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By Lisa Stone

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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 17:07:51

A Different Kind of Legal Exposure

Posted on January 24, 2011
Ohio lawyer Thomas Walkley has been charged with public indecency after allegedly exposing himself to two 19-year-old men, who, after being arrested for underage drinking, were due to perform community service at a cafe that Walkley founded, which advertises itself as a "Christian outreach center for at-risk teens...

Judge Carton Rules: Fountain-Falling Text Lady vs. Mall Workers

Posted on January 21, 2011
Welcome back to Judge Carton Rules, where a fake judge issues rulings to spare the parties to cases in which the outcomes are obvious the time and expense of further litigation. There is just one case on today's docket. We'll hear now from counsel for the the plaintiff: PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL: Thank you, your honor...

Introducing the MILF Law Firm

Posted on January 21, 2011
In the country of Oman, the Mohammed Ibrahim law firm has, since 2006, represented clients in a wide range of fields. The firm's website notes that it helps clients with international laws and has "tried to overcome language barrier in the present day commercial world which is gearing towards Globalization...

Grocery Stores Use Amazing Surveillance Videos to Fight Against Bogus 'Slip and Falls'

Posted on January 21, 2011
What kind of people get up in the morning and decide to go to a supermarket, throw food or liquid on the floor and then pretend to slip, fall and fake-injure themselves in the mess they just made? A lot of people, apparently. According to CBS News, 2010 may have been the biggest year ever for suspicious slip-and-falls...

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Friday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on January 21, 2011
1) Question: I'm about to sign a $126 million deal to play baseball with a Major League team. Can I throw into the contract that I shall be entitled to wear jersey No. 28 forevermore? Answer: No problem! (ESPN, Players show they have a little creativity) 2) Question: I just received three completely separate speeding tickets in a span of 70 minutes...

20-Year-Old Sentenced to 45 Days for Cyberbullying

Posted on January 20, 2011
This week, 20 year-old Matthew Riskin Bean was sentenced to 45 days for cyberbullying, following his involvement with a group of anonymous Web users who tried to induce a teen to commit suicide. The victim in this case posted nude pictures of himself on the Internet when he was 12 or 13...

Can Giffords Legally Keep Her House Seat?

Posted on January 20, 2011
As Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., recovers from injuries suffered during the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, questions have begun to circulate regarding whether or not she will be able to keep her congressional seat as she continues her recuperation. ?Arizona state law says that an elected office is considered to be vacant if the ?person holding the office ceases to discharge the duties of office for three consecutive months...

Will Facebook Become Part of the Jury Selection Process?

Posted on January 19, 2011
District Attorney Armando R. Villalobos of Cameron County, Texas wants to be able to search potential jurors? Facebook profiles as part of the jury selection process, Gizmodo notes. Currently, jurors must provide names and basic information about employers, religion and children...

Warning: Not All E-Mails Are Created Equal

Posted on January 19, 2011
The attorney-client privilege extends to e-mails exchanged between a lawyer and his or her client ... unless you send it from work. A California court of appeal held an e-mail sent from a client to his or her attorney from a work e-mail account is not a privileged or confidential communication...

Tuesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on January 18, 2011
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I'm working the late shift at McDonald's in Minnesota and only the drive-through is open. But Minnesota Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson is standing in the drive-through and says he needs to use the restroom! On one hand, McDonald's says I'm not allowed to let people inside after-hours...

Improved Google Scholar More Useful to Lawyers

Posted on January 18, 2011
When Google Scholar was introduced back in late 2009, we noted here that "there's no ignoring a 1,000-pound gorilla. Google's entry into the area of legal research is definitely a game changer for the entire legal industry." Google Scholar's impact on Westlaw and LexisNexis, however, was no doubt limited by the fact that its search functionality was nowhere near as sophisticated...

Florida's Taj Majal Courthouse Leads to New Rules Against 'Grandiose, Monumental and Luxurious' Facilities

Posted on January 18, 2011
I have been following the ongoing reports from Talahassee, Fla. about a newly-built courthouse that houses the Florida First District Court of Appeal. To make a long story short, it appears that the judges of the First DCA somehow managed to accidentally build themselves a "Taj Mahal"-caliber facility that includes "27 flat screen TVs, bathrooms and kitchens for all 15 judges, granite counter- and desktops and miles of African mahogany" among other things, the Miami Herald reports...

Friday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on January 14, 2011
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: OMG, my husband just got shot by a fox hunter! He has an injured leg. Do we have any claims available to us here? Wait. What's that honey? OK, sorry, correction: he just got shot by an actual fox...

Farm Animals Not 'Motor Vehicles' for Purposes of DWI Charge

Posted on January 14, 2011
In Texas, a person can be charged with the crime of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) if, while at a certain level of intoxication, he or she drives a "motor vehicle" -- that is, "a device in, on or by which a person or property is, or may be, transported or drawn on a highway...

Lessons From the Blawgosphere: Giving Birth Proves You Will Be a Tough Lawyer

Posted on January 14, 2011
On this Friday, I introduce what may end up being an ongoing series of posts here called "Lessons from the Blawgosphere." You see, I'm looking at hundreds of blog posts, legal new stories, and other websites each day from my perch in the LBW Command Center, and I can't help but pick up key pieces of information that I feel should be shared with LBW readers...

Will the ABA Make LSATs Voluntary?

Posted on January 13, 2011
The National Law Journal reported yesterday that an American Bar Association panel is considering making the Law School Admissions Test voluntary under proposed changes to law school accreditation standards currently under review. The standards review committee's main misgivings about requiring LSATs centers around "the proper role of the ABA in the regulation of law school admissions...

Heard on the Acela: the Latest in Law Firm Gossip

Posted on January 13, 2011
Ah, the Acela train: A convenient and sensible transportation choice, especially with all that wacky winter weather grounding flights these days. But not such a great place to conduct confidential law firm business on your cell phone. One might consider that common knowledge after the unfortunate incident of February 2009, when Above the Law leaked news of impending layoffs at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, courtesy of a law student who overheard a loud cell phone call made by Pillsbury partner Robert Robbins on an Acela train bound from Washington, D...

Broward County, Fla.'s Sick Courthouse

Posted on January 12, 2011
When Broward Circuit Judge Cheryl Aleman of the Family Court Bench passed away suddenly last month due to an aggressive form of lung cancer at the age of 52, attention quickly turned to her workplace, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.'s Broward County Courthouse, home of the Broward County 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida...

The iPhone Drink App Intellectual Property Litigation Wars

Posted on January 12, 2011
Being a sorry excuse for an iPhone user -- I don't have a single game downloaded on my phone and use the bare minimum of apps on a regular basis -- I was naturally surprised to learn that not only are there iPhone apps that will virtually transform your cell phone into the beverage of your choice, but that such a thing is popular enough to inspire intellectual property litigation...

Tuesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Posted on January 11, 2011
Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: Yes, it has been a crappy year for me, but can the video game company really take my image off of the cover of this year's version of a game named after me? Answer: Check your contract but if they did it to Tiger, I'm guessing they can do it to you, too...

Your Legal Career in 6 Words or Less

Posted on January 11, 2011
Via The Legal Watercooler I came across Ross Fishman's interesting challenge to lawyers and law marketers: Can you summarize your "lives, careers, experiences, firms -- or just something [you've] been thinking about" in six words or less? Fishman has been collecting some of the responses he has received, which include: Thirty years...

Clorox Ad Sparks Absurd Cat Litter Box Litigation

Posted on January 11, 2011
Let's kick this post off by presenting the amusing-enough video that has resulted in commercial litigation between corporate giants Arm & Hammer and Clorox. As you will see below, these companies are apparently competitors in the kitty litter business: Pretty cut and dry...

Middle Fingers and the Middle East

Posted on January 10, 2011
Dubai's highest court, the Court of Cassation, gave the middle finger to the middle finger today -- so to speak -- making it illegal to flip someone off there, The Associated Press reports. So, if you gesture in said manner, you practically ensure yourself a one-way ticket out of the United Arab Emirates...

A Somber Day at the Supreme Court

Posted on January 10, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear their first oral arguments of 2011 today, returning to the bench on a somber morning with a rare intrusion of the outside world into the marble palace. SCOTUSblog and the BLT reported Sunday evening that the Court will begin its session 10 minutes before the usual 10:00 a...

Who Will Be the ATL Lawyer of 2010?

Posted on January 07, 2011
Above the Law has opened up voting for the ATL Lawyer of the Year (2010) after receiving nominations from readers. The site has narrowed down the list of potential winners to 10 (nine nominees, one joint). The list ranges from lawyers to a (former) judge to political figures...

Legal Aid's Ongoing Struggles in 2011

Posted on January 07, 2011
Legal aid is threatened in this country, according to WSJ's Law Blog (by way of The National Law Journal). The post notes that legal-aid lawyers "know the knife's edge, working long hours for low pay at organizations that are often underappreciated, underfunded, and undersupplied...

The Daily Show's Counterpunch to San Francisco's Ban on Happy Meals

Posted on January 06, 2011
I've written here before about San Francisco's stupid ban on Happy Meals, but I mean, I'm just one blogger. How much can I really do? Now if I worked for the The Daily Show, and had a camera crew, and had actual talent like Aasif Mandvi, then things would be different...

Good Stuff From the 'Big Legal Brain'

Posted on January 06, 2011
Oh, man, how am I just now discovering the awesomeness that is "Big Legal Brain?" I stumbled upon the site today for the first time via an irresistable link ("Keys to Building a Lebowski-Driven Practice") on Venkat Balasubramani's Twitter feed and was hooked...

Courtney Love Twitter Defamation Trial Will Feature 'Testifying Social Media Expert'

Posted on January 06, 2011
I was reading through the last post on LBW about the Courtney Love Twitter defamation lawsuit (by Brendan McKenna, Law.com's news editor) when I got to the last sentence: "Love has 40,000 followers, and Simorangkir has hired a social media expert to testify about "what kind of credibility is given to statements made on a casual forum like Twitter...

Courtney Love Tweets Her Way Into a Defamation Suit

Posted on January 05, 2011
From THR, Esq. comes word that Courtney Love has tweeted her way into a lawsuit. Starting in March 2009, the rocker allegedly began a series of tirades on Twitter against fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir, who was demanding payment for a couple thousand dollars' worth of clothes she said Love owed her...

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