November 2010 Archives

A frequent question posed by concerned parents is whether a child can be questioned by law enforcement without a parent present. A story that could easily be a Law and Order plot answers that question; a judge on Monday tossed out a videotaped interrogation of a 14-year-old Colorado Springs boy accused of killing his younger brother. The judge found that police failed to properly advise the youngster of his right to have a parent in the room.

With one to two feet of new snow falling in the Colorado Rockies, Thanksgiving holiday visitors to the ski slopes are rejoicing. But for those travelers driving to a holiday destination, the response to the heavy snow fall is less joyful.

The punchline for many late night comics and the common sneer against personal injury lawsuits. Everyone knows the McDonald's coffee case, even fifteen years after the accident. It has been routinely cited as an example of how broken is our legal system, even generating the "Stella Awards."

Check that cheese! beforeThe Colorado Department of Health and Environment is warning consumers who purchased Mauri Gorgonzola cheese at Costco stores, sell by dates of Jan. 13 and 14, 2011, not to eat the cheese. The cheese was recalled late Wednesday after tests by the state health department found E. coli 0157:H7 in an unopened 1 pound package of gorgonzola. The cheese was distributed only to Costco stores in Colorado.

In 2003, Colorado prosecutor Mark Hulbert gained notoriety with his prosecution of Kobe Bryant on rape charges which never went to trial because of the refusal of the victim to testify. Now the DA for Eagle County is defending his decision to drop a felony charge against a Denver money manager accused of driving his Mercedes into a bicycle-riding transplant surgeon and then fleeing the scene.

Federal authorities say a Connecticut woman was illegally fired from her job as an emergency medical technician after she posted disparaging remarks about her boss on Facebook. The National Labor Relations Board alleges that the woman's comments are protected speech under federal law that allows employees to discuss their jobs and working conditions with co-workers.

This week, Avvo announced that it has launched a doctor-ratings directory that will offer information on physicians' backgrounds, experience and disciplinary records. Avvo already rates lawyers on a 1-to-10 scale and includes their disciplinary sanctions and client reviews.