Lehto's Law

A judge in CA caught a litigant submitting deepfake video to the court - and people are wondering if it hasn't happened before (without getting caught).

The city of Flagstaff has canceled its Flock camera contract - citing privacy concerns. Other cities have done this also. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The tree was on neighboring property and her insurance company only offered to pay for 1/4 of the damage - until a local TV station got involved. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Kia and Hyundai have agree to fix 7 million cars to resolve the flaw that allowed them to be stolen so easily, as often seen on TikTok. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man in FL was arrested and jailed over his license plate frame - on a rental car! - covering one letter of "Sunshine State." The police admitted it was a mistake and apologized. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The owner bought the car used (12,000 miles) and it's still under a GM warranty but the claim was denied because of loctite found on a part during disassembly. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A doorbell camera video appears to show a DoorDash driver spraying a food delivery with something - and the customers called the police after getting sick. The driver has been arrested and charged. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The LAPD has been sending pedestrians out into areas with unmarked crosswalks to catch drivers who do not observe the laws on pedestrians in crosswalks - marked or otherwise. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Gas Station Overcharges Customers THOUSANDS of Dollars Each by Lehto's Law

A woman has sued the IRS, asking a court to allow her to claim her dog as a dependent. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

An Ohio dogbite victim sued the dog's owner and the landlord of the mobile home park which allowed dog's; the Ohio statute on dig bites appears to allow for the suit to proceed against the landlord - and the state supreme court will make the final ruling. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Cameras on their car caught a parking enforcement officer chalking their tires, and then ticketing their car two minutes later, when the meter had not expired yet. The ticket has since been dismissed. Here is the video I mentioned where I fought a ticket. https://youtu.be/OIAY3WZNu9Q

Pottstown (PA) had an ordinance that allowed for the borough to inspect rental units every other year without a warrant and without permission; the IJ brought suit on behalf of two tenants and a landlord and the court unanimously struck the statute down under state law. https://ij.org/

When National Parks stopped accepting cash for entry, a federal lawsuit was filed; a court just dismissed the case. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The juror mentioned the trial in a podcast recorded during the trial and then talked about the trial after; the defendants say it showed that she had a bias that she did not disclose during jury selection. The juror denies this. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

An HOA says it warned a builder that the home they were building was too close to a property line; the house is now built, people are living in it, but the judge has said that tearing it down might be the only solution. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A jury convicted the man of fraud but the judge said she was bothered by the amount of circumstantial evidence - among other things - so she threw out the guilty verdict. The MN AG is appealing. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A bar owner was prosecuted in a case which fell apart and appeared to have been brought maliciously; even though the lower court was going to let the case proceed, an appeals court reversed the ruling. https://ij.org/

A company is launching balloons which carry AI-robots that photograph property from above, primarily for businesses like insurance companies, that want to look at your property from above. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man was charged with trespassing for walking along the beach of Lake Michigan (in Wisconsin) in front of private property - and the argument is: Where does the private property end and where does the public property begin along the lakeshore? https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The AZ supreme court has ruled that the stay right law can lead to a lawful traffic stop, meaning that the search which ensues very well could lead to admissible evidence. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The estate of Johnny Cash is suing Coca-Cola for using music sung by someone who sounds a bit too much like Johnny Cash - and there is precedent for suing over the use of a 'soundalike' in a commercial. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

The heating oil was dumped into the basement of a house with the same street name and address number but in the wrong city. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A man fatally injured in a car crash blamed his girlfriend (who was driving) saying she crashed the car on purpose - then he died. His statement will most like be admissible in court. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

A new law in FL has harsh penalties for drivers with license plate frames on their cars, among other things. https://www.lehtoslaw.com