Blog Posts in 2015

Report: Clearwater Police Will Not Use Body Cameras

Another Tampa Bay police department has decided not to adopt the use of body cameras. As the Tampa Bay Times reports , the Clearwater Police Department has cited budget issues and lack of conduct issues in their decision to forgo using the technology. "I definitely see the value of the item, and somewhere down the road it may become a regular tool in law enforcement," said Clearwater Chief of ...

Hogan & Gawker Trial Postponed After Appeals Court Ruling

The civil trial between former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and gossip/news blog giant Gawker media has been postponed. Filed today in the 2nd District Court of Appeals, this trial was postponed because of rules dictating how many days must pass after motions are filed and the trial date itself. In this case, the motions filed by Hulk Hogan’s attorneys were far too close to the date of the trial thus ...

States Reach $18.7 Billion Settlement With BP Oil

Officials in the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi (the states most touched by the BP oil spill) announced a settlement with BP endingyears of litigation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The settlement will amount to $18.7 billion. After millions of gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf, individual states pursued litigation. Most of the penalties were to be distributed ...

Uber Passenger Shot During Altercation with Driver

Clearwater police are investigating an incident from Sunday night that involved an Uber driver alledgedly shooting a passenger after a disagreement. Police claim the shooting happened inside the Uber vehicle that was stopped at Mandalay Avenue around 10 p.m. The driver, 74-year-old Steven Rayow, had picked up the passenger, 60-year-old Marc Mermel, in that location when the two began to argue ...