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State Senator Thinks DWI is Too Damn Expensive

Posted on July 09, 2010
Being able to identify with your constituents is, no doubt, the key to political longevity. Perhaps that's what motivated Texas state Sen. John Whitmire to suggest the repeal of the Driver Responsibility Program, under which the state imposes a $1,000 per year surcharge for three years on first-time DWI offenders...

L.A. BigLaw Partner Starts Own Firm With Cutesy Name

Posted on July 09, 2010
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone complain that he or she was sick of the "unbearable tension ... between a big-firm profit model and the needs of businesses that are suffering through difficult economic times, whose legal affairs must be managed effectively and efficiently," well, I'd still hate paying for my own health insurance...

Soon to Be Lawsuit of the Day: Season Ticket Buyers v. Cleveland Cavaliers

Posted on July 09, 2010
I haven't had the slightest bit of interest in the NBA since ... well, not too long after I drank my last Yoo-Hoo. Which is why I found the "reverse paternity suit" far and away the most entertaining part of the LeBroncalypse. But then, clearly suffering from temporary dementia in the wake of the King's announcement that he will join the Miami Heat next season, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert released this open letter to the team's fans...

Thursday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on July 08, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I'm a deputy at the county jail. I'm thinking of partaking in some, shall we say, "controlled substances" before I leave work today. What's the worst that could happen? Answer: Well, you could lose control of your vehicle on your way out, plow through the jail's exterior chain-link fence, get arrested on DUI charges, and be detained in your own jail...

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Exhibit A in the Upcoming British Petroleum Litigation?

Posted on July 08, 2010
Via Consumerist comes what is sure to be Exhibit A in the Everyone in the World v. British Petroleum litigation. It turns out that in the 1970s, BP actually had its own "BP Offshore Oil Strike" board game in which players race to "explore for oil, build rigs and lay pipelines...

San Francisco Issues Regulations for Making Pot Brownies

Posted on July 08, 2010
Thank you, San Francisco, for giving us official rules on how to make pot brownies. NBC Bay Area reports that the city's Department of Public Health has now issued "Medical Cannabis Dispensary (MCD) Regulations for Preparation of Edible Cannabis Products," which translates into English as "How to Make Pot Brownies...

LeBron James Faces 'Reverse Paternity Suit' Filed by Alleged Father

Posted on July 08, 2010
The world has been buzzing about NBA free agent LeBron James and his imminent announcement about where he will play next year, but LBW has been stuck on the sidelines with no legal angle to pounce on. Until now! TMZ reports that a 55-year-old man named Leicester Bryce Stovell has sued James and his mother, Gloria James, claiming fraud, defamation and misrepresentation related to a cover-up of the fact that Stovell is James' biological father...

Poll to Watch: Law Profs' Favorite TV Show

Posted on July 07, 2010
At PrawfsBlawg (which hurts a little to type), Eric Johnson has begun accepting "nominations" for a poll to be administered to law professors, which will -- "scientifically," he says -- determine their all-time favorite television show. It seems there are no restrictions; it's a free-for-all to suggest the choices to be presented to poll respondents in the comments...

Oh No Yoo Didn't: Yoo-Hoo Latest Target for Apparently Illiterate Plaintiffs

Posted on July 07, 2010
I have lots of fond memories of my childhood. And some that have undoubtedly scarred me for life. But if there's a beverage that can instantly bring to mind happy times, it's that delicious thin chocolatey water called Yoo-Hoo. I used to be a huge fan...

That Didn't Take Long: Plaintiffs Challenge New Chicago Handgun Law

Posted on July 07, 2010
Last Friday, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McDonald v. Chicago, the city, anticipating that the ruling was the death knell for Chicago's restrictive handgun ordinance, enacted a new ordinance that, while still strict, was less akin to an "outright ban" on gun possession...

Wal-Mart Spares No Expense Fighting Trampling Case OSHA Fine

Posted on July 07, 2010
The pride of Bentonville, Ark., is taking "It's not the money, it's the principle" to impressive heights. The New York Times reported last night on Wal-Mart's crusade to avoid payment of a $7,000 fine imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration arising out of a deadly stampede at a Valley Stream, N...

Millions of Dollars Ride on Whether Latest 'Wall Street' Film Is a 'Spinoff' or 'Sequel'

Posted on July 06, 2010
In 1987, Michael Douglas starred as Gordon Gekko in the famous film "Wall Street." Twenty-three years later, Douglas is starring in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," which follows Gekko after his release from prison after serving time for the insider trading that occurred in the first movie ("Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel!")...

Tuesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on July 06, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: My mom says I'm "wasting six hours a day in Internet chatrooms." I say I'm "helping Interpol catch fugitives." Who is right? Answer: You are right...

Papa Says, 'If You See it on Craigslist, It's So'

Posted on July 06, 2010
How long will it be until we need to have statutes along the lines of the following: "It shall be no defense to any crime established under this Code that an advertisement on Craigslist invited the defendant to engage in the prohibited act." -or- "It shall be no defense to any crime established under this Code that the defendant did not personally perform the crime, but rather tricked someone else into performing the crime through an ad on Craiglist...

Lifetime Ski Passes at Killington Resort Die in Federal Court

Posted on July 06, 2010
Twenty years ago, Killington, Vt., resident Martin Post and his wife, Jill, paid about $3,500 each for lifetime ski passes at Killington Resort. The Posts are happily still alive but, as of May 17, 2010, their passes are not. The Times Argus reports that in May, U...

MoFo2Go iPhone App: 700-Plus Downloads and Counting

Posted on July 02, 2010
The early returns on one of the first law firm iPhone apps are in, with law firm Morrison & Foerster reporting that it is getting strong positive feedback from clients on the still-novel initiative. As previously noted by Bob Ambrogi on his LawSites blog, MoFo launched an iPhone app ("MoFo2Go") in March that provides information and news about the firm, its attorneys and its practice groups...

Must Employees Suing Their Employers Be 'Disgruntled?'

Posted on July 02, 2010
Quick, fill in the blank below: "Disgruntled __________" Did you say "employee?" Of course you did! At the Workplace Prof Blog, Charles Sullivan writes that he can't recall a single case where his clients, who were suing a present or former employer, were not promptly labeled "disgruntled employees" by the defendants...

Question: Who Can Legally Use the Disabled-Access Toilet Stall?

Posted on July 02, 2010
The gloves have come off at the Dear Abby column over the issue of when and whether people who are not disabled can use the handicap stall in the bathroom. It all started back on May 1, when "Jennifer in Maine," a "plus-size woman who finds it difficult to squeeze into a tiny restroom stall" said she frequently used the stall for people with disabilities -- to her mother's horror -- because it's larger...

Las Vegas Bankruptcy Lawyer Misunderstands Role

Posted on July 01, 2010
What is it about bankruptcy lawyers that makes them want to take money from clients and then cease practicing? Last month, we told you about a lawyer in Wisconsin who was disbarred based on complaints from 10 clients who paid him a retainer only to have him essentially drop off the face of the Earth...

Happy (Belated) Social Media Day!

Posted on July 01, 2010
Yesterday, June 30, was Social Media Day, as declared by mashable.com. And I somehow didn't know that until this morning. Guess I'm not "social" enough to have been in the loop on this. I might as well live in a shack in Montana. Just because I missed it, though, doesn't mean it didn't happen, and happen big...

'CertainTeed v. Seattle Roof Brokers': Insert 'Hang Out a Shingle' Joke Here

Posted on July 01, 2010
Michael Atkins at the Seattle Trademark Lawyer blog reported last night on a permanent injunction entered by a federal judge in the Western District of Washington that should teach those nasty roof brokers not to go disparaging asphalt shingles. What's a "roof broker?" Well, according to the defendant's website, a roof broker is an independent, unbiased third party that will get you the best darn deal available on a new roof...

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Porn: Broadband Now a 'Legal Right' in Finland

Posted on July 01, 2010
It's a happy day in Helsinki, at least for those who survived the "traditional sauna and swimming and high levels of alcohol consumption" of the Midsummer Weekend. That's because, effective today, Finland has become the first nation to guarantee all citizens a legal right to broadband Internet access...

Wednesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on June 30, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: Yes. Yes, I did attack my brother's neck with a knife-edged barbecue spatula. And don't even try to tell me that the "reasonable person" wouldn't have done the same darn thing under the circumstances...

Have You No Sense of Decency? Let Elena Kagan Use the Bathroom!

Posted on June 30, 2010
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is in Day 3 of her confirmation hearings, and has reportedly held up well thus far. The Christian Science Monitor reports that in particular, Kagan's sense of humor has been on full display during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week...

LBW Alert: Watch Out for Fake ATM Machines

Posted on June 30, 2010
To the ever-growing list of clever ways that crooks are trying to rip you off, add this one: the fake ATM machine. Consumerist reported last week that in Beijing, China, thieves bought a normal ATM machine and somehow "installed it on a busy Beijing street...

Xerox Ad Pretends We Care About Its Trademark Rights to Term 'Xerox'

Posted on June 30, 2010
What do you care more about: Xerox's trademark rights to the term "xerox" or the lives of individual mosquitos? Eric Johnson has a great post on the PrawfsBlawg tied to a concept in Larry Lessig's new book, Remix. Analyzing Lessig's take on the differences between commercial economies and sharing economies, Johnson summarizes that "friends do favors for one another in a sharing economy, and corporations and customers use cash as the medium of exchange in a commercial economy...

Save the Date: July 12 for Law Librarian Karaoke

Posted on June 29, 2010
I don't know that it's worth a special trip, unless you're having a really slow summer, but if you happen to be in Denver two weeks from yesterday, either because you're lucky enough to live in that beautiful city, or because you're getting ready to file a suit challenging the University of Colorado's concealed weapons ban, you should clear your evening...

Blagojevich Trial Tidbit of the Day: Senator Oprah

Posted on June 29, 2010
This one's just too good to pass up. Yesterday, in the perpetually entertaining trial of Rod Blagojevich, the jury got to hear tapes of a wiretapped conversation between Blago and his then-chief of staff John Harris, in which the former Governor suggested filling President Obama's vacated Senate seat with none other than Oprah Winfrey...

Federal Agency Web Policy Worrisome to EPIC

Posted on June 29, 2010
Via beSpacific and the Electronic Privacy Information Center come links to new guidelines (.pdf) for federal agencies using "web measurement and customization technologies," i.e., information storage and tracking software. EPIC seems concerned about the "Clear Notice and Personal Choice" policy, which it dubs both "weird" and "remarkable," based on an apparent concern that it allows agencies to "routinely disclose personal information of citizens to private companies...

'Please Rob Me' -- Premier Media Ratings Company Edition

Posted on June 29, 2010
In our continuing quest to bring you news of all the ways a person -- or a company -- can beg to get robbed, I present the latest installment of "Please Rob Me," this one inspired by a personal experience. No, I haven't been mugged here on the dangerous streets of Austin, Texas...

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