Ralph Goings (American, 1928-2016), Double D, 2010. Oil On Canvas, 10 1/16 X 8 1/8 In.

We were back in court today for a procedural hearing regarding a future trial date in the Leila Fowler murder case. The defense attorneys, Steve Plesser and Mark Reichel explain the status of the case in this clip from KCRA TV in Sacramento. ...

Grass Is Greener ~ St. Paul and The Broken Bones… = ]

Much of the time and investigator grinds out the day-to-day work involved in personal injury cases and the like. Sometimes a really interesting and high-profile case comes in and you just feel the adrenaline start pumping.

That happened yesterday, when I was contacted by Mark Reichel and Steve...

How I’m celebrating my birthday.

Copiers are full of your secrets!

Copiers are full of secrets.

Did you know that modern copiers have a hard drive that digitally retains every (or nearly every) document copied on that machine and the vast majority of those machines are without any mechanism to erase or encrypt the data.  As a result when you sell or trade in a copier you are probably sending all kinds of private information that identity thieves can then get their hands on.

In addition, lawyers conducting discovery should be aware that an individual's copier or a company's copier may be a source of information relevant to an on going law suit.

One law firm I spoke with purchased what was represented as brand new copier and its hard drive was full of documents from and accounting firm. 

For a brief primer check out this video from CBS News that aired in 2010.  

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6412572n

Documentary on Alabama war hero Jeremiah Denton a hit with preview audience

A new documentary about Vietnam War hero Jeremiah Denton got a standing ovation Sunday from a preview audience including some of Denton's family members, one of whom said she was "blown away" by the work.

For those who might agree with Donald Trump’s view that POW’s are losers, I suggest they take the time to view this documentary produced by Alabama Public TV.  It chronicles the Hanoi Hilton Experience of former Navy pilot Jeremiah Denton.  PBS aired the documentary on Memorial Day evening. 

Don't leave a guy hanging!

A couple of weeks ago I donated platelets for the first time after years of donating whole blood and plasma.  Everything seemed to go just fine until today. I got call asking if I could donate platelets again and the the person leaving the message said, "No, wait there was a problem with the platelets, could you donate whole blood or plasma instead." 

That was it.  There was no explanation of what the "problem" was.  The woman just left me hanging.  Come on, you can't leave a message like that without explaining the nature of the "problem."

I shot the Blood Source an E-mail and got a quick response saying that my platelet count was in the normal range, but just too low for donating on their current machines.  Fine, in the future you could tell me that right up front instead of leaving me hanging.