Miscellaneous

Washington’s Handlers Sneak Stolen Book Back Into Library

Insisting it is not the same book, but only another copy of the same edition, George Washington's henchmen in Mount Vernon have quietly returned "The Law of Nations," which Washington borrowed in 1789 and never brought back. As you may…


Finally! A Litigation Game for the iPhone

The game developer Capcom "deserves a lot of credit for sticking to one of the least appealing-sounding concepts in game history," writes John Herrman at Gizmodo, said concept being one in which you play an attorney in a game that…


Redesign in Progress

I am trying out some blog-redesign ideas. Please do not be alarmed. Actually, you should be very alarmed, just not by this. (Recently I learned that the country is at Threat Level Orange!  So this is probably the least of…


Lawsuit Alleges Failure to Supervise Gophers

From this week's California case reports: Jensen Corporation Landscape Contractor v. McGuire & Hester; Cabrillo Community College District; Western Surety Co., No. CV167244 (filed Apr. 16, 2010). Breach of contract. The plaintiff suffered additional labor and material costs due to delays caused…



New York Times is April Fooled by Law Blogger

Not me, unfortunately — as I pointed out yesterday, nobody with fingers and access to a search engine would be fooled for very long by anything I tried to pass off as serious.  But somebody, or a group of somebodies,…



2009 Lowering the Bar Awards

Here are my selections for the best of 2009’s worst. As was the case last year, all nominations and selections were determined though a complex and scrupulously fair process which involved me drinking and then picking the ones I liked…