Indiana Jones and the Bogus Lawsuit
This story’s at least as good as the one they made into a movie. And it doesn’t have Shia LeBoeuf in it.
Unnatural Law
Texas Settles With Previously Dead Voters
According to the Austin American-Statesman (via Courthouse News), the lawsuit filed by Texas voters who had been told they were "potentially deceased" has been settled. See "'We're Not Dead, Say Texas Voters Informed They Were Dead," Lowering the Bar (Sept….
The Casebook You’ve Always Wanted—Only Cases Involving Zombies
Here's a Kickstarter project that needs your help, at least if you would like to have a compendium of all federal cases that involve zombies (or at least contain the word "zombie" and derivatives thereof). From the Kickstarter page: ZOMBIE…
Please Don’t Hurt Nessie, Either
Speaking of cryptozoology, Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources would like whoever put a sculpture of the Loch Ness Monster in the Chippewa River to come get it out of there. I guess this would be pseudocryptozoology. According to the report, the…
Note: In Texas, Bigfoot Is Fair Game
According to this post on the Cryptomundo website, Texas wildlife officials have opined that it would not be illegal to hunt and kill a Bigfoot and/or Sasquatch, should one be located (and shot) in that state. In response to an…
Just Two Weeks Until Lawyers’ Time-Travel Seminar [Updated]
Unless it has already happened, or will have happened, or … I don’t know.
Defense Lawyer Objects to Testimony of Genie Expert
He argued that if the genie’s testimony was coming in, the court should at least hear it first-hand.
Finally, the Movie Version of that Japanese Lawyer Video Game
According to Neatorama, this is actually happening: "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney," the game that lets everyone in on the fun of practicing law, originated in Japan. Its success there led to a 2005 release in the U.S. on the Nintendo…
Warren Jeffs Fires Defense Team, Now Represented by God
Everybody wants God on their side, but über-polygamist Warren Jeffs is apparently getting legal advice directly from Him. Jeffs, who is the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), is on trial in Texas…
Magnetic Underpants Questioned
Lobatoz v. Dream Products Inc., No. BC463269 (Cal. Super. Ct., filed June 10, 2011). Putative California-only consumer class action filed against Dream Products Inc. in California Superior Court (Los Angeles County) alleging deceptive marketing of the defendant's "Magnetic Slimming Panties."…