The End Is Nigh Again
Our Earth is degenerate in these later days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents … and the end of the world is evidently…
Articles by Kevin
Roadkill-Scavenging Soon to Be Legal in Illinois
Good news, Illinoisans Illinoisians Illinoisites people of Illinois – it may soon be legal to retrieve the carcasses of certain unfortunate mammals commonly referred to as "roadkill" and retain them for personal use (presumably eating or skinning). HB 3178, passed…
“You Don’t Understand Torture,” Candidate Tells Torture Victim
You might want to hurry and read this story, because there may not be many more that use the phrase “presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.” In one of the dumber statements in recent memory – and that is really saying something – Santorum…
Law Blogger to Defamation Plaintiff: “Go Sh*t in a Hat” [Updated]
Eric Turkewitz at the New York Personal Injury Law Blog has come up with a new affirmative defense he says he's planning to use when he answers the complaint that another lawyer recently filed against him, and other bloggers, and the Washington…
Man Who Stabbed His Lawyer With a Pencil Stabs His New Lawyer With a Pencil
Apparently thinking that the nation's appointed (and often heroic) defense counsel don't have enough to put up with already, a Washington man recently decided to become a literal pain in the neck for two of his attorneys. (I really couldn't…
Is America Ready for a President With a Mustache?
With Trump out of the way, maybe former Bush official John Bolton has a better shot at the presidency, should he decide to run (maybe, but almost certainly not). But is America ready yet for another presidential mustache? That's what…
Trump Says He Won’t Run; Nation’s Comedians Mourn
Saying that “business is [his] greatest passion” and that he is “not ready to leave the private sector,” Donald Trump announced today that he would not run for president in 2012. Most likely, what he’s not ready to leave is…
Man Gets Workers’ Comp for Injury Sustained When Punching Customer
My understanding is that in the field of workers' compensation law, one must frequently determine whether an injury arose "in the course of employment." This case presented the question whether that could be true of a broken wrist suffered when…
Trump Files $100 Million Counterclaim in “Trump University” Lawsuit
Via Overlawyered: Donald Trump has filed a $100 million counterclaim against the "Trump University" graduate who sued him over allegedly disappointing results, and this is another one of those lawsuits that you hope nobody wins. I'm guessing that there is a…
The HAZCOM Song
Those of you who work with the rules governing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's "Hazard Communication Standard" (not to be confused with the Department of Homeland Security's color-coded "Homeland Security Advisory System," which has at long last been ditched) will…