Jay W. Belle Isle, Author at Legal Reader

Before becoming LegalReader's Editor-in-Chief, Jay W. Belle Isle worked as a freelance copywriter with clients on four continents. Jay has a degree in Business Administration from Cleary University and a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Jay has also worked as a contracts administrator for a DOD contractor specializing in vehicle armor.

Verdict in for Walden v Chrysler in Fiery Death of 4-year-old Remi Walden

April 3, 2015

Earlier I wrote about Chrysler-Fiat’s CEO and his less-than-compassionate response during deposition in this case. I’ll bet he regrets that robotic and idiotic stance today. The verdict is in and the jury has awarded the Walden family $150 million dollars. The breakdown is $30M for pain and suffering and $120M for value of Remi Walden’s

California Works to Stop ‘Kill All Gays’ Ballot Proposal

April 2, 2015

Before I begin this analysis, I have to take a brief moment to warn you: What you are about to read is absolutely a current initiative in California. If the recent RFRA debacle in Indiana rubbed you the wrong way, this one is going to walk up to you and punch you in the throat.

UPDATE: Proposed Changes to Indiana RFRA Law Would Return Hoosier Hospitality

April 2, 2015

Cooler heads may prevail in Indiana returning the famous Hoosier hospitality to its former prominence after the recent Religious Freedom Restoration Act sparked national protest. Business, sports and civic leaders were against the divisive RFRA from the beginning fearing it would result in open discrimination of the state’s LGBTQ community and a substantial loss of

Landmark Verdict in Talc Related Asbestos Case Upheld

April 1, 2015

The $1.6M verdict in Kaenzig v. Charles B. Chrystal Co. involved a rarely reported on case of mesolthelioma caused by asbestos in cosmetic-grade talc. Typical asbestos cases involve industrial disease aspects. In fact, plaintiff’s counsel in Kaenzig wasn’t aware of any other talc-related verdicts. It’s believed that this case is the first of its kind

The Importance of the 7th Amendment in Preserving 1st & 2nd Amendment Rights

April 1, 2015

Religious freedom and the right to bear arms, both guaranteed by the Constitution in the 1st and 2nd Amendments respectively, are hot topics in political and legal circles lately. Yet no one really gets all that worked up over the 7th Amendment. It’s probably safe to say that some people don’t even know what it

Welcome to Indiana, Where “Religious Freedom” Does Not Equal Discrimination

March 30, 2015

Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R) recently signed into law the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act allowing businesses to hide behind their religious beliefs if they make the misguided decision to not serve customers on the basis of sexual orientation. The law seeks to protect people by not forcing them to do things that would violate

Historic Law May Limit Federal Government’s Involvement in State-legal Medical Marijuana Programs

March 27, 2015

A bipartisan effort led by Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and Don Young (R-Alaska), The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act was introduced to the House on Tuesday. CARERS is a companion bill to identical Senate legislation backed by Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) that was introduced

Hepatitis C Drugs Combined with Antiarrhythmic Drug can Cause Serious Slowing of Heart Rate

March 27, 2015

Patients treating hepatitis C with Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) or Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) in conjunction with another direct acting antiviral such as the investigational drug daclatasvir or Olysio (simeprevir) and also treating arrhythmia with amiodarone are at serious risk of developing symptomatic bradycardia. This dangerous combination has already resulted in one patient death due to cardiac arrest and

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