Lehto's Law
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Inmate Caught Passing Fake 100s in Court
Am inmate in SC is accused of trying to use counterfeit money to pay his bond - and even told the judge to "Keep the change" from the transaction. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Afroman Wins!
The jury ruled that Afroman owes nothing to the police who he rapped about - after they raided his home. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Feds Warn Dealers to Stop Deceptive Pricing in Ads
The FTC sent letters to 97 dealer groups around the US, warning them of legal action if they don't stop deceptive practices in their price advertising. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Judge Catches Witness Being Fed Answers by Smart Glasses
Someone was feeding answers to the witness via smartphone, which was connected to his smart glasses. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Bailiff Seizes Big Plane Over Small Debt
This happened in Austria - but the court action could have happened in the US over an unpaid judgment. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Hyundai Hit with $9.7M Judgment Over Engine Recall Suit
Hyundai sued a dealer that had bought a number of cars subject to recall, saying they were committing fraud; the dealer countersued and won. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

State Sells Your Data But Protects Names of Those Misuse It
Indiana has failed for the third time to pass a law to stop the sale of personal data by the state - but they will not disclose the names of the 200 companies that misused the data they were sold by the state. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

AI Gets Wrong Woman Arrested 1,200 Miles Away From Crime
A facial recognition program in SD led to the arrest of an innocent woman in TN, who lost her home and more as a result of the arrest. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Treasure Hunter Released from Prison: Ten Years For Contempt
The judge had originally found Thompson in contempt for not telling the court where gold was located; after that ended, he had to serve a 2-year sentence for criminal contempt. My previous video is here: https://youtu.be/t2VtBNtm7QU

Last Minute Reprieve in Felony Murder Case
The daughter of the victim even appealed to the governor to commute the sentence to life in prison - which the governor did. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Man Charged With Destroying License Plate Readers
A man in Michigan was arrested and charged with destroying license plate reading cameras. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Federal Court Asked to Strike Down FL License Plate Frame Law
A federal lawsuit has been filed asking the court to strike Florida's license plate cover law as unconstitutional (for vagueness). https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Judge Tosses Red Light Cam Ticket: Says Law is Unconstitutional
This happened at the state circuit court level in FL; we'll have to see what happens next statewide. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

CA Cracks Down On Hundreds of Car Buyers Registered in MT
CA officials say they have identified over 600 fraudulently registered vehicles and believe there are many more; they have brought charges and have recovered more than $2 million dollars already. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

OpenAI Sued For Letting ChatGPT Practice Law Without a License
A company that says it was hit with a legal action by someone getting legal help from ChatGPT is suing ChatGPT's creator practicing law without a license. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Man Says His ‘New’ Porsche Was Used for Mechanics to Practice on
The man says the Porsche was sold to him as 'New' but that it had been used for mechanic training - during which it was taken apart and put back together wrong. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Was $5,000 Cash in a Coffee Mug A Bribe?
A city councilman was given $5,000 cash in a coffee mug by someone who had business before the council; the feds called it bribery but they defendants are arguing it was not a bribe. A court will decide. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Your Mail Not Delivered on Purpose? SCOTUS Says You Can’t Sue
In a 5-4 opinion, the Supreme Court says you cannot sue the postal service for mail not being delivered even if it was intentional. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

IRS Wants $328K After Woman’s Accountant Went To Prison
The IRS says the woman's accountant filled her tax returns out in a way that was illegal and he went to prison years ago - now the IRS says they want the amount that should have been paid along with fees and penalties. The Supreme Court has been asked to hear the case. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

CHP Officer Won’t Be Tried Despite ‘Overwhelming’ Evidence of Perjury
A CHP officer was indicted for perjury regarding tickets she wrote - and an investigation turned up many instances of 'inconsistencies' in her tickets. She will not be tried, however, because a court let her enter a diversion program as she was found to suffer from PTSD. She also resigned from the CHP. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Dealer Sued for Reporting Car Stolen: They Wanted it Repossessed
The lawsuit alleges a used car dealer reported a car as stolen when they should have simply repossessed it themselves. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

CarMax to Pay Wrongful Repo Service Members $15,000 Each
The Justice Department reached a settlement with the lending side of CarMax to pay $15,000 each to service members whose cars were wrongfully repossessed - and to work to get the action removed from their credit reports. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Wrong Address Raid Results in $5.7 Million Jury Verdict
A SWAT team in Chicago raided the wrong house and a jury awarded the family $5.7 million. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Rules City Can’t Arrest Man for Calling Them ‘Fascists’
The man was arrested TWICE for speaking out at city council meetings - they claimed his calling them 'fascists' was a violation of the rule against 'derogatory' speech at the meetings. A federal court said the arrests were impermissible. https://ij.org/

Dealer Won’t Help Man Whose Boat Was Stolen Off Their Lot
The man's boat was stolen off of the lot where it was taken in for service; the owner has filed suit saying the dealer has not compensated him for the loss. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Hellcat Durango ‘Limited Edition’ Lawsuit Thrown Out by Court
The court said the limited edition talk was not an actionable warranty and that Dodge had the right to change its mind later about how many of the vehicles to build. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Store Clerk Buys Winning Lottery Ticket a Day After the Drawing
According to a lawsuit, the tickets were printed but not purchased the day before. This would be one of the largest such lottery prices in Arizona history. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Process Servers Accused of Not Actually Serving People
In Texas, the courts have actually made lists of process servers whose services will not be accepted - because they have had issues with people who were not served (after the servers filed papers claiming they were.) https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Facial Recognition Leads to Arrest of Wrong Man
A facial recognition AI program identified a suspect that was innocent and did not look at all like the person the police were looking for - but they arrested him after getting a warrant (a witness did pick the man out of a photo lineup). The prosecutor declined to pursue the case. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Rules Chicken Wings Don’t Need to Be Wings
A court has tossed the lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings - which had said it was deceptive to advertise boneless 'wings' as such since they aren't made from wing meat. The judge said a reasonable person would not expect them to contain wing meat. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

State Getting Rid of All Paper Titles Completely
The state of Illinois is going all-digital with the DMV and how it handles titles - meaning there will no longer be paper titles at all. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Man Gets Seized Truck Back: UPDATE!
The man whose truck was seized to satisfy an old judgment (in FL) got his truck back - but there are still problems. The previous video I did on this is this: https://youtu.be/r-zS7Fw72eQ

Pet Microchip Company Goes Out Of Business
Many sources are reporting that 'Save This Life' is no longer operating, meaning that if you have a pet registered with them you will have to take steps to get your pet re-registered. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

$100M Ponzi Scheme Involved ‘Ghost’ Cows
A lawsuit alleges that a man ran a Ponzi scheme involving cattle he did not actually have - and the suit names banks, saying they should have spotted the problem earlier. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Man’s Truck Seized Over 14-Year-Old Judgment
The problems here include a judgment that is very old, on a lawsuit the man says he was never served with, for something he is not liable for - and the plaintiff in the original case has passed away. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Ring Announces It Will NOT Be Partnering with Flock
Ring had said it would be working with Flock in the future, but many people were unhappy with the notion. Ring has now said it will not be doing that. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Man Loses $78K In Bounced Check Stolen Truck Scam
The man says the finance company told him the lien was released but then said the check was reversed days later. He is still on the hook for $78K and the truck is gone. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Criminal Case Tossed After DA Filed Brief w/AI Hallucinations
The court said the DA's brief contained AI hallucinations and that the DA had not filed it properly (regarding a notice for the use of AI) and a criminal case was dismissed as a result. This happened in WI. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Lawsuit Challenges Restrictions on Casket Sales
The Institute for Justice has taken up the case of a couple who sell caskets in OK, a state that requires casket sellers to be licensed - despite the fact that there are no standards for caskets to meet. https://ij.org/

Homeowners Must Pay Toll to Leave or Enter Their Own Neighborhood
It's only 56 cents each time, but the homeowners say they were not told they would have to pay a toll each time they left or entered their own neighborhood in Texas. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Bank Won’t Refund Money for Customer’s Stolen $28K Check
Two different customers had their checks stolen from the mail and cashed by other people - and Wells Fargo declined refunds saying they had waited too long to bring it to their attention. (One of the two was later refunded.) https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Fleet of Police Cars Could Be Repossessed for Non-Payment
The sheriff's department said they were told their cars were going to be repossessed for non-payment and that the commissioners were supposed to take care of it; the commissioners said there is no crisis and the problems are the fault of the sheriff. This is happening in Ohio. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

State to Toss 1,400 Cases in Court-Appointed Attorney Shortage
Oregon has such a backlog of cases waiting for attorneys to become available for court appointments, their Supreme Court has ordered them to start dismissing cases unless attorneys can be appointed quickly. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

CA Cracking Down on Dangerous Drivers
Several bills have been introduced in the CA assembly aimed at dangerous and/or drunk drivers. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

HOA Threatens Member for Using Generator During Outage
A woman who lives in an HOA regulated neighborhood was told she could not use a generator during the recent power outage (in TN) because the HOA rules on aesthetics did not allow it. After some back-and-forth, the HOA said they'd allow it just this once. https://www.lehtoslaw.com
Cops Say Man Called Them to Brag About Evading Them During Chase
A man in NJ has been arrested regarding a police chase and the police claim that he had called them to brag about evading them during the chase. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Judge Accused of Stealing 100s of $1,000s from Vulnerable People
A Detroit Judge and some others have been accused of stealing from vulnerable people. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Credit Union ‘Repossesses’ Lien-Free Car From Parking Lot
A man's vehicle was taken from an airport parking lot by a towing company that said it was a repossession for a credit union; the man says he paid the vehicle off and it is lien-free. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Tells State Troopers to Stop Targeting Out-of-State Plates
A federal appeals court upheld a ruling from below that the Kansas Highway Patrol targeting out-of-state drivers was wrong; but, it did not agree that the 'Kansas Two-Step' was wrong. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Grandfather Can’t Be Buried Next to His Wife?
A CO cemetery has told a family that their grandfather cannot be buried next to his wife because they have a moratorium on new burials; the parties are trying to work something out. https://www.lehtoslaw.com