French Court Finds Church of Scientology Guilty of Fraud
Obviously.
Articles by Kevin
Pilots Who Forgot to Land No Longer Allowed to Fly
The Northwest Airlines pilots who failed to respond to air-traffic controllers for 90 minutes, missed their destination by 120 miles, and claimed they had "lost track of time" while using their laptops, have been stripped of their licenses by the…
Judge Reprimanded for Jailing Guy Who Gave Him the Raspberry
I think I'm with the judge on this one, even if the state supreme court said he screwed up. Municipal Court Judge Emery Toth was reprimanded last month for violating the New Jersey Code of Judicial Conduct by "speaking disrespectfully…
Another Consumer Says He Was Duped by Froot Loops
As I wrote this past summer, a number of lawsuits have been filed in California over the past couple of years by people who say they were deceived by certain representations on cereal boxes. Specifically, three different plaintiffs alleged they were…
Lowering the Bar at Microsoft
As I think I have mentioned before, I occasionally do presentations based on "Lowering the Bar" for law firms, in-house legal departments, bar associations, and/or anybody else who might be interested. I gave one of these at Microsoft on October…
FAA Investigating Balloon-Boy Case; Balloon Dad Prepares for Apocalypse
Lawyer speculates Balloon Dad wanted to make a lot of money in a hurry because the world was about to end.
Fish Killer Gets Probation
I think I have only seen one other story that I thought was funny although it involved domestic violence, and that one involved a woman beating a man with his own prosthetic leg. See "Man Beaten With Own Leg by…
Juror Who Caused Mistrial With Online Research Must Pay Jury Fees
Paul Christiansen, who caused a mistrial in March by doing his own research on the defendant and disclosing it to other jurors, has been fined $1,200 by a court in Newbury, New Hampshire. Jurors, of course, are instructed not to do…
First-Grader Beats Rap for Knife Charge
Zachary Christie, the 6-year-old who was suspended recently after bringing a camping utensil to school, has been granted a reprieve. Christie was facing 45 days in the big house for allegedly violating the school district's "zero-tolerance" policy towards possible weapons….
“Grand Theft Auto” Insanity Defense Fails Again
I know this has been tried before, and I'd be surprised if it has ever worked, but it didn't work this time. In an opinion issued on October 14, the California Court of Appeal held that an insanity plea to…