08/21/2026
This morning on Lawyer Up at 8:00am, Lisa will discuss several trending news stories including Lyndsay Clancy trial! Lisa cannot get enough of this trial and loves talking about it! She will break down the latest on trial of the 36-year-old mother accused of killing her three young children by strangling them with an exercise band. The case has captured national attention, and generated a lot of strong feelings.
Lisa will also talk about the controversy surrounding FLOCK cameras that read license plate plates, make/model and identifying features of vehicles, even though the motorists have done nothing wrong. The controversy involves the Fourth Amendment and whether creating a massive searchable national database violates privacy rights and requires a search warrant to utilize this information.
There is a crazy case Lisa will discuss involving biological parents who have sued a surrogate for over $100,000 in damages because the surrogate refused to have an abortion. The surrogacy contract had a fetal abnormality clause in which the biological parents could require an abortion. The surrogate mother moved to Texas and refused to have the abortion. She gave birth, but now the biological parents have custody of Baby Gabriel known as Rumi by the biological parents.
A New York City Park worker was arrested after a little 10 year old girl found an M-80 firework in a bathroom and brought it to the worker. He gave her a lighter, and when she detonated the fireworks, she lost all of her fingers.
The Christian metal band Demon Hunter is suing Netflix over their K-pop Demon Hunters show alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition.
A California woman lost over $300,000 to a fake Kenny Chesney scammer. But then she bought a lawsuit against the real Kenny Chesney. She lost at the trial court level then she appealed and lost again. Go Kenny! And there is a story involving a woman who spray painted a dead shrub green in order to avoid HOA fines.