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By Lisa Stone

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Citibank's Trademarks Famous in 1983, Infamous Circa 2007

Posted on February 23, 2010
It likely doesn't qualify as an epic fail, but humbled banking giant Citibank recently lost a battle before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. As reported by the TTABlog, Citi opposed the registration of four marks by Capital City Bank, a relatively minor player with 73 branches in Florida, Georgia and Alabama (not to be confused with Capitol City Bank & Trust, an even smaller outfit with a grand total of eight branches), for banking and financial services...

Social Media and Geolocation Users May Face Higher Insurance Premiums

Posted on February 22, 2010
Even if robbers don't hit your house as a result of your desire to repeatedly announce your location to the world using Foursquare or Brightkite, insurance companies may soon hit your wallet. A post on Slaw.ca yesterday notes that, according to an article in the Telegraph, homeowners who use such gelolocation services may see their insurance premiums rise by up to 10 percent to reflect the supposed "inherent risk" in such conduct...

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Duped Girl Scout Troop

Posted on February 22, 2010
To the woman with the short blond hair and "one tooth," who was wearing a black jacket and red gloves with her "stomach hanging out:" Girl Scout Troop 1204 knows what you did. According to the girls of Troop 1204, a woman matching this description bought five boxes of cookies from them at the Albertsons grocery store in Victorville, Calif...

Monday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on February 22, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: Yes, I am one of seven people on this planet that know all three secrets as to how to make English muffins that have "nooks and crannies." So what? Does that mean I can't go work for some other English muffin company? I'm sick of this place! Answer: Looks that way, sorry Muffin Man! (The Legal Intelligencer, Secret Muffin Recipe Prevents Executive From Switching Jobs) 2) Question: The guy next to me on this plane is STINKING! I mean over-the-top, flat-out brutal body odor...

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Married to a 1L? Oh, Honey, You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

Posted on February 19, 2010
Meet "Law School Wife." Since before classes started last August, she's been doing young ladies the world over a favor, and letting them know how trying and emotionally draining it can be to be married to a first-year law student. Uh, does somebody want to tell her that, if all goes according to plan, she will, in a matter of years, find herself married to an actual lawyer? It's a marginally interesting read, though I could have lived without the detailed view of her endometrial polyps...

Cheap Wine Is Fine, Just Don't Pretend It's Something Else

Posted on February 19, 2010
The French take their wine snobbery very seriously. Twelve people were convicted by a French court for participation in a scheme to pass off some sort of fermented, grape-derived liquid as Pinot Noir from the Languedoc-Rousillon region of France. One victim of the crime was wine giant E...

Not Gonna Charge Anyone? That Really Burns My Ass!

Posted on February 19, 2010
Proving once again that stupidity is not a crime, police and prosecutors in Breckenridge, Colo., have decided not to file charges against any of the esteemed members of the Texas Christian University Kappa Sigma chapter who, while on an obviously successful bonding trip to the mountains, decided to brand the buttocks of one of their brothers with a red hot coat hanger...

Hitler Footage Meme as Attorney Advertising: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Posted on February 19, 2010
One of the great things about this new job of mine here at Legal Blog Watch is that it has turned me into the poster child for the old saying, "You learn something new every day." Or at least the days Bruce isn't the one doing the learning. I came across this post on Bob Battle's Virginia DUI Lawyer blog, describing and embedding a "hilarious video showing Hitler establishing DUI roadblocks," and giving credit for the video to Seattle DUI defense attorneys at the Cowan Kirk Gaston firm...

Thursday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on February 18, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I was at a parade and bummed a light from somebody to light up my cigarette. Now the police are trying to arrest me. What's up with that? Answer: Sounds unreasonable, but wait a minute ...

Welcome to the Blawgosphere: 'Tablet Legal' and 'Legal Crisis Strategies'

Posted on February 18, 2010
I learned about two new legal blogs this week that look promising: Tablet Legal: On Wednesday, Jan. 27, Apple launched its new iPad. Just three days later, Portland, Oregon, business attorney Josh Barrett followed by launching Tablet Legal. The site, he wrote, will "discuss lawyers using the iPad, applications for the iPad and other developments specific to the iPad in the legal profession...

Luger's Death at Olympics Leads to 'Deplorable' Copyright Claims by IOC

Posted on February 18, 2010
The Tactical IP Blog observes in this post that the tragic death of 21-year-old Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, in a crash that occurred on the opening day of the 2010 Winter Olympics has oddly spawned an intellectual property issue. Jason Fischer writes that, following the crash, the International Olympic Committee took numerous actions including modifying the luge track and conducting an investigation...

How to Say 'Please Rob Me' on Twitter

Posted on February 18, 2010
Most homeowners are familiar with the practice of putting certain lights in their home on a timer. The idea is that when they are on vacation or out of town, the lights will go on and off per the timer, hopefully giving any would-be robbers the impression that the house is still occupied rather than temporarily vacant...

People v. Sheen: America's Monday Nights Hang in the Balance

Posted on February 17, 2010
When will celebrities learn that their actions have consequences that extend far beyond their own personal well-being? The Los Angeles Times is reporting today that the felony menacing charges brought last week against Charlie Sheen -- who apparently is not a member of the Brat Pack -- might impact the continued viability of the inexplicably highest rated sitcom on TV, "Two and A Half Men...

Doctors, Dentists and Vets Announce Intent to Free-Ride on the Hard Work of Lawyers

Posted on February 17, 2010
Doctors may be better at perpetuating their own elite status than us dime-a-dozen attorneys (Seriously, if you know of any firms willing to pay a "dime" -- gambler-speak for $10,000 -- for a dozen, let's say, summary judgment briefs drafted, let me know)...

Enjoy Your Last Meal, and for Dessert: A Summons and Complaint

Posted on February 17, 2010
Well this isn't your average race to the courthouse. Judge Craig Estlinbaum, on the Adjunct Law Prof Blog, brings us the news that the state of Louisiana decided to go on the offensive in response to a challenge to its lethal injection procedures. A serious offensive...

K&L Gates Head Honcho Calls for an End to the NALP Era

Posted on February 17, 2010
The body that decides just how many free fancy dinners 2Ls at elite schools are entitled to each week is under attack. Peter Kalis, chair of K&L Gates, penned an op-ed in The National Law Journal denouncing the National Association for Law Placement as perpetuating a recruiting system that is not in the interests of students, firms or schools...

Tuesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on February 16, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: So I'm in the maternity ward nursing my newborn baby when the nurse pops in and says sorry, they'd given me the wrong newborn baby to nurse! Everything is straight now but, hey, I didn't sign up to nurse somebody else's baby...

When You Unwittingly Buy the 'Murder House'

Posted on February 16, 2010
The Consumerist had an interesting post last week on the laws and ethics that govern the sale of houses that have had a murder or suicide occur in them. The post discusses "Sue from Massachusetts," a woman who closed on the purchase of a house, and learned two days later from a neighbor that the previous owner had committed suicide in the house...

'Copyright Abolitionists' Fight for Freedom-Based Distribution of Artistic Work

Posted on February 16, 2010
The latest proof that I do not get out enough comes via this post yesterday on the Against Monopoly blog, which discusses an entire movement within the law that I did not know existed: the "copyright abolitionists." The Against Monopoly post links to the work of Nina Paley, an animator who is also the "artist-in-residence" at QuestionCopyright...

V-Day Reader Poll: Best Romantic-Sounding Supreme Court Case

Posted on February 12, 2010
As you are all no doubt aware, Sunday is Valentine's Day. Bitter Lawyer beat us to the interview with playmate/divorce lawyer Corri Fetman, who recently became embroiled in a trademark suit with Hef et al. over the title of an advice column she used to write for Playboy magazine...

General Counsel as Hero in FCPA Case

Posted on February 12, 2010
Jay Dalton, former general counsel of oil and gas contractor Wilbros Group, was recognized by the SEC as a key figure in the events that led up to the sentencing late last month of two former Wilbros executives to prison time for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...

Don't Send This Salami to Your Boy in the Army

Posted on February 12, 2010
The list of lawsuits being filed in the wake of a massive cured meats recall continues to get longer thanks to Marler Clark, a seven-lawyer Seattle firm dedicated exclusively to the niche practice of food poisoning law. The firm's managing partner, Bill Marler, has achieved undisputed media darling status over the years, appearing frequently on CNN and in the editorial pages, becoming part of the regular rotation on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, and, yes, even getting a little face time here on Legal Blog Watch...

White Stripes Think Music in Air Force Super Bowl Commercial Sounds Familiar

Posted on February 11, 2010
As the rock band The White Stripes once observed, "I said it once before but it bears repeating now:" Don't rip off other people's music. I challenge anyone who has listened to rock music in the past decade to listen to the guitar riff in the Air Force Reserve Super Bowl ad below and not instantly recognize it as having originated elsewhere...

Thursday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on February 11, 2010
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: I'm supposed to come up with a new logo for my high school's sports teams. We are the Rams. I found a cool-looking ram on the Internet. Do you think anyone would care if I just removed the border around it and used it for our high school? Answer: It looks like Chrysler would care...

Three Angry Lawyers: Greenfield, Bennett and Tannebaum Sound Off

Posted on February 11, 2010
Last week, Scott Greenfield wrote on his Simple Justice blog about a panel discussion that almost occurred at the Avvocating conference, put on by lawyer listings site Avvo, but never did. Greenfield said the panel, which was to be comprised of Mark Bennett, Brian Tannebaum, Jonathan Stein and himself, was called "4 Angry Lawyers" and it was going to "expose the ugly, unethical and immoral underbelly of online marketing and social media...

Snow Law: Who Has the Right to the Parking Spot You Dug Out?

Posted on February 11, 2010
In the D.C.-area where I'm located, everything -- politics; the suckitude of the Redskins, Wizards and Nationals; you name it -- has taken a back seat to the record three feet of snow that the Snowpocalypse of 2010 has inflicted upon our city this week...

Questions Regarding the ABA's Value to a Majority of the Legal Profession

Posted on February 10, 2010
Over at Solo Practice University, Susan Cartier Liebel says "too little, too late" to the American Bar Association with respect to its decision to reduce annual dues for solos and other not-so-highly-compensated attorneys. Simply put, Liebel says, the organization doesn't offer benefits to the stand-alone lawyer that would justify even the half-dues agreed to at the midyear meeting...

'If You're an Octogenarian Defendant Whose Arthritis Is Acting Up, Press 8'

Posted on February 10, 2010
We can only hope that "COPS: Naughty Grannies 4" was filming when 86-year-old Jeanne Marie Owens-Libby was arrested at her home in Ft. Myers, Fla., for failure to appear on a traffic warrant after leaving the scene of an accident. Grandma Jeanne apparently wasn't feeling well, and got tangled in recorded messages and automated systems when she tried to call the courthouse to say she couldn't make her court date...

Bingham's New Compensation Plan: A License to Take It Easy?

Posted on February 10, 2010
Both Above the Law and the Wall Street Journal Law Blog reported yesterday on the long awaited details of the so-called "hybrid" compensation system announced by BigLaw powerhouse Bingham McCutchen (which apparently lost the crossbar from its "A" in a post-announcement celebration)...

Snow Day Bonus -- Where Are They Now: Judge Joseph Wapner

Posted on February 10, 2010
A friend wondered aloud last night over a beer whether Judge Wapner, of "People's Court" (and, as such, "Rain Man") fame, was still alive, and if so, what he was up to. I thought it a question worthy of investigation. So, yes, according to Wikipedia, Judge Wapner is still kicking at age 90...

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