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Finally! A Litigation Game for the iPhone

Posted on May 24, 2010
The game developer Capcom "deserves a lot of credit for sticking to one of the least appealing-sounding concepts in game history," writes John Herrman at Gizmodo, said concept being one in which you play an attorney in a game that...

We Regret the Error

Posted on May 21, 2010
Whoops! Sorry, Diane. Link: failblog

Parts of Anti-Plagiarism Bill Lifted from Wikipedia

Posted on May 21, 2010
Techdirt reported recently that a politician in Argentina who introduced an anti-plagiarism bill has come under fire for apparently copying some of the language he used without crediting the source, a practice some have called "plagiarism." The language of the...

Watch Those "Jury Duty" Tweets, People

Posted on May 21, 2010
I was on NPR's Science Friday show just now, yapping about how lawyers are using Facebook profile information as evidence (summary: we use it all the time, if it might be relevant), and one of the topics we discussed is...

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TSA: Thousands Standing Around

Posted on May 19, 2010
I'm sure this isn't a new thing, but it's the first time I've seen it, especially in parody-logo form, and I am finding it hilariously funny. I have stolen it (fair use!) from Eric Turkewitz's New York Personal Injury Law...

Assorted Stupidity

Posted on May 18, 2010
An assortment of items from the last couple of weeks: On May 4, Paula Wolf was charged with seven counts of reckless endangerment after several people reported being hit by darts that came from her minivan. Police found a blowgun...

Gene Simmons: "Grinding" Allegations "Implausible" Due to Armored Codpiece

Posted on May 17, 2010
On Friday, lawyers for KISS member Gene Simmons filed a complaint seeking a declaration that Simmons did not assault a woman during a visit to ESPN Studios last year, as she has claimed. Simmons argues that it is "implausible if...

Food Fight Breaks Out in Ukrainian Parliament

Posted on May 14, 2010
When your legislators really care about democracy, it shows. In the U.S., most speeches are made to a C-SPAN camera in an otherwise empty room, and almost nobody watches. In other countries, they feel strongly enough to get involved in...

The Governator Cracks Wise in Commencement Speech

Posted on May 14, 2010
Love him or hate him, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a reasonably funny guy. (I'm not going beyond "reasonably funny" until somebody apologizes for "Batman & Robin.") It could just be that he has good writers working for him now...

Man Offers Medical Explanation For What May Have Seemed Like Peeping

Posted on May 13, 2010
Here's one I drafted last summer but, for some reason, never got around to posting. It still seems worth mentioning, though, because of the remarkable defense argument involved. In July 2009, 30-year-old Sultan al-Sayed was sentenced to nine weeks in...

"Gary Null's Ultimate Power Meal" Almost Killed Me, Says Gary Null

Posted on May 12, 2010
In a lawsuit filed in New York on April 26, Gary Null alleges that he became severely ill after eating a dietary supplement that caused him to develop a number of painful symptoms. In fact, Gary Null alleges, "Gary Null's...

Study Links Long Hours to Death

Posted on May 12, 2010
How many reasons do you need to not work 10 or more hours a day? How about one death-related reason? In a study published in the European Heart Journal this week, British researchers who conducted an 11-year study of 6,000...

Snoopy, Accomplice in Custody After Failed Prison-Break Attempt

Posted on May 11, 2010
"It's not every day you see a giant cartoon dog go on the rampage after trying to break into a prison," said a prison spokesman of the incident on May 1. Nor is it often that a story beginning with...

Spider-Man Arrested for Battery

Posted on May 11, 2010
Many have rightly praised Spider-Man for foiling that comic-book-store robbery in Australia last week (with the aid of a few super-friends), but some still question whether his brand of vigilante justice is always a good thing. The robbery story reminded...

San Francisco Docket

Posted on May 10, 2010
From today's report of newly filed cases: Eric Miller v. The Army Review Boards Agency, No. CGC-10-499631 (San Francisco Super. Ct. May 7, 2010) Contract action. The plaintiff was fired the wrong way and he suffered turf toe, a sports...

"Plaintiff Has No Recollection of What Transpired in the Private Room"

Posted on May 10, 2010
In January, Gerard Wall sued a business in New York for allegedly overcharging his credit card. The complaint is roughly 15 pages long, but I think I've successfully condensed it by selecting just the following eight sentences: On Friday, December...

Judge Who Lost Pants Forced to Rely on Briefs

Posted on May 10, 2010
Whenever Roy Pearson, Jr. is in the news, it's like seeing an old friend. At least, if you have an old friend who you have frequently ridiculed in front of thousands of people, it would be like that. When we...

Paying $60K to Attend Trump University Was a "Big Mistake," Plaintiff Now Realizes

Posted on May 07, 2010
I knew the Donald had put his name on many things, but I did not know until yesterday that he had bestowed his awesomeness on a university. Actually, "Trump University" may not be called that for very long, not because...

Hopefully Safer Pint Glasses Entering Test Phase in Britain

Posted on May 07, 2010
Last September I alerted you to the fact that the British government was considering redesigning or banning the traditional pint glass, in an effort to keep British people from trying to kill each other with them. As one report put...

Louisiana May Criminalize Embarrassing Emails

Posted on May 06, 2010
The Louisiana legislature, always on the lookout for important problems to solve, appears likely to pass a bill that would make it a criminal offense to send an electronic message with the intent to "harass" or "embarrass" any person under...

O.J.'s "Acquittal Suit" to Go On Display in Washington

Posted on May 05, 2010
Sources report that the suit O.J. Simpson was wearing when he was acquitted of murder will be going on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Officials said they hoped the tan Armani suit would be ready for display by...

Superheroes Foil Comic-Book-Store Robbery

Posted on May 04, 2010
Also in Australia this week, a man who tried to abscond with an expensive comic book from a store in Adelaide was apprehended by an ad hoc team of superheroes and turned over to police. Unfortunately for the villain, he...

An Even Longer Sentence Has Been Found

Posted on May 03, 2010
I hope that since April 26 you have been able to spend some time contemplating the stupendous ginormitude of the one sentence that comprises the Mittal Steel Point order, each of its 538 words so carefully chosen and placed with...

Wedding Photo Tips for Bigamists

Posted on May 03, 2010
When marrying an additional wife, consider not having pictures taken at the ceremony. This can be expensive, and in your case, incriminating. If you must have pictures taken, they should be displayed in a simple but tasteful frame, not, for...

Redesign in Progress

Posted on May 01, 2010
I am trying out some blog-redesign ideas. Please do not be alarmed. Actually, you should be very alarmed, just not by this. (Recently I learned that the country is at Threat Level Orange! So this is probably the least of...

"Gay Dog" Defense Fails in Discrimination Case

Posted on April 30, 2010
A restaurant that refused to seat a blind patron because its workers allegedly believed his seeing-eye dog was gay has been fined $1,500 by the Australian Equal Opportunity Tribunal. The restaurant, located in Adelaide, also agreed to provide a written...

Yet Another Lawsuit About the Lack of Fruit in "Froot Loops"

Posted on April 29, 2010
Roy Werbel and his counsel are back with yet another attempt to call out Kellogg USA for its dastardly marketing of "Froot Loops" cereal. As you may recall, Werbel sued Kellogg in state court in San Francisco last October, alleging...

Princess Freed From Evil Associate's Curse

Posted on April 28, 2010
So, I guess, if you are this guy, just because you are engaged to a beautiful Swedish princess doesn't mean you have to be nice to her, because when she dumps you, you can always go back to being an...

Non-Child Sues for Slide-Related Injury

Posted on April 28, 2010
Close on the heels of the unsafe-safe case comes this filing in San Francisco, which also appears to be a remarkable failure-to-warn case: Blu Morris v. City and County of San Francisco, No. CGC-10-498974 (filed Apr. 23, 2010). Premises liability...

"Warning: Do Not Move 10,000-Pound Safe Without Help."

Posted on April 27, 2010
As so often happens, a sad story has somehow managed to become a comical lawsuit. The widow of a Florida man who was killed when a safe fell on him has sued the retailer and manufacturer for allegedly failing to...

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