Michael Jackson’s Death Led to Arson, Says Arsonist
Everyone processes trauma in their own way.
Brilliant Arguments
Cat Blamed For Pornography
Police in Florida say a man accused of possessing child pornography has claimed that his cat downloaded the material while he was in the other room. The officers immediately apologized for the intrusion and everyone laughed about the crazy things…
Judge Who Lost Pants Loses Another Suit
It seems that our old friend Roy L. Pearson, Jr., he of the $65 million pants, has recovered sufficiently from losing that case to get on with losing another one. This one was a wrongful-termination lawsuit against the District of Columbia,…
Swine-Flu Defense Fails In DUI Case
Back in the day, as I recall, we blamed (or tried to blame) el Niño for pretty much everything, but now it seems to be swine flu – I mean, the H1N1 virus. At least, blaming H1N1 is apparently all the rage in…
Man Has Perfectly Believable Story About Why He Was Naked In a Cemetery
Oh, for the simpler times when we could all leave our doors unlocked, our phones weren't all tapped, and the authorities were less cynical and would accept at face value your explanations for why you were butt-naked in a cemetery…
Nevada Supreme Court to Pretend to Consider Bail for O.J.
Nevada's highest court (and its only appellate court) will hear oral argument on August 3 as to whether O.J. Simpson should be allowed to go free on bond while he appeals his conviction for that gun-waving memorabilia negotiation he conducted…
Man Burned at Burning Man Assumed Risk of Being Burned by Burning Man, Says Court
“In his deposition, Beninati admitted he knew ‘fire was dangerous and caused burns’ before he walked into one.”
UPDATE and Comment on the Crunch Berry Litigation
The tale of the woman who sued the manufacturer of “Cap’n Crunch with Crunch Berries” for allegedly misleading her about the “berries,” has turned out to be extremely popular, bringing literally tens of thousands of people to this site over…
Reasonable Consumer Would Know “Crunchberries” Are Not Real, Judge Rules
One of the most popular posts ever on this site, and one of the dumbest cases ever filed by people who weren’t incarcerated.
Note: Personal Sovereignty Claims Not Getting Any More Valid
A remarkable number of people believe that most of one's legal troubles can be cured by declaring oneself to be an independent sovereign nation. Usually this has to do with tax issues, as we saw a while back when a…