Other Business Crime

This is FindLaw’s collection of Other Business Crimes articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Here you will find information on important matters such as how a Federal Grand Jury works, and what to do if you are a crime victim. You’ll also find information on the diverse cultural makeup of many communities and whether or not cultural plurality requires the criminal justice system to modify its approach, particularly in handling recent immigrants. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

Criminal Litigation

Other Business Crime Articles

Mississippi Criminal Law

A misdemeanor is a criminal offense that is lower than a felony. In other words, a misdemeanor is punishable by either one year or less in a county jail or fines of less than $1,000 or both. Examples of misdemeanors are: traffic violations like ...
Read More »
Multimedia Trial Presentations Increase Chances of Defense Verdicts at Trial

Although the costs of taking cases to trial seem to increase each year, increased expenditures have not resulted in increased defense verdicts. Good defense cases have been lost because insurance companies and their counsel have not taken advantage ...
Read More »
New Federal Y2K Act Reins in Year 2000 Lawsuits

After several months of hard-fought legislative battles, Congress passed the far-reaching Y2K Act on July 1, 1999, and the President signed it days later. Last year's major piece of federal Y2K legislation, the Year 2000 Information and Readiness ...
Read More »
New Texas Discovery Rules

The new Texas discovery rules took effect on January 1, 1999, and many of the new rules apply to pending lawsuits. For lawsuits filed after January 1, 1999, the most significant changes relate to Rule 190, which requires that every case be governed ...
Read More »
No Rule 26 Right to Daubert Costs

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in BullsEye, a newsletter distributed by IMS Expert Services. A federal discovery rule requiring an opposing party to pay expert-related fees and expenses does not apply to pretrial Daubert ...
Read More »
NYSE Revises Year 2000 Certification Requirements

The New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") recently issued an information memorandum announcing revisions to its Year 2000 compliance certification requirement for member organizations. Currently, NYSE members must complete their internal Year 2000 ...
Read More »
Obtaining Medical Records For Mental Health Evaluation

Mental health evaluations are critical in determining such issues as insanity, diminished capacity, competency to stand trial, and sentencing mitigation. Too frequently we send our clients off for an evaluation without a lick of documentation beyond ...
Read More »
OSHA Kicks Out Employers during Interviews

OSHA Kicks Out Employers during InterviewsThe Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can prohibit employers from attending interviews and depositions of workers during an investigation even if the workers object, according to ...
Read More »
Personal Injury Cases: Time is Essential

Bivin & McNamara, L.L.P proudly accepts all types of legitimate injury cases. We represent people who have been injured by the negligence of others, such as auto collisions, on-the-job injuries where there is no workers compensation, slip and falls ...
Read More »
Plaintiffs have No Right to Tape Record IME for Physical Injury

In a recent unpublished New Jersey appeals court decision, Voleriano v. Voleriano, the Appellate Division found that a plaintiff had no right to tape record his independent medical examination (IME). The plaintiff had refused to attend his ...
Read More »