Archive for the ‘Odd Legal News’ Category
Murder Case declared mistrial after reporter Googles a key witness
Author: Chris Costa
Crime in the age of Google
Interesting story in the National Post that shows how Google’s cache can keep information living-on and how it can be utilized.
On Tuesday, the judge in Toronto’s Johnathan murder case declared a mistrial because of new evidence uncovered when a National Post reporter Googled a key witness and found a cached version of her Weblog.
Lawyer wrongly accused of profanity and belligerence wins $300,000
Author: Chris Costa
Lawyer wrongly accused of profanity and belligerence wins US$300,000
A Chicago lawyer accused of cursing and engaging in improper behaviour during a performance review — after which he was fired — has won a US$300,000 defamation lawsuit against his employer. Daniel Popko, a trial specialist for CNA Financial Corp., was fired after a supervisor accused him of using profanity and becoming belligerent during a performance review that was unfavourable.
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