A man wearing a motorcycle helmet entered the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. He pulled out his gun at the window where the chips were maintained. He escaped with $1.5 million dollars in chips! In the movie "Ocean's Eleven", the Bellagio Hotel is robbed by George Clooney, Brad Pitt and his crew. Bellagio Chips May Be … [Read more...]
Murder for Hire – Not a Good Way to End a Marriage
Susan Williams of Garden City, New York, was recently sentenced by Nassau County judge Norman St. George to serve 8 to 25 years in prison for hiring a hit man to murder her husband. Divorce by Murder Judge St. George stated, "She wanted a divorce by murder." He further stated upon sentencing that "The court will show the same leniency to the … [Read more...]
Lawyer in Divorce Case Loses It and Gets Suspended
Anthony Chiofalo is an attorney. He was married in 1990. His wife filed for divorce against him in 2005. At the time of the writing of this article, the case was still not completely resolved. During the course of his divorce proceedings, Mr. Chiofalo made "hostile, obscene and derogatory" statements to his wife and the other personnel … [Read more...]
The Cruise From Hell
In November of 2010, 4,500 passengers embarked on a cruise on the Carnival Splendor. The cruise ended-up being a horrible experience for everyone involved. At or around dawn, many passengers awoke to a shaking of the entire ship. When they went out to the hallway, it was filled with smoke. Crew members told passengers to go to the life boats. … [Read more...]
New York No-fault Divorce Law is a Big Hit!
On October 12, 2010, New York became the 50th state to embrace no-fault divorce. The new ground for divorce in New York is that there has been an irreparable breakdown in the marriage for a period six months.Husbands and wives have been eagerly going to lawyers offices to take advantage of the new no-fault divorce law. Individuals who, in the … [Read more...]
New Divorce Law In New York
On August 15, 2010, Governor Paterson signed into law new statutes that significantly change divorce law in New York. No Fault Divorce The most significant of the statutes adopts a true no-fault divorce law, making New York the 50th state to adopt such a law. The new statute eliminates the need for a person seeking a divorce to claim that they … [Read more...]
No-Fault Divorce (Finally) Comes To New York
Governor David A. Patterson recently signed a new groundbreaking "no-fault" divorce statute into law. The statute goes into effect on October 15, 2010 and brings New York into conformity with the other 49 states concerning the issue of no-fault divorce. The statute provides for a new ground for divorce which does not assign blame or fault to … [Read more...]
