This week, the family of Gabby Petito announced that they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the police department in Moab, Utah, where Petito and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie were questioned last year about a possible domestic dispute. According to news sources, shortly after Petito and Laundrie were questioned by police on Aug. […]
According to multiple news sources, an investigation by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has uncovered nearly a dozen previously undisclosed instances in which students said University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax made racist, sexist or homophobic comments in class, according to a letter from law dean Theodore Ruger. Ruger asked the university’s […]
According to news sources, some wealthy executives, sports stars and Hollywood celebrities are increasingly turning to lawyers to help them battle “sextortion” plots in which young women with whom they’ve had sex blackmail them for tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for their silence. “There’s been a significant increase over the last 20 years, […]
From time to time, all companies get a little behind in their work. Papers stack up, calls aren’t returned and customers have to wait. But a recent investigation into an Indiana funeral home shows what happens when the world’s second oldest profession neglects to stay on top of things. According to news sources, Randy Lankford, […]
Investigations turn up the most curious things sometimes. According to news sources, a new leak of more than 100,000 records shows that ride hailing giant Uber used stealth technology to ward off regulators and lobbied political leaders around the world to help the startup undermine worker rights, avoid taxes and expand its global footprint. The […]
There are so many great ways to use private investigators. This story isn’t one of them. According to news sources, an Airbnb guest said they received “threatening” messages from their host after leaving a four-star review. Dr. Alex Moore, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, posted a screenshot of the messages on […]
According to news sources, a bill that cleared California’s Senate Judiciary Committee recently would discourage secrecy about safety hazards discovered in litigation. The Public Right to Know Act of 2022 would create a presumption that court orders may not conceal information about defective products or environmental hazards that pose a danger to the public. To […]
According to news sources, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently indicted several people for working for the Chinese government to spy, harass, threaten and stalk Chinese dissidents legally living in the United States. There’s a name for this abuse. It’s called, “Transnational Repression.” There are several intriguing things about this case, such as, one […]
It’s a digital world and your next investigation may just depend on knowing how to navigate it effectively. The term “digital forensics” was originally used as a synonym for “computer forensics” but has expanded to cover investigation of all devices capable of storing digital data. Since the topic of digital forensics is a bit of a […]
In a case that will likely appear on a CSI show or police drama at some point, South Carolina law enforcement officials announced that they will exhume the remains of Gloria Satterfield, a former housekeeper for suspended attorney Alex Murdaugh. According to news sources, Satterfield, who spent more than two decades as a housekeeper for […]