TSA Fails to Secure Its Own PDFs
Because of course it doesn’t.
Technology
Juror Who Caused Mistrial With Online Research Must Pay Jury Fees
Paul Christiansen, who caused a mistrial in March by doing his own research on the defendant and disclosing it to other jurors, has been fined $1,200 by a court in Newbury, New Hampshire. Jurors, of course, are instructed not to do…
“Grand Theft Auto” Insanity Defense Fails Again
I know this has been tried before, and I'd be surprised if it has ever worked, but it didn't work this time. In an opinion issued on October 14, the California Court of Appeal held that an insanity plea to…
Cell-Phone Conversation Blamed for Accident at Sea
From a recent report of filings in San Francisco Superior Court: Bryerton v. Westar Marine Services, CGC-09-493160 (10/2/09) Marine personal injury action. The plaintiff was throwing a line to another ship when his ship's captain, who was distracted and talking…
Police Rapidly Crack the Case of the Stolen GPS Devices
Thieves stole 14 global positioning system devices from a New York public-works department on Monday night. Police located them almost immediately. My shortest post yet.