The Reilly Law Reporter

Special Celebrity Case. Roger Clemens sued Brian McNamee when McNamee claimed he injected Clemens with performance enhancing drugs on multiple occasions. The Texas Supreme Court decides if McNamee, a New York resident, can be sued in Texas. Clemens v. McNamee Podcast

On February 4, 2001 there was a fire at O’Flaherty’s Restaurant in Fremont Ohio. One of the owners, Richard Heyman, plead “no contest” to a charge that he intentionally set the fire. Elevators Mutual Insurance insured the restaurant. Elevators claimed that they should not have to pay the claim because the insured had conceded that [...]

Pirate Investment published “Blast”, an investment newsletter. Blast published a story about an esoteric investment opportunity in uranium enrichment. The SEC claimed that the story was false and was published as a way to sell more newsletter services. The Federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decides if the story violates security law and if security [...]

Jack Beltz was manufacturing methamphetamine in his home in Saran Palin’s hometown of Wasilla Alaska. The police became suspicious and searched his garbage when he left it out on the street for collection. They found evidence of drug manufacturing. The Alaska Supreme Court decides if the Alaskan constitutional guarantee of a right to privacy bars [...]

On April 9, 2005 Shirley Hale slipped on a broken jar of baby food in a Kroger’s grocery store in Huntsville, Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court discusses the question; when is a retail store is responsible for a foreign substance spilled on the floor? Hale v Kroger Podcast

Nick had his pocketknife from work in his pocket when he went to school at Taos High School. Was he guilty of possession of a dangerous weapon in a school? State v Nick R Podcast