It seems you can’t trust anyone these days… NBA star Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs certainly might have found that out the hard way after an autographed Michael Jordan jersey got stolen from out of a gym that was under construction at his home. The suspect in the case of the missing MJ jersey? No, not Eva, come on. Turns out it might have been an inside job, like, way, way inside....
In a negligence action, trial court judgment is affirmed where the doctrine of primary assumption of risk applies to the activity engaged in by plaintiff at the Burning Man Festival, and thus defendant owed him no duty of care to prevent the injuries he incurred as a result. Read Beninati v. Black Rock City, LLC, No. A121539 in PDF Appellate InformationAppeal from San Francisco City & County Super. Ct. No. CGC-06-455768....
Thanks to a new bill, children in Oklahoma may soon be able to chew Pop-Tarts into the shape of guns without getting arrested. The goal is to rein in outlandish zero tolerance policies. Here’s hoping things don’t take a turn for the “Lord of the Flies” during snack time. Pop-Tart Bill: “Brandishing a Pastry” The Common Sense Zero Tolerance Act, introduced by Rep. Sally Kern, would protect Oklahoma’s schoolchildren from punishment for chewing their frosted or fruit-filled breakfast pastries into the shape of guns....
Even though the District of Columbia overwhelmingly voted to legalize marijuana earlier this month, Washington, D.C. is no normal place, as its residents know all too well. Though the District does have a city council, acts of the council are subject to approval by Congress, with whom the buck stops when it comes to governing D.C. So the question remains: Will a Congress that still considers marijuana as deadly as heroin be amenable to approving it for recreational use?...
The Uniform Bar Exam is about to get more, well, uniform. The UBE, which provides one test and one score but portability to the 16 different states what accept it, was recently adopted by New York. The Empire State’s 15,000-some bar examinees will sit for the UBE for the first time next summer. Those New Yorkers, along with Alaskans, Coloradans, and Alabamans, may be getting some company from the Best Coast – if legal academics have their say....
College athletes may be headed for a payday after EA Sports agreed to a $40 million settlement over likeness rights in its games. The settlement, filed in court last week, has the potential to include more than 100,000 athletes (and even current college players) who have had their virtual selves included in Electronic Arts’ line of NCAA-related video games. According to The Associated Press, taking part in the settlement will not affect any current player’s eligibility to play....
A Florida man posed as a cop to get a Dunkin’ Donuts discount. It’s proof that: (1) hunger does strange things to people and (2) even fake cops love donuts. Unfortunately for 48-year-old Charles “Chuck” Barry, real cops showed up (maybe with a discounted éclair in hand?) and arrested him. Barry is now facing charges for impersonating a law enforcement officer. Who knew that cops get donut discounts? After Barry rolled up to a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru, he identified himself as a U....
Judgment of the United States Court of International Trade sustaining the United States Customs Service’s classification of laminated flooring panels imported by Faus Group, Inc. as fiberboard under heading 4411 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States (HTSUS), subjecting to a duty rate of 6% ad valorem, is reversed as the flooring panels should be classified within subheading 4418.90.40, the residual category for builders’ joinery where it is subject to a duty of 3....
Many people love to hate their boss, calling them ’the worst boss ever’, especially if their boss is an overbearing law partner who keeps breathing down their neck. Sound familiar? If it doesn’t we bet you know at least know someone who meets that description. If you have the kind of boss that makes you celebrate the days they’re out of the office, you can at least take comfort in knowing they probably aren’t the worst ones out there....
“Catch me if you can.” That’s what former Amtrak clerk-turned-fugitive Wanda Lee Ann Podgurski texted via tweet while she was on the lam. What happens when a fugitive taunts authorities and isn’t Leonardo DiCaprio being directed by Steven Spielberg and chased by Tom Hanks? Spoiler alert: The fugitive gets arrested in Mexico by the real Fugitive Task Force. Podgurski, 60, high-tailed it to Mexico after being convicted of disability and insurance fraud, and even taunted authorities after her escape, reports the Los Angeles Times....
Colorado man Keith Gaylor planned to cheat on his longtime girlfriend. She was supposed to be out of the house for a while, so he called up a woman he met on Craigslist and invited her over. Police think he was trying to convince his girlfriend that the other woman was an intruder. Well, he also managed to convince the police officers. Since he confusingly told police that the intruder had a gun, the department dispatched five officers to his home....
By gum, for two whole years they got away with it! No, not Madoff style financial fraud, and no, not even an Edwards type sex scandal and cover-up. Here, we are speaking of something most Frenchmen (and not a few Californians) take nearly as seriously. Grape fraud. That is correct, on Wednesday, a French court in the city of Carcassonne handed down fines and probation to 12 men, including vintners and wine cooperative executives, convicted of duping U....
With Dewey & LeBoeuf’s seemingly imminent demise creeping ever closer, associates nationwide are understandably worried about their own job security. But fear not, you can ease your anxiety by figuring out how to spot layoff warning signs. You’re all smart people. After all, you made it through law school and the bar. So you already know shrinking profits and industry decline are good indicators of an impending layoff. But these signals can often come too late, leaving you little time to protect yourself against the dreaded “resume employment gap....
Moot court winners typically get applause and bragging rights, but these competitors split $115,000 in prize money. In the rare air of the Phillip R. Shawe Scholarship Competition, three winners beat out 240 students who submitted briefs. The finalists argued before a panel of judges, and University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Steven Hermosa answered the $65,000 first-place questions. “You not only answered the questions, but you used the questions to further your argument,” competition judge Alan Dershowitz told Hermosa....
When Brett Kavanaugh taught at Harvard Law School, hundreds of students said he was a “rigorous thinker, a devoted teacher, and a gracious person.” Oh, and there was his “great hair!” It was a compliment, but also a reminder that law students sometimes come out of left field – like many students at Yale Law School, where Kavanaugh also taught. Current Yale students want the law school to oppose his nomination to the U....
There have been some famous falling outs in the music industry. Eric Clapton stole his buddy George Harrison’s wife. Black Crows brothers Chris and Rich Robinson have been feuding for what seems like decades. Fleetwood Mac just kicked out Lindsey Buckingham, and the beef between Drake and Pusha T may tear Kanye West in two. Still, none of this bad blood ever involved an ex-manager commandeering a musician’s website and redirecting it to porn....
Basketball fans upset by the NBA lockout may be able to watch NBA players overseas in the next few months as a result of a decision by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The organization, which governs basketball worldwide, announced on Friday that NBA players currently under contract with the league will be permitted to play on national or club teams abroad while the NBA and players’ union attempt to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement....
Drunk driver? Don’t blame the underage suppliers. This is the tale of five young girls, who did what many under-21 girls do: convinced strangers at a liquor store to buy them booze and helped supply a house party. (Think McLovin’ from Superbad, only slightly more feminine.) Once the fun finished, the fabulous five hopped into a car, and soon thereafter, plowed into a bicyclist, who was severely injured. Along with his wife, he sought to sue not only the driver, but the four young ladies who provided the party favors....
Criminal lawyers usually don’t want their clients tried in the court of public opinion. It’s not fair, they say, because the media can publish prejudicial information that a judge would never allow in the courtroom. But sometimes clients publish their own damning information. And while it’s almost reasonable that clients may not know that a social media post can hurt their case, surprisingly it seems that one New York attorney didn’t either....
There seems to be a new trend developing in bank robbing in Queens, one that highlights what many have long said: people with physical disabilities are just like everyone else. A thief in a wheelchair held up a TD Bank yesterday, making this the second wheelchair bank hold-up in Queens since June, according to the New York Daily News. The thief reportedly rolled to the counter and handed the teller a note stating that he had a bomb and a gun....
