Criminal Law

Crime Categories
How you can tell a misdemeanor from a felony.

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Power of Attorney and Living Wills for the aged
Options for caring for aging parents

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

Grandparents Visitation Rights
Every state lets elderly grandparents petition to visit grandchildren

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
Laws effecting the elderly

Daniel V. Leccese Sr.
$250,000 fine for felony mail fraud.

Suicidal Payoff
Black Hawk County to pay $75,000 settlement to inmate who commits suicide.

Bay Bridge Oil Spill
Hudson Marine Management Services pays city of San Francisco $2 million settlement to help with cleanup costs.

Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.

Whole Foods
And Other Firms Sued by California Attorney General,

State Farm
Settles with Mississippi Attorney General