An off-duty New York Police Department detective was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after an incident on Hollis Avenue and 199th Street in Queens on April 15, 2012, according to information received by Queens injury attorney Jonathan C Reiter. The victim of the hit and run was an 82-year-old woman.

Authorities report that Michael Fantroy, 42, was off duty and driving his personal car when he struck a woman and fled the scene. Doris Gadpaille was taken to a hospital where she received treatment for a fractured face, bruised hip and lacerations to her hip and hand.

New York City pedestrian accident lawyer Jonathan C Reiter explains that Fantroy allegedly ran a red light and struck the woman at 10:15 pm, on April 15. A witness to the accident, Robert Jones, followed Fantroy to his Queens residence, according to criminal reports, where upon he alerted police to his whereabouts.

Fantroy was charged with two counts of leaving the scene without reporting an injury, states Queens injury attorney Reiter. He faces up to four years behind bars for the charges. His bail was posted at $2,500. A 15-year veteran of the force, he has been suspended without pay and placed on modified duty.

Intersections present one of the most significant risks to pedestrians. In fact the approximately two-thirds of pedestrian fatality accidents, occur at intersections such as the intersection where the victim of the Hollis crash was crossing.

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With summer fast approaching, Dallas, Texas employment lawyer Keith Clouse offers the following tips for employers to help them embrace the summer season while remaining compliant with state and federal employment laws.

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Washington, D.C. – The White House has released a statement regarding the capture of a top commander in African warlord Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). As reported by The Ticket, the Obama administration expressed hopes that the recent capture of Major General Ceasar Acellam would lead to the capture of Kony himself.

Jay Carney, chief spokesperson for President Barack Obama, is quoted in the report as releasing the statement Monday, “The capture of Major General Ceasar Acellam is a testament to the resolve of Uganda and its military forces to work with regional forces to end the threat posed by the LRA… The United States is committed to supporting the people and governments of the region in their collective efforts, in coordination with the African Union and United Nations, to protect civilians and end this threat.”

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New Zealand – Three students who were enrolled at Boston University but had been in New Zealand studying have been killed in an accident. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the students were traveling in a minivan when it crashed and subsequently rolled, killing the three students at the scene and injuring at least five others Saturday morning.

Boston University President Robert Brown is quoted by the AP as releasing the statement online, “This is a horrible tragedy… Our prayers go out to the students and their families. We will do all we can to provide comfort and assistance to those who have been injured, and to the families and friends of the victims. The university is mobilizing all of our resources to help our students and families deal with this tragedy.”

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Tennessee – A man has been arrested in connection with a crime that was purportedly committed by his twin brother, who is now deceased. As reported by KSEE News, Mitch Torbett was arrested in Tennessee on a warrant linked to a federal crime committed in Louisiana years ago. Torbett’s twin, Mike, who passed away two years ago, was listed on an affidavit for the crime; however, an issue with mistaken identity led to Mitch being arrested and spending several hours in jail before things were sorted out.

Torbett is now reportedly planning to file a civil suit for the false arrest. He is quoted in the report as stating of the matter, “Emotionally, I can’t even put it into words… If they would’ve trusted me, if they would’ve given me the benefit of the doubt, if they would’ve done that, none of this would’ve happened.”

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Albany, New York – The family of a woman killed in a fatal accident is suing the Department of Transportation, alleging that the state transportation engineer who purportedly caused the wreck was intoxicated while driving a state vehicle. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the lawsuit filed by the estate of Nancy McQueeny asserts that the employers of 79-year-old Wendell Strum, who was also killed in the vehicle accident, had knowledge of Strum’s history of drinking while on the job.

As noted in the report, toxicology reports indicted Strum was legally intoxicated at the time of the accident. His vehicle hit McQueeny’s after crossing into an oncoming lane.

James Gleason, an attorney with the law firm representing the family of McQueeny, is quoted by the AP as stating, “It is disconcerting that a state employee is intoxicated in the middle of the afternoon, driving a state vehicle.”

Strum had reportedly been employed by the Department of Transportation for 57 years.

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OneSeoCompany.com provides a great explanation of the most recent addition to Google’s algorithm. In conjunction with the recent Panda and Penguin updates, Google has introduced a new tool in its spam fighting arsenal, all with the goal of providing the most relevant search results. Lawyer marketing teams need to get a good grasp on how entity search views long tail keywords as one meaningful phrases.

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Entities in terms of search are any items that have a real world existence that may be queried by users. For example, if the term “personal injury lawyer” is searched, traditional query results may have included items that represented the words “personal” “injury” and “lawyer” as separate terms. However, the new algorithm changes aid the search engine in understanding it and other long-tail keywords as one meaningful phrase.

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San Francisco, CA — It’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision that has since changed the landscape for consumer class action lawsuits, preventing consumers from rightfully seeing their day in court. Since AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, consumers have routinely been blocked from pursuing class action lawsuits and have been instead forced into arbitration where the odds are stacked in favor of the corporation, reports San Francisco protection lawyer Carey Been of Keller Grover LLP.

According to a Public Citizen and National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) report, since that landmark decision, the courts have stopped at least 76 potential class action lawsuits from going forward. Prior to the Concepcion ruling, for the most part, corporations could not keep themselves out of court by forcing their customers to settle any disputes in private by arbitration tribunals by incorporating such language into their contracts.

This ruling has systematically nullified 19 state laws that protected consumers’ ability to vindicate their rights in a class action—where consumers actually have a fighting chance against mega-corporations.

Following the highly debated Concepcion decision, the power of arbitration has been greatly expanded because the ruling allows corporations to force customers into individual arbitration, blocking them from pursuing cases as a class. Without the ability to pursue cases with small individual damages on a class basis, consumers will have a great deal of difficulty finding legal help. Carey Been, a Bay Area consumer protection attorney states, “This ruling has only created an even more uneven playing field—a David vs. Goliath scenario, where consumers have no options and nowhere to turn beyond arbitration.”

“Class actions are indispensable for allowing consumers to seek redress when a company’s practices harm thousands of consumers, particularly when the harm results in a small-dollar loss for each consumer,” said Christine Hines, consumer and civil justice counsel with Public Citizen and co-author of the report. “Under Concepcion, those cases can’t go forward, leaving millions of consumers without a remedy for corporate wrongdoing.”

But, not all hope is lost, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Tuesday that it is beginning to study the practice of arbitration, as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The study is a prerequisite to the CFPB writing rules on this issue. In addition, the Arbitration Fairness Act, which is currently pending in Congress, would eliminate forced arbitration in consumer and non-union employment contracts.

“The Concepcion ruling has only made it increasingly harder for consumers to obtain justice in a court of law. Instead, corporations can hide behind the arbitration cloak, while consumers are left with nowhere to turn, except arbitration, where they likely won’t find a lawyer to represent them or receive a fair judgment,” explains San Francisco consumer protection lawyer Carey Been.

Keller Grover is an experienced employment law firm that has played leading roles in a wide variety of consumer protection and employment related claims, including wage and hour, breach of contract cases and discrimination and harassment cases based on race, sex, age, disability and other legally protected categories. Keller Grover LLP is dedicated to helping workers whose wage and hour rights have been violated. For more information about the Bay Area consumer protection lawyers at Keller Grover and employment law cases, please visit www.kellergrover.com.

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Washington, D.C. – Two cases concerning the controversial issue of marriage equality for gay couples are expected to reach the Supreme Court as early as this year. As reported by Reuters, the two major cases from California and Massachusetts concern whether same-sex marriage recognition can be refused by state or federal governments.

Attorneys for same-sex couples in the case from California, where voters agreed to pass a measure implementing a ban on marriage between gay couples in 2008, are seeking to have the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to discontinue being involved so that the issue could be settled by the Supreme Court. Same-sex marriage is permitted in Massachusetts, however, couples cannot receive federal benefits afforded to heterosexual couples, which is the issue some are seeking to have changed.

President Barack Obama recently revealed publicly that he supports gay marriage, which drew both strong criticism and favorable support this week.

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Chicago – Jennifer Hudson and her sister, Julia, released a statement following the conviction of Julia’s ex-husband for the 2008 slayings of three of their family members. As reported by E! Online, William Balfour was convicted on murder charges Friday in connection with the deaths of Hudson’s mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew.

The Hudson sisters are quoted by E! Online as releasing the statement Friday, “We have many people to thank but our first thank you is to God… We are so grateful to prosecutors James McKay, Jennifer Bagby and Veryl Gambino and State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and her team for their dedication and tireless work from the beginning. We have the best police department, and they have been with us every step of the way. We thank all of the State’s witnesses who came forward on our behalf. We have felt the love and support from people all over the world and we’re very grateful.”

The sisters further extended prayers to the Balfour family in their statement. William Balfour faces life in prison.

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