Gil Ross: Ask A Lawyer

05/20/2026

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It Just Don't Work This Way !

04/20/2026

Abracadabra ... 'Junk Science' does not belong in our judicial system. Penn & Teller filed a Supreme Court brief questioning the use of “investigative hypnosis” in a death-penalty case

Penn Jillette, the talkative member of the magic act Penn & Teller, knows that people will find the duo's new project a little surprising. It is a U.S. Supreme Court brief filed last month urging the justices to hear an appeal from Charles Don Flores, a death row inmate in Texas.

04/19/2026

Need a will? Need a trust? Need a Power of Attorney?
I gotta guy

04/15/2026

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This is called "A NEVER EVENT!"

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky tried to persuade his colleagues in the operating room that the liver he removed from a 70-year-old patient was a spleen, according to Florida’s Health Department.

04/14/2026

It Seems That Uber Has A Problem
If this rings close to home, give me a call

After a key setback in the first trial of its kind before a federal jury, Uber ​is expected to return to court on Tuesday to face a second woman's claims that she was sexually assaulted by ‌a driver she booked through the app.

04/01/2026

It’s an epidemic: Powerful antipsychotic drugs being misused in nursing homes just to manage the residents, for the convenience of the staff . If this has happened to one of yours, call me

Nursing homes misuse antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients, disguise practice as schizophrenia treatment, watchdog finds.

03/31/2026

#1) Let's Do Our Part & Get Those Streets Clean
#2) Avoid Those Expensive Tickets

Watch where you park on Chicago’s streets starting April 1 or risk a fine.

03/31/2026

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Innocent Americans are being sent to jail on drug charges because of false positives

False positive results lead to nearly 30,000 people arrested on drug charges.

03/26/2026

A Los Angeles jury awarded $3 million in compensation to a young woman who alleged she had become addicted to the platforms as a child.

Advocates take heart from two jury decisions in as many days ordering Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages over claims of addiction and endangerment.

03/15/2026

Over 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner maintained he was not guilty of murder. A legal battle over whether the dead can clear their names will grant his final wish

Over 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner maintained he was not guilty of murder. A legal battle over whether the dead can clear their names will grant his final wish.