As I predicted, the lawsuit between Taylor Lautner and an RV dealership that allegedly failed to deliver his fancy trailer on time has been settled. Sadly, it was not settled by means of the push-up contest that dealership owner Brent…
Reports today say that a 33-year-old Kentucky man will argue in his murder trial this week that he should be found not guilty of killing his wife because he was under the influence of caffeine at the time. Woody Smith's…
This was filed in May: Starbuds Cannabis Club Collective; Mark Gustely v. County of Sonoma, No. SCV247427 (filed May 24, 2010) Petition for writ of mandate. The defendant has forced the closure of a patients' marijuana collective, plaintiff Starbuds, where…
Rush Limbaugh told his listeners last week that liberals should be concerned about Judge Roger Vinson, a federal judge in Florida who is hearing a challenge to the health-care law passed earlier this year. Vinson was appointed by President Reagan,…
"Work Nightmares and Nausea on the Job Are Signs It's Time to Leave," reads the headline of this helpful item on the ABA Journal's website. No kidding? In other news: "Severe Pain and Flames on Your Skin May Be Signs…
A minor dispute, but one that generated two excellent quotes. On September 16, a dog owner in Lafayette, Colorado (near Boulder) was ticketed after an altercation involving himself, his two dogs and a local cyclist. Peter West was walking his…
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that an attorney who works with "The Heavy Hitter" Glen Lerner has been sued for allegedly hitting somebody in the face at a charity golf tournament. Brian Walsh alleges that associate Benjamin Lund "sucker punched"…
If I told you that IHOP was looking forward to the "great end-time harvest of souls," would you find someplace else to have breakfast? If so, then there might be something to the new lawsuit by IHOP against IHOP —…
It seems like only yesterday, and in fact it was only yesterday, that I was again lamenting the amount of energy wasted on the fight against sagging pants. I don't like low pants any more than you do, I just…
I concede this one is at least slightly off-topic, but I'm going to post it anyway. It's breaking news from my hometown of Kansas City: Charges filed in Overland Park banjo self-defense case Police say the Monday banjo blow to…