A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through, court records show. A Los Angeles County jury found Friday for Michael Garcia, who underwent skin grafts and other procedures on his genitals after a venti-sized tea drink spilled … Read more
A Missouri man on Friday admitted stealing railroad equipment on 33 occasions in Missouri and Illinois, costing railroads more than $1.5 million. Jesse Henry, 21, of Laclede County, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of damaging a railroad signal system. He admitted being responsible for a total of … Read more
Zu den verfassungsrechtlichen Anforderungen an die Kommunikation aus dem Parlament Dass die Regierung nicht einfach daherreden kann, was ihr gerade in den Sinn kommt, sondern auch in ihrer öffentlichen Kommunikation an die Verfassung gebunden ist, insbesondere an die Grundrechte und die Chancengleichheit der Parteien, gehört mittlerweile – nicht zuletzt aufgrund umfassender verfassungsgerichtlicher Rechtsprechung – zum … Read more
A California man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme that saw over 50 individuals and organisations lose millions of dollars. 59-year-old Allen Giltman, of Irvine, California, pleaded guilty to charges that he and his co-conspirators built a network of fraudulent websites impersonating legitimate financial institutions. According … Read more
It’s a truism at this point to say that Americans own a lot of guns. Case in point: This week, a fire chief in rural Alabama stopped to help a driver who had just hit a deer. The two men walked up the driveway of a nearby home. For reasons that remain unclear, a man … Read more
