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    Inside the Case – Teresa Giudice, Oscar Pistorius, and Caitlyn Jenner

    Giudice faces reality of paying the government Prison can’t be easy for Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice, but paying the federal government could be just as painful. In order to pay off the more than $400,000 she owes, the government seized: 2005 Maserati; Furnishings from her mansion; 25% of her future Bravo salary from the reality show;

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    Inside the Case – Leo’s Lawsuit

    Leonardo DiCaprio is not the father of Rihanna’s baby. He is a mega star who can sell gossip rags when he’s on the cover – even if the story is completely wrong. So Leo is suing a French gossip magazine over a story claiming that not only was he the father of Rihanna’s baby but wanted nothing to do with

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    Inside the Case: A Pit Bull and a Burglar

      Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Legal News Kim Richards, the embattled star of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, is now facing another lawsuit concerning the biting activity of her pit bull, Kingsley (see photo on left from eonline). In this latest legal fight, plaintiff Kelly Crossley claims that she suffered “grave bodily injuries” and seeks unspecified damages as

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    Inside the Case – Robson Rejected and O’Neal Arrested… Again

    Robson rejected A judge has tossed out Wade Robson’s civil suit against Michael Jackson that claimed the pop star molested him over a seven year period when he was a child. Robson, a choreographer, filed the suit against Jackson’s estate four years after Jackson’s death. That was the problem. The judge said he waited too long to file. Officially the

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    Inside The Case: Josh Duggar

    The popular TLC reality program “19 Kids and Counting” is off the air and the Duggar family is in full damage control mode after a report that one of the children, Josh Duggar, molested 5 underage girls while he was a teenager. The incidents occurred in 2002 and 2003 and the online story quoted reports from the Springdale, Arkansas Police

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    Inside The Case: Chris Brown, Miley, Lohan, and Ray Rice

    Chris Brown’s unwanted and frankly a little creepy house guest has been charged with felony burglary, stalking and vandalism. The 21-year-old was found naked in Brown’s bed at his Agoura Hills mansion on May 6th. Prosecutors say Amira Kodcia Ayeb spent 4 days inside Brown’s home while the singer was in Vegas celebrating his birthday. When Brown and his security

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    Jury Selection: Why Does It Matter?

    The best criminal defense attorneys, the ones who are really trying cases, know this to be true: Jury selection is the most important part of a trial. You can have the strongest case in the world, but if you don’t have the right audience who is open to hearing your message, forget it. Think of the world of pet ownership,

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    Breaking Point Returns to Investigation Discovery: My Top 10 Takeaways

    Perhaps I’m just suffering from one of the Deadly Sins (like pride), but I really loved doing Breaking Point for Investigation Discovery.   People have known me as a criminal defense attorney and TV legal analyst for a long time; what many didn’t know, because it often wasn’t relevant to my work providing “expert legal blah blah”, was my own crash-and-burn

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    On the Cover

    Look for the latest issue of Investigation Discovery Magazine on Newsstands May 19. Yours truly is on the cover with quite a crew of women who have made their share of courtroom appearances. Purchase yours at news stands or on Amazon http://amzn.to/1BeX5nD Follow me on Twitter @DarrenKavinoky for a chance to win a signed copy.

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