DC will continue to enforce its concealed-carry gun law after the circuit stayed a lower federal judge’s ruling that the local law was “likely unconstitutional.” The city’s law is another one of the local municipalities that requires a “good cause” (or “good reason”) of those applicants when filing for a concealed carry permit. Concealed carry seems to be fading in this country. Take note of the recent Ninth Circuit ruling....
New allegations have surfaced against former Red Sox clubhouse manager Donald Fitzpatrick. A teenage Fenway Park clubhouse attendant and a batboy claim that they were sexually abused in the team’s locker room in the early 1980s. This is not the first Red Sox abuse scandal involving Fitzpatrick. Allegations against him first surfaced in 1991, leading to his dismissal. And the team settled with 7 of his victims for $3.15 million in 2003....
Three grown men tried to play Winnie-the-Pooh and attempted to steal honey from 30,000 honeybees. Three Florida men tried to scrape honey from a hive in their back yard. The bees, in defense of their home, swarmed the men and attacked, stinging the men about 50 times each. A woman was also attacked when she went outside during the attack. All the victims were not severely hurt, and are expected to survive....
Quick. Simple. Direct. Just how we like our patent decisions. Last week, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals adopted a new standard for induced infringement, holding that a patent owner no longer has to show that a single induced entity is liable for direct infringement, reports Patently-O. In the 6-5 decision, the en banc court explicitly abandoned its 2007 BMC Resources, Inc. v. Paymentech, L.P. holding that, in order for a party to be liable for induced infringement, some other single entity must be liable for direct infringement....
In a techie crime first, a California woman was ticketed for wearing Google Glass while driving. Cecilia Abadie was pulled over by San Diego Police and slapped with a traffic ticket for speeding and “driving with monitor visible to driver (Google Glass),” reports Ars Technica. The traffic ticket heard ‘round the world, Abadie’s Google Glass offense has sparked media frenzy and raises new legal questions about how the high-tech specs comports with distracted driving laws....
You’ve heard of the getaway car and even the getaway bicycle but what about the getaway hoverboard? The first known hoverboard getaway was successfully completed last week, and now one more mode of transport presents for fleeing criminals. Dallas, Texas police said that a man on a hoverboard rolled by a car, shot at the driver, and rolled away, eluding police. The shooting occurred in the wee hours of the morning, and there is no news yet on the shooter’s whereabouts....
A Wisconsin man’s arrest may have goat sex advocates bleating for their constitutional rights. What would PETA say about this? Shaun Orris, a 41-year-old advocate of goat love, was arrested for disorderly conduct at a Waukesha area restaurant, where he wouldn’t stop pestering patrons about their supposed constitutional right to intercourse with goats, reports Milwaukee’s WITI-TV. Don’t be caught sitting on your constitutional right to boink goats, read on! Police in Waukesha were dispatched to arrest our star-spangled goat-sex advocate about 2:45 in the morning last Thursday, when they found him “bloodied” and belligerent after being punted by the restaurant’s owner for engaging customers in goat coitus debate, reports Waukesha NOW....
Copyrights provide protection to various original works and give the copyright owner the exclusive right to sell, publish, or reproduce the work. Photographer Jacobus Rentmeester felt that this exclusive right had been violated by Nike. Comparing the Photograph to the Logo The photo at the heart of the lawsuit was one Renmeester took of Michael Jordan for a Life magazine feature on the Summer Olympics of 1984. The photo is of Michael Jordan midair going toward a basketball hoop in a grassy knoll....
In an action to enjoin further implementation of a police checkpoint program in Defendant city, the denial of a preliminary injunction is reversed, where the checkpoint did not meet the Fourth Amendment’s requirement of individualized suspicion. Read Mills v. Dist. of Columbia, No. 08-7127 Appellate Information Argued May 8, 2009 Decided July 10, 2009 Judges Opinion by Judge Sentelle Counsel For Appellants Mara E. Verheyden-Hilliard, Washington, DC For Appellee: Todd S....
Rutt’s Hut sues Mutt’s Hut for… Okay, maybe turning that into a full-fledged tongue twister isn’t so easy, but imagine the possibilities. Anyway, the hot dog scene in Clifton, New Jersey is about to get hut. Rutt’s Hut, purveyor of the world’s most disgustingly intriguing hot dog, has waged a not-so-culinary war against Mutt’s. They stole Rutt’s trademark, the hot dog giant says. For those not in the know, Rutt’s Hut is an old school hot dog joint in Clifton, New Jersey, which is famous for a creation known as the “Ripper....
A Texas jury has awarded seven fans about $76,000 for botched seating arrangements at the 2011 Super Bowl. The jury found the NFL breached its ticket contract with fans because of unavailable temporary seating at Dallas Cowboy Stadium. The fans did not win on their fraud claims against the NFL, but will still receive awards ranging from $5,700 to $22,000 each. Cowboys stadium was two years old when it hosted the 2011 Super Bowl, but still didn’t have its act together in time....
We’ve all heard of a golden smile. But what about a golden mugshot? Patrick Tribett was arrested in Bellaire, Ohio, in 2005. Police say he had been huffing the fumes from gold spraypaint. The proof? Perhaps the fact that the lower half of his face was covered in gold paint, as shown in his mugshot: One of those companies is Cafe Press, which stopped selling T-shirts bearing Tribett’s image after Rogers sent them a cease and desist letter....
The future of alcohol sales? Vending machines, perhaps. Pennsylvania recently introduced wine kiosks, a sharp turn for a state with some of the country’s most strict alcohol laws. Right now the machines are located in two grocery stores. If the test run goes well, the machines could spread to 100 additional stores, according to the state Liquor Control Board. Customers seem enthusiastic about the machines, the AP reports: “This is just convenient one-stop shopping,” said Darby Golec, 28, of Enola....
Trial courts denial of defendant’s petition for unconditional release after he had been recommitted as an SVP is affirmed where: 1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing defendant’s petition where defendant did not oppose the dismissal motion and conceded there were no changed circumstances at the hearing; and 2) trial counsel provided effective assistance of counsel in not opposing motion to dismiss where there were no circumstances to support a conclusion defendant’s condition had so changed he would not be a danger to others....
For the first minute, and each minute after that, a phone-sex operator has filed a lawsuit claiming that her employer is violating minimum wage laws. While expectant customers can pay $5 per minute, the operators, shockingly, only make between $0.10 to $0.07 per minute. That means, at best, operators are making $6.00 per hour and potentially only $4.20 per hour. Other services are equally unimpressive. The lawsuit alleges that the company, Tele Pay, which operates the nation’s leading phone-sex network, systematically pays workers below the federal minimum wage of $7....
If you’re a BigLaw associate, take a moment out of your day and take a long, hard look at yourself in the mirror. What do you see: fine lines, wrinkles and red eyes from overwork, stress and long hours? Do you also see graying hair and skin that just seems a bit saggy given your relatively young age? The truth is the effects of long hours at work are relatively the same for both males and females....
“I’m going to cut your hair, give you an atomic wedgie, and steal your lunch money! Haha. JK. Smiley face. Smiley face.” Did the “JK” and smiley faces make the comment less of a threat? California judges don’t think so. A threat is a threat regardless of smiling emojis. The Case Last spring, Fairfield High School student, identified as L.F., posted a series of tweets where she claimed to be planning a school shooting....
Just a normal Monday morning in Austin, Texas. Now THAT Is How You Play Hooky Who needs seventh grade when you can get lit and drive around at 7 a.m.? According to Austin’s KVUE: An officer initially tried to stop the boy, when the officer saw him nearly strike a cyclist; The boy proceeded to drive recklessly down Pleasant Valley Road; He hit a pickup with two people inside, and never stopped (nobody was injured in the crash); He then slammed into a pole and flipped over....
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established in the wake of the 2007 financial meltdown that gave birth to the “Great Recession.” Created by the 2010’s Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB was to operate as a Wall Street watchdog agency. To ensure its independence from political interference, it was to have a single director who, once appointed, could only be removed for cause. That level of independence, however, was too much for the D....
As summer approaches, weather-appropriate attire is an absolute must, and on a hot sticky summer day in NYC, the dress code may call for you to be topless. But it’s not only the fashion police who will have to give you a pass. The boys in blue of the NYPD will also have to keep their cuffs in their pockets, according to a memo revealed in a topless woman’s lawsuit....
