October 2007

Ostrich Murderer Sentenced to Five Months in Jail

Timothy McKevitt, one of the two killers who murdered Gaylord the ostrich last October, has been sentenced to five months in jail. His accomplice, Jonathon Porter, was released earlier this year after also serving five months for the crime. As…


Teacher Fired for Gluteal Art Sues Employer

I am already about a dozen items behind, and now this morning, on a very busy day, I learn about this new lawsuit.  The high-school art teacher who was fired in January after his employer learned that, on his own…




Michael Vick Attends PETA Seminar on Empathy for Animals

PETA announced today that on September 18, Michael Vick successfully completed its seminar on "Developing Empathy for Animals," an eight-hour course that concludes with a written exam that PETA described as "rigorous." Vick was immediately pardoned and given PETA’s "Animal…


Chimp Will Appeal Denial of Personhood to Austrian Supreme Court

Matthew Pan’s legal team says they will appeal an intermediate court’s decision to dismiss Pan’s case, which would place the matter before the Supreme Court of Austria.  The provincial court affirmed a lower court’s decision on the grounds that Pan…


Battle Over Custody of Leg Escalates

Last week, Shannon Whisnant bought a barbecue smoker at an auction in Maiden, North Carolina (population 3,282).  When he got home, he discovered he had gotten more than his money’s worth when he found a human leg inside his new…


Blog Tracks Employment-Law Violations at Dunder-Mifflin

Employment lawyers and fans of "The Office" (among others) will enjoy "That’s What She Said," a blog by Julie Elgar at Ford & Harrison, an Atlanta-based labor and employment law firm.  Julie watches "The Office" and then posts an evaluation…