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.”
Brilliant Arguments
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…
UPDATE: Former SF Official Gets Maximum Despite Brain Claims
Former SF supervisor Ed Jew was sentenced today to 64 months in jail by a judge in SF federal court. Judge Susan Illston apparently rejected the claim that the defendant had been afflicted by childhood head injuries that first manifested…
Attorney for SF Official Says Extortion Scheme Caused by Childhood Head Injuries
Here's an argument that Rod Blagojevich might want to take notes on, now that he has been very unsurprisingly indicted. Former San Francisco supervisor Ed Jew (who I'm going to refer to as "Ed" here in hopes of not appearing in…
McNugget Shortage Triggers 911 Call
I am considering a new category to be called something like "Things Not to Call 911 About," although I would probably have to just retire it after this item. What could top it? Latreasa Goodman of Fort Pierce, Florida, was…
God Made That Deposit, Says Couple Who Spent It
The Lord giveth, but reserveth the right to also taketh away.
I Do Solemnly Swear That I Have Heard Enough About the Oath
Just when you think American political discourse can't get any more trivial, and I often do, then it does. Get more trivial. You know what I mean. As you all likely know by now, President Obama took the oath of…
It’s Officially an “Ugly Divorce” If Somebody Wants a Kidney Back
The breakup of any long-term relationship always involves some awkward moments where you have to split up the possessions you shared and decide who really owns what. It's awkward enough when you're talking about CDs. Much worse when somebody wants…