http://hblawyers.net Attorneys at Law Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:34:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The L.A. times reported that a waitress at a Killarney's Pub & Grill in Downtown Huntington Beach is accused of selling cocaine to patrons while working her normal shift. After a six month investigation, Huntington Beach Police arrested the waitress and an accomplice who, police say, helped the waitress obtain ... http://hblawyers.net/2011/06/tgabeh/hb-waitress-accused-of-dealing-cocaine-from-own-workplace/ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) legend Chuck "the Ice Man" Liddell has been accused of kidnapping his own son. His ex-wife Lori Goyer filed a police report on March 27th claiming that The Ice Man picked up his son Cade from her Colorado home on March 23rd. He said he would ... http://hblawyers.net/2011/04/tgabeh/mma-legend-chuck-liddell-accused-of-kidnapping/ The lawyers of Houston Law of California has started a new sports management agency to represent client athletes. Hegemony Sports Management (www.Hegemony-Sports.com) will primarily represent client athletes in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) industry. Hegemony (pronounced "heh-jem'-uh-knee) means leadership or predominant influence. As attorney-agents, we will use our leadership and influence ... http://hblawyers.net/2011/02/tgabeh/hegemony-sports-management-begins-mma-representation/ The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has published the final regulations concerning off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions. The rules implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, which, together, provide the CFTC with broad authority to ... http://hblawyers.net/2010/10/tgabeh/forex-traders-must-soon-be-registered-to-continue-operations/ The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of a Los Angeles based commodities trading firm. The defendants are charged with solicitation fraud and misappropriation of customer funds in connection with the operation of a commodity pool. The allegations claim ... http://hblawyers.net/2010/09/tgabeh/la-commodities-trading-firm-shut-down-for-improper-commodity-pool-operations/ A jury convicted a drunken driver of murder in the deaths of Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends. The driver faces 50 years to life in state prison. The D.A. charged the case as second-degree murder instead of manslaughter (a lesser charge) because the driver had a ... http://hblawyers.net/2010/09/tgabeh/death-as-a-result-of-dui-can-result-in-murder-conviction/ An Orange County jury reached a verdict awarding $259,400 for a woman and her husband for unlawful acts, namely excessive force, committed against them by Orange County Sheriff Deputies. The jury found against Orange County Sheriff Deputies Jennifer Macias and Allan Waters on unreasonable search and seizure, excessive force, and false arrest. In ... http://hblawyers.net/2010/09/tgabeh/police-misconduct-costs-the-county-250000-plus-loss-of-goodwill-among-community/ A woman accused of conspiring to sell secrets about finances at The Walt Disney Co. has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud and wire fraud charges. Prosecutors said a female employee of Disney fed information such as Disney's quarterly earnings to her boyfriend, who tried to sell the ... http://hblawyers.net/2010/09/tgabeh/insider-trading-results-in-federal-conviction-for-disney-employee/ When a civilian client gets arrested for driving under the influence (DUI), known in California as a violation of California Vehicle Code (CVC) §23152(a) or §23152(b), I inform them that such a charge requires fighting a two-front battle. First, you are fighting a civil/administrative battle with the Department of Motor ... http://hblawyers.net/2010/03/tgabeh/military-personnel-face-more-severe-consequences-for-dui/ Often, when a person is arrested for DUI, the first thing the officer (or defendant) is concerned with is what their Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) was at the time of driving. California Vehicle Code §23152(b) makes it illegal to drive with a BAC of 0.08% or greater. Added to this ... http://hblawyers.net/2010/03/tgabeh/greater-than-15-bac-is-no-enhancement-for-first-dui-offense/