Miscellaneous

The Daily Memo - 9/29/08

New York judge to attorney trying to withdraw from a case because he doesn't want to pay twenty grand in witness fees that his clients may not be able to pay back: "You're a lawyer, right? So you get what a 'contract' is, right? Game, set, match." (Law.com)

I'm not sure this is the greatest case name ever, but it's pretty solid. (Supreme Dicta)

Yeah, if you were wearing a blindfold before you fell over the cliff edge, your subsequent lawsuit may not work out so well. (Times Union)

Fareed Zakaria thinks that McCain failed to put his country first in choosing Palin because that choice was "fundamentally irresponsible." Word. (Newsweek)

Mugging a national karate champion ... strike that. Trying to mug a national karate champion, not a great idea. (Telegraph)

Full post as published by Quiz Law on September 29, 2008 (boomark / email).