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Another Suit Alleges Negligent Laying-On-Of-Hands

Posted on March 10, 2009
Here's a report of a lawsuit filed on March 2 in Superior Court in Oakland, California: Rev. Dr. Cheryl Elliott v. Randy Keyes; The United Pentecostal Church of Modesto; Does, No. RG09-438883 (Oakland Super. Ct. filed 3/2/2009) Negligence action. Defendant...

"We Will Get You," Store Promises Vinegar Thief

Posted on March 09, 2009
The owner of the Newport Avenue Market in Bend, Oregon, is fed up with whoever has been stealing bottles of expensive balsamic vinegar from the market for over a year now. This is why a sign now hangs in the...

En Banc Rehearing Denied in Pants Case; Is Supreme Court Next?

Posted on March 07, 2009
When we last saw Roy Pearson, he had filed a petition asking the full D.C. Court of Appeals to rehear his case en banc. As you likely recall, Pearson is the former judge who sued his dry cleaner for allegedly...

West Virginia Debating Barbie Ban

Posted on March 06, 2009
Earlier this week, I learned (from the excellent blog, "Popehat") that West Virginia lawmaker Jeff Eldridge (D-Lincoln) had introduced a bill that would make it illegal to sell Barbie dolls in the state: A BILL to amend the Code of...

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California Supreme Court Appears on Jumbotron

Posted on March 06, 2009
Reasonable people can disagree as to whether cameras should be allowed in the courtroom. I personally think they should not, because cameras tend to make people do stupid things like wear Star Trek uniforms to court. But I am willing...

McNugget Shortage Triggers 911 Call

Posted on March 04, 2009

Crime Dog, Cow Assaulted

Posted on March 04, 2009

Fake Air Marshal Busted by Real Ones

Posted on March 02, 2009

Judge Rules Poker Is Game of Skill, Not Chance

Posted on March 02, 2009

Anti-Beer-Pong Law Defeated by Furious Citizens

Posted on February 27, 2009

Golfer Sues Course After Hitting Himself With Ball

Posted on February 26, 2009
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...

Miley Cyrus Sued for Four Billion Dollars Over Picture

Posted on February 26, 2009
If you've been closely following the career of Miley Cyrus, like I haven't, you may be aware of the controversy over a photo someone posted online of Miley and some friends making faces at the camera with two appearing to...

Santa Suit

Posted on February 25, 2009
It appears that during the off-season, Santa is kept busy with legal matters, in addition to whatever it else he does while the elves are busy making all the toys for next year. Santa's lawyers are now dealing with the...

Quest for Driver's License Stretches Into Fourth Year

Posted on February 24, 2009
Reuters News reported on Monday that Cha Sa-soon, a 68-year-old grandmother from South Korea, had failed her driver's test. Why is that news? Because she has now failed it 775 times. I guess it isn't news if you knew about...

Kentucky Prohibits First Responders From Dueling

Posted on February 23, 2009
Originally, this post was about a debate over a Kentucky law that requires the state Office of Homeland Security to give God credit for being a vital member of its staff. Section 39G.010(2)(a) of the Kentucky Statutes requires the office's...

Nebraska Man Still Pursuing Lawsuit Against God

Posted on February 20, 2009
When we last saw Ernie Chambers, his lawsuit against Almighty God accusing said deity of causing a variety of natural disasters, and seeking injunctive relief to prevent same, had just been dismissed. He has not given up, however.Chambers, who was...

Thief Wedgied

Posted on February 19, 2009
Tighten your belt before trying to steal anything from the Brickyard Animal Hospital in Salt Lake, at least while Yvonne Morris is on duty. Police said Morris spotted a man breaking into a co-worker's car in the parking lot, and...

Geronimo's Descendants Sue to Get His Skull Back

Posted on February 19, 2009
"We're tired of waiting and we're coming after them," said Harlyn Geronimo, a great-grandson of the famous Apache leader. Specifically, they're tired of waiting to get Great-Grandpa's skull back from the creeps at Yale who allegedly stole it almost a...

Official Suspected of Corruption Just Because He Owned Estate, Jet, Helicopter, Tiger, Blah, Blah, Blah

Posted on February 18, 2009
None of the evidence against Juan Antonio Roca proved he engaged in any wrongdoing, said his lawyer, who did not explain how a city planner making $150,000 a year could afford two very large estates in Spain. Also not explained...

Firm Offers "60 Minute Divorce," Free Lunch Included

Posted on February 13, 2009
The ABA Journal reports that the Brodsky Law Firm in New York is running ads offering a "60 Minute Divorce" package for $299 (court fees and costs not included). "Got an hour? Get a divorce!" For When You Can't Stand...

Grad Student Says He Will Sue Over Lost Collection of Lizard Dung

Posted on February 12, 2009
"Its loss left me reeling and altered the course of my life forever," said Daniel Bennett about the 77 pounds of lizard dung somebody threw out while he was away from his lab. Bennett, a graduate student at Leeds University...

Man Has Cuffs Removed, Briefly, at Police Station

Posted on February 11, 2009
I guess the police station is the logical place to go if you are trying to get some handcuffs off, although now that I say that, I think I would try a locksmith first. But, FYI, the police-station option is...

Author of "Why We Get Duped" Admits He Got Duped

Posted on February 10, 2009
I guess it can happen to anybody, but still it is awfully ironic that the author of a book on the phenomenon of "gullibility" would later end up losing thirty percent of his life savings to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme....

Australian Arrested for Pigeon, Eggplant Smuggling

Posted on February 10, 2009
A man described as "an Australian pigeon fancier" was arrested in Melbourne on February 3 after customs officials found two birds in his pants. Officials said the man had wrapped each pigeon in a roll of newspaper and stuffed one...

"Lobster Gone Bad" Turns Out To Be Hoax

Posted on February 09, 2009
A man in Amsterdam, New York, returned a lobster to his local Price Chopper supermarket on January 18, saying it was "bad." Employees said that Walter Tessier wanted to exchange the bad lobster for a bag of king crab legs....

Florida Driver Cited For Speeding, 49 Or So Other Violations

Posted on February 06, 2009
Laying a claim to the title of World's Worst Driver, or maybe just Least Likely to Be Allowed to Ever Drive Again, 46-year-old Elvis Barrett racked up approximately 50 traffic citations in a brief period on the morning of February...

The Mysterious Piano, Captive-Audience Doctrine, and Other Assorted Items

Posted on February 05, 2009
Groups opposed to the Australian government's plan to impose a mandatory filter on Internet access formed a new political party. The organizer of the "Australian Sex Party," Fiona Patten, said that party members were in agreement with the need to...

Class-Action Attorney Paid Just Like Class Members -- In Gift Cards

Posted on February 05, 2009
The "coupon settlement" is a controversial practice by which a class action is settled in such a way that the class attorney gets his or her fee while the actual class members get only a coupon or gift card. This...

Thieves Grab Costumes for Late-Night Performance

Posted on February 03, 2009
Last Sunday night or early Monday morning, a person or persons unknown stole a variety of costumes from a shop associated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The items taken, worth about $5,000 in all, were intended for upcoming productions of...

Pro-Life Group Criticizes Doughnut Maker

Posted on February 03, 2009
The American Life League, an anti-abortion/pro-life group, objected in January to a promotion that doughnut maker Krispy Kreme ran for Inauguration Day. The company had offered customers one free doughnut on January 20th, a donation it said was intended to...

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