Case Study – American Greetings and Carlton Cards

This overtime wage class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of current and former salaried American Greetings and Carlton Cards employees in California. The complaint alleges that American Greetings and Carlton Cards misclassified their employees as exempt from overtime pay: under California law, employees who spend the majority of their time at work performing “non-managerial”.

Case Study – Reckless conduct endangering serious injury

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Case Study – Intentionally cause injury

The client was involved in a glassing at the MCG where he hit a security guard with a beer glass. This resulted in a laceration and bruising to the security guards face. The client was charged with Intentionally cause injury, Recklessly cause injury, Unlawful assault.

The client ultimately pleaded guilty to intentionally cause injury and all other charges were withdrawn. This plea breached a suspended…

Case Study – Theft, aggravated cruelty to an animal

The accused, in company with 3 other teenagers, had stolen a cat and then strung it up on a bridge until it died. In the Children’s Court, the accused was sentenced to 4 months detention in a Youth Training Centre. He was bailed pending his appeal.