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>> watching a really fascinating case on the medical front today. the u.s. supreme court is hearing arguments over an issue that involves literally every human being. the question before the court, can human genes be patented? a utah firm myriad genetics found two genes linked to cancer and they patented the discovery. our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is with us and criminal defense attorney brian silver. elizabeth i have so many people in the legal and medical community saying t...

Lawsuits by thousands of former nfl players making several claims to this high school student they were not adequately warned about the threat of concussion. so, brian, will the colorado lawsuit, could that affect the larger nfl case? >> it certainly can. you know, the plaintiffs attorneys representing the nfl players have to play close attention to these rulings as well as the other side riddell has to look at it also. i think it still creates an issue that has to be lilt gaited. its not a blac...

That we take in the 21st century. but please, everybody out there, if you are having a problem, you should absolutely go to court. you dont need a lawyer. go in and get a restraining order. >> you cant fix everything, but at least it helps seems to be the message youre sending. how can you tell from a legal standpoint the difference between, gosh, im your biggest fan ever and, boy, im a stalker. lisa. >> well, you can tell because the person is harassing you over and over. theyre saying creepy t...

Actor hugh jackman had a terrifying workout when a woman with an electric razor chased him down in the gym shouting "i love you." i know you hear electric razor and think that sounds kind of funny, but jackmans publicist says hes seen this woman near his daughters school and at home. not funny at all. she was charged with stalking on saturday. singer billy joel recently hired a bodyguard for his daughter who has a stalker, according to reports. and a woman arrested atd singer clay akins home thi...

Deni denise. >> he told you to be careful. >> yes. >> why would he tell you to be careful? >> because i sat in the front row and covered this story for ten days. >> reporter: despite eric williams now getting so much attention, investigators have still not officially named him as a suspect or filed murder charges against him. >> ed lavandera joins us live from dallas, also with us our top legal team, attorney and legal analyst lisa bloom here in new york and defense attorney and former prosecuto...

California. >> that wont apply here. >> they have them in california. even for nurses. jenna: brian you said it doesnt apply here? >> thats correct. you need to look at california health and safety code 1799.102, which explicitly takes out anybody who is given compensation from the good samaritan protection. that is an independent living facility with a paid nurse on staff and they get compensation. so they would not be protected by the good samaritan law -- dash. jenna: brian, so youre saying t...

>> i dont know where he i he is. she is yelling at me and saying we have to have one of our residents perform cpr and im not going to do that. >> are you going to let this lady die? >> thats why we are kau calling 911. >> they are refusing cpr and let her die. as a human being is there anyone there that is willing to help this lady and not let her die? jenna: how could this happen? what resource does the family have? there is a nurse that is not providing cpr and she is dying there on the floor....

Mother. is it over? >> the wrongful death statute can only provide it back to the surviving individuals to bring the action. if there is no lawsuit there is no lawsuit. it doesnt mean that people should not go back and look at this particular case. this is an important situation. people need to know that they can go and volunteer and help out and not worry about getting sued. do the moral thing, do the right thing, save somebody, at least give them the chance. jenna: a good way to end it there, ...

Pulling those models from shelves as the company is either unable or unwilling to participate. harris: right now a woman in florida is live anything financial and legal limbo. her millionaire husband vanished six months ago while boating through port everglades. police are now trying to figure out if his wife, jamie, is, in fact, a widow or abandoned wife. at issue, her husbands $100 million fortune. his wife wants it, but so do his siblings, his mom and his uncle. a criminal defense attorney an...

Question is were they married or were they not married? being that they were married, she is the surviving spouse, and she is the heir. harris: tad, you get the last word. >> still comes down, does she get it all or a smaller portion, and thats why she has this great lawyer. she wants it all, and she tried to -- she entered a prenup, and thats the other thing thats scaring her. she entered a prenup that she asked the court to throw away, and they havent ruled on that yet. so shes got two deals s...