Fire in the Hole! More About Ear Candling
I briefly reported last month that a woman had filed a lawsuit alleging she was injured by hot candle wax that got into her ear, although it turned out it got there because she paid somebody to stick a lit…
February 2011
Assorted Stupidity #14
“[I]t is not up to this Hearing Officer to decide whether in fact Respondent was or was not truly possessed by and speaking for [her client’s] deceased wife,” wrote the officer hearing this legal-ethics case. He did go ahead and…
Judge Rules Pizza Slice Is a “Solid Object”
A Pennsylvania statute provides: Whoever intentionally throws, shoots, drops or causes to be propelled any solid object, from an overpass or any other location adjacent to or on a roadway, onto or toward said roadway shall be guilty of a…
“Aisle Hogs” Fight for Position at State of the Union
It was nice that at least some Democrats and Republicans chose to sit together during the State of the Union address, but apparently there were ferocious seating-arrangement battles going on behind the scenes. According to the Huffington Post, this happens…
In Defense of the Swingline 747
I was appalled to see that the people at the normally very good site Big Legal Brain have posted a less-than-perfect review of the Swingline 747 stapler – — which, as you can see here, is the model I use. Granted, they gave…
“King of the World” Tased
"I'm king of the world!" the man shouted as he sprinted down the street. That's usually going to turn out funny unless the shouter is in fact King of the World at the time, in which case it might still be…
Prosecutors Taking a Second Look at the Red Bull Defense
It appears that prosecutors in Pinellas County, Florida, may have changed their minds about accepting the Red Bull defense being asserted by Stephen Coffeen. As you may recall, Coffeen is the gentleman claiming that a combination of sleep deprivation and…
TIP: To Avoid Seat-Belt Ticket, Seat Belt Must Be Attached to Car
As a great man once said, it's a fine line between stupid and clever. On February 10, the Kansas City Star reported on the failure of a Wichita man's strategy for avoiding tickets for failing to wear a seat belt while driving….
“Twilight” Fan Admits She Lied About Vampire Attack
One more tale of forbidden love and then we say farewell to Valentine's Day for another year. According to Florida police, a 15-year-old girl has admitted she was not attacked and bitten while she was jogging, as she initially told…
Happy Valentine’s Day?
In honor of this semi-holiday, disliked by many and inducing feigned enjoyment in half of the remainder, here are a few past tales of love and the law, most but not all from the "Domestic Law" category here. Actually, now that…