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Your Client is Hacked and Personal Information is Leaked Online – Now What?

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Hayes Hunt and Jillian Thornton You are general counsel to a company, and your CEO steps into your office, clutching his iPhone in one hand and wiping sweat from his brow with the other, and tells you that a…

Psychology In the Courtroom – Is Social Science “Common Sense” or a Tool to Correct Juror Misconceptions?

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Thomas G. Wilkinson and Thomas M. O’Rourke The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued two decisions regarding the use of social science experts in criminal cases. As noted by University of Pittsburgh law professor David Harris, however, the opinions appear…

Criminal Conduct & Sports: Luis Suarez – World Class Biter

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Hayes Hunt and Calli Varner Yesterday, Uruguay striker Luis Suarez bit Italian defender, Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder like a piece of pizza. Uruguay advanced to the knock-out round of the World Cup and Italy was eliminated. Suarez also took a…

Tagged with: Criminal Law, FIFA investigation., Luis Suarez bite, sports law, suspension
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Prosecuting a ”Faceless” Corporation – Indictment of a Company

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Hayes Hunt and Thomas O’Rourke On Sept. 9, 2010, a pipeline running through a residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif., ruptured, permitting natural gas to escape into the air. The gas ultimately ignited, resulting in an explosion and a…

Is NSA’s Surveillance Legal? Yes or No?

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Hayes Hunt and Joshua Ruby Six months after Edward Snowden began leaking information about the National Security Agency’s secret data collection methods, two federal judges – one in Washington, D.C. and one in New York – have reached opposite…

Tagged with: Criminal Law, Fourth Amendment, National Security Agency, NSA, privacy, Smith v. Maryland, Snowden
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Criminal Conduct Between the Lines: Luis Suarez Suspended for 10 Games for Biting Opponent

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Hayes Hunt and Calli Varner Last week, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was suspended for 10 games for biting a Chelsea player during a globally broadcasted English Premier League game. You can watch Suarez’s chomp in slow motion from just about…

Tagged with: criminal conduct, Criminal Law, sports law, Suarez biting, tort law
Posted in Prosecution & Defense

4th Amendment Warrantless Search & Seizure Issues – Technology & Privacy

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Hayes Hunt and Calli Varner Almost all of us rely on technology to carry out our day-to-day activities. We carry one, if not two devices such as a smart phone or tablet with us at all times. Courts continue…

Duty to Rescue — Tragic Subway Death Raises Questions of Criminal Law

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Hayes Hunt and Thomas M. O’Rourke When 58-year-old Ki Suk Han was pushed onto the subway tracks in New York’s Times Square Station last week, no one helped him. This much can be seen in the photograph that appeared…

Tagged with: Criminal Law, duty to rescue, ki suk han
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Hurricane Sandy and Refusing to Evacuate: Criminal Law and Civil Liability

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Hayes Hunt — No Comments ↓

By Hayes Hunt and Calli Varner Hurricane Sandy’s death toll continues to rise and over 100 people have lost their lives to Sandy. Some of the dead were residents who decided, despite orders to evacuate, to “ride out” the storm,…