Law Humor

Fuentes de-friends Facebooking jurors with new bill
Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, D-Sylmar, introduced legislation last week that would amend civil and criminal contempt statutes to allow punishment of jurors who discuss confidential legal proceedings via Google, Twitter, Facebook and the like...

One way to win friends and influence people: Dont argue
I?m sure you?ve heard of the book How to Win Friends and Influence People. It was published in 1937 by Dale Carnegie, has sold over 15 million copies, been translated into 16 languages, and is still on Business Week?s latest...

Web-Savvy Young Make Bad Jurors
U.K. Telegraph: Web-Savvy Young Make Bad Jurors Because They Cannot Listen, Says Lord Chief Justice, by Christopher Hope: Young people brought up with the internet are not used to listening for long periods and would not make good jurors, according...

"One Way to Win Friends and Influence People: Don’t Argue"
Posted by Jim Hassett: “I’m sure you’ve heard of the book How to Win Friends and Influence People. It was...

"Bush like a Nazi Cancel commercial, judge tells Fieger; It could influence jurors in lawyer's trial, Borman says."
"Bush like a Nazi? Cancel commercial, judge tells Fieger; It could influence jurors in lawyer's trial, Borman says." Today's edition of The Detroit Free Press contains an article that begins, "A federal judge told lawyers for embattled Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger that he must pull at least one of his TV commercials because it could influence potential jurors in a trial on charges he illegally contributed $127,000 to John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign...

Study: A Chums Advice Tops Game Purchasing Influences
A recommendation from friends is three times more likely than traditional marketing practices to influence videogame purchasing.This according to research conducted by communications agency Waggener Edstrom Worldwide...

DUI/DWI
If you have been arrested for drunk driving or driving under the influence you should contact an attorney immediately.

Toy Recall
RC2 Corporation agrees to $30 million Thomas and Friends lead paint contamination class action settlement.

Albertsons et al.
allegedly injected dye into farm raised salmon to make it appear more palatable.

Holiday Inn Express
Complimentary simplySmartâ„¢ "Remove" Make Up Remover Recalled

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...