The Real Housewives of Potomac stars, Gizelle Bryant and Robin Dixon are trying to obtain a trademark for their podcast, Reasonably Shady. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) intended use for the trademark, Reasonably Shady is for use in multiple classes of goods and services that include, make-up, candles, mugs, water […]
According to news sources, the “preventable” and “traumatic” derailment of a train carrying dangerous chemicals in Ohio can be traced to an overheated wheel bearing, which was 253 degrees hotter than the air temperature, National Transportation Safety Board officials said Thursday. The NTSB released a preliminary report offering clues about what most likely caused the […]
According to news sources, California lawmakers are calling for a sweeping investigation into corruption in the state’s cannabis industry, legislative hearings on the exploitation of farmworkers and new laws to thwart labor trafficking in response to revelations of rampant abuses and worker deaths in a multibillion-dollar market that has become increasingly unmanageable. The proposals follow […]
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Monday her office will no longer join a multi-state investigation into U.S. banks that consider sustainability when making investments. Former AG Mark Brnovich, a Republican, was one of 18 state attorneys general who launched an inquiry in October 2022 into environmental, social and governance investing, better known as ESG. […]
According to news sources, FTX’s new chief executive told a bankruptcy court Monday there is “a danger” to authorizing an independent investigation of the crypto exchange’s collapse. John Ray said he had no use for prior court-supervised investigations into other companies he steered through bankruptcy. “Neither in Enron nor in Residential Capital did I make […]
News sources have confirmed that we all learned something very powerful from the Supreme Court’s report of its internal investigation of the leak to Politico of the draft Dobbs opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. We learned that The Supreme Court isn’t very good at internal investigations. The investigation, which was conducted by the marshal of […]
There’s the right and ethical/legal way to do surveillance—and then there’s this. Only days after Meta achieved victory after suing the NSO Group for Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charges, the company filed a lawsuit against surveillance company Voyager Labs for violations of its Terms and Policies and California law. Voyager Labs, a surveillance firm, […]
What is the best way to remove anonymity for a Tor user? According to news reports, somebody over at the FBI definitely has a method, but they “clearly aren’t planning on telling anybody anytime soon.” Motherboard originally reported that the bureau has somehow managed to nab the IP address of an alleged criminal using Tor, […]
Last week, the Second Circuit Court issued a potentially significant decision in an insider-trading case on remand from the Supreme Court that may significantly impact both insider trading investigations and broader “fraud” prosecutions going forward. The case, United States v. Blaszczak, involved allegations that one of the defendants (the “tipper”) who worked for the U.S. […]
Investigating death is serious business, but as a recent report by CBS News details, it’s not always handled in the most professional manner in every state. For example, when a group of physicians gathered in Washington state for an annual meeting, one made a startling revelation: If you ever want to know when, how — […]