Previous reports in the Anna Nicole Smith case have focused on Judge Larry Seidlin, whose bizarre and often weepy judging behavior was so entertaining. This week, however, the first judge to hear proceedings in that matter, Lawrence Korda, was also…
What do all of the following people have in common? "Fat Frank" Esposito, indicted as an associate of the Bonnano crime family. Frank Capello, arrested for possession of crack cocaine. Nesly Dorce, arrested four times for burglary and drug possession….
Eleanor Clift writes in the upcoming issue of Newsweek that Al Gore will likely run for president, and it appears that one of the clearest signs that he does intend to run is the fact that he says he doesn’t. …
It appears unavoidable that Anna Nicole Smith’s real fame now will not be for being naked, but for providing a case example, or series of examples, that will help alleviate the soul-crushing boredom of law-school classes on wills and trusts….
It was all for the people of Atlantic City, said former city council president Craig Callaway. Since he was saying this at a sentencing hearing after being convicted of taking bribes from an FBI informant, it is possible that he…
I reported recently on a case in Germany in which an ostrich rancher had sued three teenagers for allegedly making one of his ostriches impotent by throwing firecrackers at it. Happily (for me), the parties have so far failed to…
Whether it was "harassment" I guess depends on your point of view. The Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday that dozens of drivers were ticketed for ignoring warnings not to speed, even though those warnings were being given by a deputy dressed…
Police in Malaysia have finally captured the "Midget Gang," a group of eight tiny bandits who had committed a string of burglaries over at least the past three months in the central Ampang district. According to the original report in…
The AP reported this week that a New York jury rejected a claim by teacher Lauren Berrios against a school district for wrongful termination. Berrios sought $2 million in damages based on her claim that she was fired for being…
The Kansas City Star reported yesterday that authorities in the suburb of Gardner, Kansas, were investigating reports that a man showed up at an elementary-school basketball game and disrupted it by insulting the children. He also scuffled with coaches and…