“No, You’re Still Deceased,” Judge Tells Dead Man
And under Ohio law, he was going to have to stay that way.
Civil
School Bans Fun
Recess itself is still allowed, for now, but it appears that students will have to spend it standing quietly in one place: As CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Monday, officials at Weber Middle School in Port Washington are worried that…
Blue Man Suit
The Marin Independent Journal reports that a gentleman up there has sued Blue Man Group and its management company for allegedly injuring him at a 2011 performance in San Francisco. According to the report, the plaintiff alleges that “[d]uring said performance, a…
“The Super Bowl of Fortuneteller Fraud Cases”
AKA “Operation Crystal Ball.”
Attorney General Questions Value of a Degree From “Trump University”
Usually you get what you pay for, but in this case you do not.
Okay, Sir, I’m Going to Make Two Hand Gestures at You Now
I have no idea what the underlying issue was here—apparently some kind of traffic violation—but the clip is well worth watching because you just don't get that many chances to see an attorney and a witness repeatedly flip each other…
I Can’t Play NHL 2008 Online Forever, Plaintiff Complains
Well, the ever-roiling, always-turbid waters of California consumer law have just coughed up yet another ridiculous creature whose slowly decomposing corpse will stink up the once-pleasant beach that is the federal docket for the next several months. (Previous sentence ©2013…
Here Come the Other “Happy Birthday” Lawsuits
Here we go: according to a press release I just got, two more plaintiffs have filed "Happy Birthday" lawsuits—not meaning that they sued somebody on his or her birthday but they are jumping into the litigation over whether "Happy Birthday…
New York Considering Bowling-Shoe Warnings
You know those shoes they make you rent when you go bowling? The special shoes that are so ugly that people won’t steal them and so slippery that they won’t hamper your bowling? But are also so slippery that they…
Does “6” Infringe on “9”? What If It’s Upside Down?
Would you be confused by these marks? Look closely: Image: Consumerist.com The one on the left is the logo of West Sixth Brewing Company in Lexington, Kentucky. The one on the right belongs to Magic Hat Brewing Company, based in South…