“A Rhesus Monkey Could Have Beaten Orly Taitz”
An above-average rhesus monkey, I think, but still.
Lawsuits
Twiggs County Landgrabber Loses, Must Pay $100K in Fees
In August, I mentioned the battle going on in Twiggs County, Georgia, over who owned about 400 acres of land there. The people who lived on it thought they owned it, but a guy whose ancestors had lived in the…
Costa Concordia’s Captain Sues for Wrongful Termination
I don't know much about employment law, but I do know this: If you're the captain of a cruise ship and this happens: … you probably can't complain too much about getting fired. Which has not stopped the ex-captain of…
UPDATE: Birthers’ Record Is Worse Than I Thought
Last week I mentioned that the lawsuit (if you can call it that) filed against me, the President of the United States, and a number of other dignitaries by birther/dentist/lawyer Dr. Orly Taitz had been dismissed. I also mentioned having seen…
Orly Taitz Now 0-158?
Pretty sure the number in the win column is right, at least.
City Pays Protection Money to Stop Serial Litigant
Like California's "Unfair Competition Law," a favorite of consumers outraged by such things as sailors fraudulently marketing crunchberry-flavored cereal and soap that did not attract women as allegedly promised, disability-access laws are also frequently misused. Access for the disabled is a…
Orly Taitz Is Trying to Sue Me, I Think
It’s hard to be sure.
Ecce Abogado (Behold the Lawyer)
You may recall the incident last month in which an elderly parishioner of the Sanctuary of Mercy church near Zaragosa, Spain, decided on her own to try to restore a deteriorating fresco of Jesus, with unfortunate results: According to one…
Hi, I Own Your Land Although I Have No Evidence of That
"I have been practicing law since 1974," said Randal Harrison, "and I have never been involved in a case where someone was claiming a title based on unrecorded deeds that were over 200 years old and not having possession of…
French Demand Compensation for Plantagenet Murder
They would like the Crown Jewels and an apology, but will get neither.