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Manslaughter
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Environmental Law Prof Blog
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Seaman’s Manslaughter Charges Against BP Employees
On March 11, a panel of the Fifth Circuit (Higginbotham, Jones, Prado) issued a decision in United States v. Kaluza, a criminal prosecution arising out of the Deepwater Horizon disaster…
EvidenceProf Blog
Tweeter and the Monkey Man: Heroin Death of Google Exec Might Prompt Doctrine of Chances Ruling
By Colin Miller
Prostitute Alix Tichelman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes, often called the "Monkey Man" because he raised monkeys and other non-native wild…
Media Law Prof Blog
Producers, Studio Owners Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Death of Film Crew Member
Randall Miller and Jody Savin, owners of Unclaimed Freight Productions, and Jay Sedrish, executive producer of the film "Midnight Rider," have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass in…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Reduced Sentence for Woman Who Pleaded Guilty to Shooting in Dover, NJ
A Morris County Superior Court judge reduced the sentence of a woman convicted of killing a man in Dover, NJ in 2008.
Pennsylvania Family Law
The iWITNESS: BROWSING HISTORY HELPS CONVICT NEGLIGENT MOM
By Aaron Weems
A recent New Hampshire criminal case is extremely sad: a mother left her child in a bathtub unsupervised and the child drowned. She was convicted of manslaughter, in part, due…
Personal Injury Law Journal
Cyclist Facing Manslaughter Charges in Connection with Bike vs. Pedestrian Collision
The fact that aggressive driving is a danger to pedestrians should come as no surprise to anyone reading this blog. But a recent criminal case out of San Francisco, California…
Truck & Bus Accident Lawyer Blog
Truck Driver Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Connection with Crash
The driver of a truck which caused the death of five in an October, 2010 crash in Henderson County, North Carolina has now reportedly plead guilty to multiple counts of…
Cruise Law News
Shameful: Costa Concordia Plea Deals Pervert Justice & Disrespect Victims
By Jim Walker
The big news this weekend in the on-again off-again Costa Concordia trial was the announcement that five Costa employees were sentenced to jail time for manslaughter in the death of…
Nursing Home Law Blog
Tarrytown, New York Nurses Aid Charged With Manslaughter
In yet another recent chilling story, an aid has been charged with manslaughter relating to a nursing resident.
Houston Criminal Law Journal
Intoxication Manslaughter Charges Filed after DWI Results in Officer’s Death
When a DWI case involves a death, an individual can sometimes face charges of intoxication manslaughter. That’s the case with a man who allegedly caused a recent accident, which resulted in…