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If you could go back in time and stop yourself from going to law school, would you? If you answered “Hell yes,” you’re not alone. A recent survey shows that most law grads regret going to law school. Why is law school such a universally regrettable mistake? We’ve got some ideas. The survey, put together by Gallup, looked at law grads from seven Southeastern law schools, including highly-ranked schools like Vanderbilt Law, and lower-tier, regional schools like Nova Southeastern University....

When Douglas Dynamics was decided last week, it seemed like a snoozer at first. But upon closer reading, there’s actually an interesting discussion about injuncitons and what constitutes irreparable injury. DD designed a snowplow that revolutionized the detachable snowplow industry. Their mount was simple, could be detached without disassembling everything, and the mount – which remains on the truck – didn’t protrude awkwardly (and unsafely) past the bumper. A detachable plow also means less wear-and-tear on the truck’s suspension....

Denial of plaintiff’s petition for writ of mandate seeking to vacate the approval of Measure A, which imposes a retail sales and use tax to fund transportation projects in the county, is affirmed as a prior CEQA environmental review was not required as Measure A falls within the funding mechanism exclusion of the CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) because it does not constitute a binding commitment to construct the projects set forth in the investment plan....

Everyone loves a romance story and when a teacher marries a student, it has to be a good one. Oh, and it is. The happy couple is 42-year-old Leah Gayle Shipman and her husband, Johnny Ray Ison. He just turned 19. But when the couple’s relationship began, he was only 15 years old, and Shipman was a teacher at his school. Shipman was arrested for statutory rape in 2009 after having sex with Ison; had she been convicted, she could have faced 15 years in prison....

A federal court in California granted class action status to all eligible Uber drivers in the Golden State. Drivers are currently suing the company, alleging that Uber illegally classifies them as independent contractors when they are in fact employees. In getting class certification, the drivers have overcome the first hurdle in a massive lawsuit that, should they succeed, could see them getting paid for past taxes, wear to their cars, and other expenses....

If you needed yet another cautionary tale against soliciting strangers to rob your fast food drive-thru, look no further than the sad story of Alayna Weishner-Rush of Canton Township, Pennsylvania. Weishner-Rush is accused of recruiting a man and woman to rob the Burger King at which she worked, while she was on duty. The lesson, as always, is you can’t trust anyone in this cold, cold world, least of all two perfect strangers, with your plans for the perfect heist....

A man pulled over for drunken driving had a unique excuse for smelling like booze: a recent dinner of beer-battered fish. John Przybyla, 75, of Friendship, Wisconsin, was pulled over on suspicion of OWI (operating while under the influence) in October; he also had nine prior OWI offenses on his record. When the arresting deputy approached Przybyla’s car, Przybyla allegedly told the deputy that the alcohol smell was due to the beer-battered fish he had eaten....

When it comes to Instagram, no one can resist “food porn” – not even identity thieves. For two alleged South Florida identity thieves, justice came served with a swanky Morton’s steak and side of mac and cheese when a food porn photo helped investigators track the thieving foodies down. IRS agents were long on the hunt for the man who claimed he had 700,000 stolen identities, but it was the food porn that broke the identity theft case, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports....

Ah, law school summers. Those long days on the beach and care-free nights, finding young love in the sand dunes. Actually, that’s the start of “Grease,” not a law school summer. When you’re in law school, summer tends to mean one thing: work. And you should be focused on work in the summers! Summer clerkships, associate positions, and internships are the best chance for you to learn some actual lawyering skills....

Halloween is a special time of year. It’s possibly the only time when you can come to your law office dressed however you like – within reason, of course. In the interest of public service for our fellow legal professionals, we’d like to offer some advice on things you should, and should not, do when dressing up for work this Halloween: 1. Do Make Your Costume Law-Related With over a thousand years of legal tradition, you should come to work dressed as something law-related, like a judge or – heaven forbid – a law-related pun like “Commerce Claus” or “Habeas Corpses....

There are plenty of stories out there about lawyers behaving badly – lawyers who murder, lawyers who are arrested on drug charges, while in court, lawyers who live double lives as prostitutes. But it’s not just attorneys who act out every now and then. There are plenty of judges who can give the worst lawyers a run for their money. Here are just a few, from the FindLaw archives. Losing your cool and letting your fists fly is never a good idea – and it’s even worse when those fists fly in the middle of an Arkansas Walmart and the man on the receiving end is your ex-wife’s boyfriend....

For most states the July Bar exam is this week. If that is you then the past few months may have meant long nights of studying, strategically camping out at different study spots day after day, and building expertise on effective forms of caffeine. Whether you feel like you’ve studied too much or not enough, it’s time to fight with what you’ve got. And every Bar exam warrior needs a battle cry....

It’s hard to keep a jury focused on the murder you’re currently accused of when they’re presented with evidence of even more potential murders. That’s the struggle for ex-New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, as he fights to keep the jury in his upcoming murder trial from hearing about allegations of his involvement in the fatal shootings of two men in 2012. Hernandez’s trial for the murder of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd begins in January, but will his jury get to hear about these 2012 killings?...

Gourmet ice cream is booming these days, with shops popping up from coast to coast. Frozen superstars create unique and intriguing combinations–flavors like milk chocolate tarragon and Guinness gingerbread. If you think your local parlor is pushing the envelope with similar flavors, think again. Because The Icecreamists, an “edgy” ice cream shop out of London, is ripping that envelope right open and tearing it to shreds. They’ve done the unthinkable–they’ve gone back to the basics....

There is often the conception that once we own land, we can do whatever we want with it. Sadly for some landowners, there are regulations, restrictions, and responsibilities placed on land use, which can exist at the local, state, and federal level. Most, if not all of these regulations come from two often competing interests: conservation and agriculture. Those interests, along with one man’s desire to build a house, are colliding in Northern California, where a turkey farmer is suing over a county ordinance he claims will force him and his family to farm his land in perpetuity....

In Mexico, “La Michoacana” refers to a Michoacan girl holding a specialty ice cream cone in advertisements. But in Paleteria La Michoacana Inc. v. Productos Lacteos Tocumbo, a federal appeals court said the reference is so commonplace it cannot be claimed by one business over another in the United States. The decision settled a decades-long issue in an international trademark dispute. Unlike the “paleta” ice cream, however, it was a bittersweet decision....

Valentine’s Day is a day for love and romance. It’s not often a day you equate with jail and arrests. But people do get arrested on Valentine’s Day. And some of those arrest stories can be very interesting, if not downright weird. Here are five of the craziest Valentine’s Day arrests: Related Resources: Divorce Lawyers Love Day After Valentine’s Day (FindLaw’s Greedy Associates) Woman Wins $900K in eHarmony Herpes Lawsuit (FindLaw’s Injured) Match....

There are a few things about the Sith that every Star Wars fan should know: Darth Vader would not get drunk. Darth Vader also wouldn’t be defeated by pepper spray. After all, he controls the power of the force. Unfortunately, 28-year-old Floridian Michael Eugene Cole isn’t actually Darth Vader. He’s just a man wearing a Darth Vader mask who tried to assault a police officer. Cole was walking close to a construction site at around 3 a....

A man is suing a South Florida hospital after his leg was discovered in the garbage. Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables apparently threw John Timiriasieff’s amputated limb into the garbage, complete with tags indicating it belonged to the former patient. Timiriasieff is suing the hospital for negligent infliction of emotional distress – let’s take a look at his claim. Timiriasieff’s claims that, after amputating the right leg below the knee, hospital employees threw the leg into the garbage....

What lawyer brought a razor-sharp wit to, well, a razor fight? Jack Sarno, general counsel of the razor-blades-by-mail startup Harry’s. After Gillette launched a campaign to “welcome back” former Harry’s users, Sarno sent off a demand letter to Gillette, part of Procter & Gamble – a demand letter with plenty of, ahem, edge. So, what’s the back-story? Gillette recently released an ad stating that “most guys leave Harry’s after trying it” and welcoming said guys back into the Big Razor fold....