L.A. Firm Now Employs Attorney Concierge
A concierge for its attorneys, that is, not an attorney who used to be a concierge. Most of us will be familiar with the role of a concierge because of that Michael J. Fox movie where he plays one, which…
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British Court Finds Inherent Right Not to Live in France
Those who find the French somewhat irritating, which is everyone, will be glad to know you cannot be forced to live in France if you don’t want to. At least if you are British. This week a panel of three…
Accused Flasher Exposes Evidence in Court
Lawyers involved in a 60-year-old German man’s appeal of indecent-exposure charges were, for some reason, "stunned" when the man took his clothes off during a court recess. "The court withdrew for deliberations and during the adjournment the man removed his…
Pants Judge Ordered Out of Office
Reports last week that Roy Pearson would lose his job were confirmed on Tuesday, when the panel that oversees administrative law judges in D.C. had a letter hand-delivered to him at about 3:30 p.m., telling him to vacate his office…
Taster’s Case Will Be Heard by California Supreme Court
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court granted review in Christoff v. Nestle USA Inc., the case involving a guy who noticed his face on a jar of Taster’s Choice 16 years after he had done a photo shoot for the company…
Court Rules Spider Bite Not a Valid Defense to Rape Charge
On Wednesday, Philip Speirs was sentenced to eight years in jail on kidnapping and rape charges, despite telling the court that he committed the crime because he had been bitten by a spider. Speirs told the court that he had…
Sentence Handed Down in Michigan Pickle-Assault Case
Only a few tantalizing details have emerged to date about the circumstances of this crime, but it is clear that it involved (1) a home invasion, (2) a repeat offender, and (3) pickles. Bobby Lee Bolen of Buchanan, Michigan, was…
Alabama Dinner Party Participants are Latest to Sue Borat
Another lawsuit stemming from the movie "Borat" was filed on Friday, October 22, this time in the Northern District of Alabama by the other "stars" of the dinner party scene. In Streit v. Twentieth Century Fox, the plaintiffs allege that…
After “Evaluation of the Past,” City Says Stalin Will No Longer Be Honorary Citizen
The city government of Kosice, the second-largest city in Slovakia, voted on Friday to take away the honorary citizenship it granted in 1947 to Josef Vissionariovich Dzhugashvili, also known as Joseph Stalin, apparently having learned a few disturbing facts about…
Judicial Candidate Asks Donors for Money; Says They Will Need Him in Court
A pastor running for a Philadelphia judgeship told potential donors in April that they should contribute because they were "going to need [him]" later, raising concern that he was suggesting he would show favoritism to contributors. "I’m telling you all…