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Video Ruins Yet Another Workers' Comp Claim

Posted on March 26, 2008
How many workers' compensation claims have been proven false by a video showing the claimant doing something inconsistent with his claimed injury? Well, it's probably a lot. And now it's a lot plus one. Garrett Dalton, 41, of Naugatuck, Connecticut,....

"Pro-Life" Candidate Seeks to Appear on Idaho Ballot

Posted on March 25, 2008
Probably most Senate candidates from Idaho have been pro-life, but this one is Pro-Life. Literally. Mr. Pro-Life, 66, is a strawberry farmer who was born "Marvin T. Richardson." He ran for the state legislature under that name in 2004, but...

FBI Said Ready to Take Decisive Action to Protect Federal Officials From Noogies

Posted on March 24, 2008
On March 21, the Boston Globe reported that, after a year-long investigation by the Justice Department, the FBI has concluded that three FBI agents should be terminated for a noogie one of them delivered to a federal prosecutor in 2006....

Author Writes New "About the Author" Page, Then Writes About How It's New

Posted on March 23, 2008
Rather that just restate that headline again, thus wasting even more of your ever-dwindling lifespan, I will simply direct you to the "About the Author" link in the left-hand column, should you be inclined to read about the author. The...

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Southerners Fear War Between the States

Posted on March 21, 2008
In case you missed it, February 27th was "Give Our Georgia Friends a Drink Day," as proclaimed by Ron Littlefield, mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Littlefield said he was concerned about them because the Georgia Legislature had passed a resolution expressing...

When Cows Attack

Posted on March 21, 2008
From today's report of new cases in Santa Clara County: Michael Kellogg v. County Of Santa Clara; Ferrara Enterprises LLC; Does; No. 1-08-CV-108597 (filed March 20, 2008) Premises liability lawsuit. The defendants did not properly fence a walking trail and...

Escaped Prisoner Mocks Police, Insists They Recapture Him

Posted on March 20, 2008
A 31-year-old Estonian thief who escaped from a Finnish prison on February 29 was "recaptured" a week later, but only after going to some trouble to arrange it. It's not entirely clear whether Martin Vaiksaar had decided he wanted to...

Bear Convicted

Posted on March 19, 2008
Reuters News reported last week that a court in Bitola, Macedonia, has convicted a bear of theft and property damage in a case brought by a beekeeper. Rumors of violent protests against the ruling in Jellystone Park could not be...

Lawsuit Alleges Serious Injuries Inflicted by Negligent Lap Dance

Posted on March 18, 2008
Tough times on Wall Street these days -- not only are securities traders getting smacked around by the market, they aren't even safe during their leisure-time lap dances. A lawsuit filed on March 14 by trader Stephen Chang alleges that...

New Website Design: Please Read With Caution

Posted on March 18, 2008
As you can tell (at least if you've seen a past version of this site), the design has changed mildly. I remain loyal to blue, but certain other long-serving design elements have been ruthlessly and suddenly dumped, something I now...

U.S. Supreme Court To Consider Use of Expletives

Posted on March 17, 2008
Use by others, that is, although it may use a few of its own. The Supreme Court granted certiorari today in the case of FCC v. Fox Television Stations, which presents the following question: Is the Federal Communication Commission's determination...

Another Reason Not to Streak in Minnesota

Posted on March 14, 2008
From the police blotter in Silver Lake, Wisconsin, yesterday: On 3-13-08 at approx. 1620 hrs., [Deputy] Zarletti was parked by the Silver Lake DNR boat launch when he was alerted by a citizen that a male was running across the...

Kevorkian May Run for Congress

Posted on March 14, 2008
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who was released on parole last year after serving eight years for second-degree murder, reportedly will run for Congress in a hotly contested House race. A local paper reported on March 12 that Kevorkian had obtained the...

The Law Accordion to Hanson Bridgett

Posted on March 13, 2008
Would your managing partner wear lederhosen for a marketing video? If not, maybe you work at the wrong firm. To celebrate a name change and its 50th birthday, the firm now known as HansonBridgett has put together the video below,...

Politician Reinstated After Scandal

Posted on March 13, 2008
A politician who recently lost his job after a scandal has been reinstated, and his record will be cleared, officials said today. Thanks for reading, Client-9, but it's not you. Eighth-grader Michael Sheridan, of New Haven, Connecticut, was suspended and...

How Client-9 Was Caught

Posted on March 12, 2008
NPR had an interesting segment this morning (March 12) as to how Client-9, formerly known as Eliot Spitzer, was found out. As you might expect, our old friend the USA Patriot Act had a part to play, helping fulfill its...

Elvis's Pretrial Conference Goes Poorly

Posted on March 12, 2008
Tip: if appearing in court for a pretrial conference in your criminal case, it is best to present a respectful demeanor and stay relatively low-key. One should avoid, for example, showing up dressed as a late-model Elvis Presley, complete with...

Florida Election Too Close to Call Because Nobody Voted

Posted on March 12, 2008
Tired of feeling like your vote doesn't count? Move to Prospect Bend, an unincorporated community in Broward County, Florida, near the town of Tamarac. There, every vote counts -- or every vote would count, if they could get one. Tamarac...

New York Town Takes Serious Action Against Silly String

Posted on March 11, 2008
On March 3, the town board of Huntington, New York took decisive action to maintain public order by banning the sale of Silly String within 1,500 feet of a parade route. It joined several other U.S. communities in doing so....

Brazilian Boy Will Not Be Allowed to Enter Law School

Posted on March 10, 2008
Officials at Paulista University in Brazil said they had decided that Joao Victor Portelinha de Oliveira would not be allowed to start law school this year as he had planned. Although he successfully passed the entrance exams and a writing...

A Doughnut Drama in Three Acts

Posted on March 07, 2008
Act One. A small town in Oregon. Two men in "cowboy garb," Adam and Vincent, are eating doughnuts. Enter two sheriff's deputies. DEPUTY ONE: A burglary has been reported. DEPUTY TWO: Yes, we must hurry to the scene of it....

Deponent and Counsel Jointly Sanctioned $367 Per F-Bomb

Posted on March 06, 2008
"Few depositions warrant sanctions more than this one," wrote Judge Eduardo Robreno (E.D. Pa.), in this opinion dated February 29, before embarking on an "extended discussion" of the conduct to show why. The story and a PDF of the opinion...

Japanese Bikini Model Uses Self as Exhibit

Posted on March 05, 2008
Serena Kozakura was convicted last year of property destruction, after a man accused her of kicking a hole in the door of his room so she could get inside. Since Kozakura is a well-known pin-up and bikini model in Japan,...

Law School That Didn't Exist Is Sued by Student Who Didn't Take Classes

Posted on March 05, 2008
From today's Santa Clara County (CA) new-case report: Katrina Petrini (in pro per) v. Doug Marcus aka Douglas Marcus; Chuck Marcus; Charles Marcus; Marcus Charles; National Law School Inc.; Does; No. 1-08-CV-107116 (filed 2/29/2008) Fraud lawsuit. The defendants charged the...

Police Say Shooting Designed to "Get Some Time Off Work"

Posted on March 03, 2008
Most of us have "called in sick" at one point or another, when we probably could have dragged ourselves into the office but had other priorities. But who among us has been as creative, determined, and stupid as Daniel Kuch,...

Deadline to Apply for Internship With Sen. Larry Craig is March 15

Posted on February 29, 2008
Remember, time is running out to apply for an internship in the office of Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho).  The deadline is March 15, 2008, or when Senator Craig resigns, whichever comes first. "For those interested in politics," Craig writes on his official site, the internship position represents "an incredible opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at how our government functions...

Italian Supreme Court Further Limits Groping Rights of Italian Men

Posted on February 28, 2008
The New York Times reports today that the long-cherished right of Italian men to grope freely, already under siege, has been further limited by an Italian Supreme Court decision.  The ruling, which appears to have been issued recently although the NYT did not provide a date (or citation), affirmed a man's 2006 conviction on public-indecency charges; specifically, for "ostentatiously touching his genitals through his clothing...

Repeated Demands for Prostitute: Grounds for Termination?

Posted on February 27, 2008
I don't want to keep you in suspense: the answer is yes.Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, located in Iowa, apparently gives its employees a special bonus to mark their first year of employment.  The bonus, at least in this case, was a gift certificate and a free night's stay at the casino's hotel...

Junk-Mail Deliverer Sues After Mailbox Injury

Posted on February 25, 2008
"When I received a solicitor's letter," said Paul O'Brien of Leeds in Great Britain, "I thought someone was having a laugh."  This was because the letter explained that Mr. O'Brien was likely to be sued by a woman who had injured herself while putting junk mail through the slot in his front door...

Police Stop of Ax-Wielding Bike Rider Found Justified

Posted on February 22, 2008
In a classic opinion of which I have just learned, the California Court of Appeal ruled in 1998 that police were in fact justified in detaining a man they saw on a bicycle at 3:00 in the morning, primarily because they noticed he was also carrying a large ax at the time...

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