Miscellaneous

• The Case of a Shattered Windshield, a Dead Fish and a Rose Moves Forward... Sorta

  Paul Kiesel | June 18, 2009 7:12 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  From DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com: Imprisoned former celebrity P.I. Anthony Pellicano and a man he allegedly hired to threaten former entertainment business journalist Anita Busch (then working as a...

• Online Travel Companies (OTCs): Ready to Pay Some Taxes?

  Paul Kiesel | June 16, 2009 2:47 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  *The law firm of Kiesel Boucher Larson is involved in multiple class-action cases against the online travel companies. From the New York Times: FOR years, online travel companies like Expedia,...

• Catholic Church "Repentant" Over Irish Abuse Scandal, Past and Present Actions Contradict Its Rhetoric

  Paul Kiesel | June 10, 2009 6:07 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From Reuters: DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish bishops said they were ashamed, humbled and repentant about widespread abuse of children at Catholic-run schools after victims marched silently to the Irish...

• Ignorance meets Incompetence: The Criminal Trial of Ernest Nelson, UCLA Body Broker

  Paul Kiesel | May 29, 2009 8:03 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

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• Lax Oversight Forces Metrolink to Hire Own Crews

  Paul Kiesel | May 28, 2009 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From the Los Angeles Times: In the latest fallout from last year's Metrolink disaster, the Southern California commuter rail agency could begin directly hiring and managing its engineers and...

• Sexual Abuse of Children was 'Endemic' and Covered Up by the Clergy in Ireland

  Paul Kiesel | May 22, 2009 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From Bloomberg: May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Sexual abuse of children in Irish state and church-run institutions for boys was “endemic” and covered up by the clergy, according to a...

• Hundreds of Children Beaten, Sexually Abused and "Terrorized" for Decades at Catholic-run Schools in Ireland

  Paul Kiesel | May 20, 2009 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From the Los Angeles Times: Reporting from London -- Boys and girls were beaten, sexually abused and emotionally terrorized for decades in workhouse-style schools run by Ireland's Catholic Church,...

• Ernest Nelson Found Guilty in UCLA Body-Parts Program Scandal

  Paul Kiesel | May 14, 2009 3:53 PM | 10 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  SEE BOLD CAPS FOR EDITORIAL COMMENTS From the Los Angeles Times: A businessman accused of selling body parts from corpses donated to UCLA medical school in a scandal that tarnished the reputation...

• Message to Notre Dame Response Group: President Obama's the Least of Your Worries

  Paul Kiesel | May 12, 2009 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  A group of students -- a very small group of students -- from Notre Dame University made a short movie trailer (a la Hollywood-summer-blockbuster trailers) in an attempt to rally support around...

• Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's Proposed Budget Cuts Include Skimping on Ethics

  Paul Kiesel | May 11, 2009 6:50 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From the Los Angeles Times: There's more to public safety than police and fire protection. A safe city also is one that makes an effort to shield its people from the corrosive influences of sleazy...