Settles Suit Against Border Patrol Officers
An undocumented immigrant arrested and allegedly assaulted by un-uniformed federal border patrol agents while he was waiting at a bus stop in a heavily Latino neighborhood in a Washington suburb,…
InsureReinsure
California Supreme Court: Assault Committed in Self-Defense is Not an “Accident”
The California Supreme Court recently held that an assault and battery allegedly committed in self-defense was not an “accident” and therefore did not meet a CGL policy’s definition of a…
The Right Coast
Thugs attack two men in dresses… who turn out to be cage fighters | Mail Online Tom Smith
'They had been out drinking jugs of cocktails and Fender had drunk at least 10 pints of cider.'Police later discovered the two drag queens were cage fighters on a fancy…