Criminal Law – May 21, 2012

by Dickinson Wright on 3/20/2012

In an increasingly competitive business environment, it is perhaps more important than ever for employers to exercise prudence and caution in hiring and maintaining their workforce. Background checks, whether criminal...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 2/8/2012

The Court of Appeals held yesterday that Matty Moroun, the director of the Detroit International Bridge Company, and Dan Stamper, DIBC’s president, will be imprisoned in Wayne County Jail until they can purge their...more

by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 11/17/2011

In a very rare case in which the government argued that it viewed criminal sentences as too lenient, the U.S. Department of Justice contended in an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit on Nov. 7, 2011, that...more

by Fox Rothschild on 9/14/2011

Some immigration hawks advocate deporting all of the estimated 12 million undocumented aliens in the country. If Department of Justice calculations are accurate, the cost could approach an eye-opening $30.7 billion, with...more

by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 5/24/2011

On October 26, 2010, the New York State Construction Industry Fair Play Act went into effect. This new statute is likely to have an enormous impact on the construction industry by imposing stringent requirements for any...more

by Fox Rothschild on 2/10/2011

Over the past several years, New York state has substantially increased its efforts to crack down on contractors who violate the state’s employment, wage and hour, and tax laws. For instance, in or around August 2010, the New...more

by McAfee & Taft on 1/26/2011

A federal jury found an asbestos removal contractor and his company guilty of violating the Clean Air Act and other charges related to improper removal of asbestos (United States v. Gordon-Smith, W.D.N.Y., No 08-CR-6019,...more

by LegalMatch.com on 11/19/2010

The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees all citizens a right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure of their persons and property. However, it doesn't actually say what constitutes and...more