Justices Struggle Over Strip Search Case

by Brian Cunha on October 13, 2011

The National Law Journal has reported the following: The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled with whether jail officials may conduct intrusive strip searches of all arrestees, even of those detained for minor offenses, or whether the Constitution demands something more.

Brian Cunha & Associates has successfully represented a number of victims of unconstitutional strip searches and  suggests that this case should have wide appeal for all of us that feel that the government has absolutely no right to strip search persons who have been arrested or stopped for only minor offenses. [click to continue…]

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Use of Cell Phone to Video-Tape Police Officers Allowed

by Brian Cunha on August 26, 2011

8/26/11- In a resounding decision, protecting the rights of our countries citizens,  the 1st Circuit Court of appeals, sitting in Boston, Massachusetts, has affirmed a lower court ruling that a citizen has the right to use his cell phone to video-tape a police officers misconduct during an arrest,  but also that the arrest of the citizen cell phone user was illegal and violated the constitution.

The citizen was arrested for openly using his cellphone to record the police making an arrest on Boston Common. He was charged with, among other things, illegal wiretapping. For a copy of the full decision in pdf format… See attached.

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McDonalds Coffee Case – The Real Story!

July 28, 2011

Hot Coffee on HBO A documentary about the fictions and false alarms that threaten the civil justice system is being aired on HBO. The McDonald’s coffee case continues to be cited as a prime example by the anti-consumerists and Republicans of how citizens use “frivolous” lawsuits to take unfair advantage of America’s legal system. Filmmaker and [...]

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US Supreme Court Gives Green-Light to Warrantless Searches

May 19, 2011

A decision Monday by the US Supreme Court represents a further major step in abolishing the basic civil liberties protections in the Bill of Rights and enhancing the arbitrary powers of the police. The decision permits police to conduct searches of private homes without a warrant under a mundane pretext. The issue in the case, [...]

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Safety Tip – Adjusting Car Mirrors

March 21, 2011

I always thought I needed to see just a little of my own car on each side, but I readjusted the mirrors on my car, it works!  Watch this and I’ll bet you do too! You will never have a blind spot for an auto to hide in again. This method as outline in the video [...]

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12/6/10 $130,000 Settlement: Medical Malpractice Failure to Supervise Elderly Patient

January 7, 2011

On June 15,2009, the claimant, age 98, was a patient in a nursing home in New Bedford Massachusetts. On this date , the claimants family took her outside the facility for lunch.  Prior to leaving the nursing home the family requested that the staff disengage the chair alarm that was attached to the claimant’s wheelchair [...]

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The Myth of Branded Gasolines

November 18, 2010

I remember as a kid growing up in a little suburb 15 miles west of Boston, my fathers utter loyalty to Mobil gasoline. He would say that the other brands had less oomph and made the engine run improperly, I suppose he meant less octane or that the other brands were  somehow impure or inferior. [...]

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Myth of Generic Drugs

October 26, 2010

Because most health plans encourage the use of Generic drugs over higher cost name brand drugs and most states allow pharmacies to substitute generic drugs for brand name drugs if the generic is considered equivalent, many patient are routinely switched from the brand name drugs to the generic. Indeed, it is commonly assumed by most consumers that brand name drugs and [...]

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Station Fire Settlement

October 5, 2010

The final settlement funds have been distributed to the victims and families represented by the lawyers at Brian Cunha & Associates in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the injuries sustained in the tragic station fire that occurred in West Warwick RI in 2003. The final distribution of settlement funds by Brian Cunha & Associates to their clients brings [...]

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Station Fire Settlement: $176,000,000

August 1, 2010

August 1, 2010 Settlement: Station Fire Case The 17 Plaintiffs represented by Brian Cunha & Associates have received their initial payments in excess of $5,500,000.00 from the Station Fire settlement. The remaining funds were paid in September 2010 bringing the case to a close. The distribution of the first installment of the $176 million in [...]

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