Patent Law

Golfer Sues Course After Hitting Himself With Ball
The last golf-ball-strike case I reported on was Yoneda v. Tom, a 2006 case in which the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiff could not recover from the man who hit him in the eye with a golf ball...

After Glow Golf
A woman alleged that she had suffered a permanent brain injury when struck by a golf ball while playing "glow golf" at a golf club's "Annual Nite Lite Outing." Glow golf "involves golfing at night while using glowing golf balls...

Hit by stray golf ball on course
Crystal Timpanaro was sitting in a golf cart near the 16th tee at Owl's Creek Golf Course in Virginia Beach watching her boyfriend play when a golfer at the 17th hole shanked a drive that hit her, per her lawsuit, which claims inadequate warning and misdesign of the course...

Re-exams in golf ball wars
Although Callaway won at trial, Acushnet is winning in re-examination.See alsohttp://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2006/02/more-golf-ball-wars-callaway-sues.htmlPro V1

Rhode Island Patents 5-12-2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 12, 2009. Pat. No. Title D592,041 Vehicle air vent mounting device for supporting a GPS unit 7,531,603 Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity 7,531,590 Additives to prevent degradation of alkyl-hydrogen siloxanes 7,531,586 Plasticized polyurethanes for use in golf balls 7,531,002 Intervertebral disc with monitoring and adjusting capabilities 7,530,908 Multi-layer golf ball having velocity gradient from faster center to slower [...

Golf rules
Check out this story about how J.P. Hayes is as honest as we like to think we are. It says he turned himself in for actually using an unapproved ball, which knocked him out of Q School, which is sort of like turning yourself into the bar examiners upon discoverying after the fact that you were not using a No...

Real Estate Brokers
Questions home sellers should ask potential brokers

Real Estate Brokers
The role brokersplay

Gulf War Syndrome
Panel Confirms it's Real, and Identifies Causes

E-Z-G0 Golf Cars
RXV Models Recalled due to Injuries

Chicago Golf Course
101 Year Old Owner Must Get $25 Million for Property

Oil and Gas
industry workers allegedly subject to serious accident injury from hazardous conditions.

Water Contamination
Industry giants to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.

Railroad Workers
concerning the growing number of work-related injuries in the railroad industry.