Everyone knows that the DMV is no fun. In fact, in New Jersey (where the DMV is technically called the MVC, or Motor Vehicle Commission) they’ve gone so far as to ban big smiles in their license photos. Just in case people were enjoying themselves too much while waiting in line, New Jersey is putting a stop to it. It’s one of several states with a “neural facial expression” rule when it comes to license photos....
If you’re a district attorney, and you employ an illegal alien who is accused of raping a child, you can expect at least a little flack from the media. If you’re that district attorney and the progeny of the greatest pop culture judge of our generation, you can expect a backlash. Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy – also known as Judge Judy’s son – is learning that lesson first-hand....
Just as former NFL players had done with their league, dozens of professional wrestlers had filed lawsuits claiming World Wrestling Entertainment knew of the risks of repeated head injuries and concussions and failed to warn them. But six of those lawsuits didn’t follow the script, according to a federal judge in WWE’s home state of Connecticut. U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant tossed a series of suits over the top rope for failing to “comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure” or even “set forth the factual basis of their claims or defenses clearly and concisely in separately numbered paragraphs....
Bar exam applicants who have disabilities can request special accommodations during the exam. Depending on the nature of the disability, “accommodations may include such things as assistants (i.e., readers or personal healthcare assistants), wheelchair access, permission to dictate to a typist or tape recorder, customized timing, separate testing room, customized examination materials (i.e., Braille, large print, etc.), extended testing days and permission to bring and use specific items or medical aids....
Yesterday, my esteemed colleague William Peacock, Esq. gave you the “glass is half-empty” view of OCI. But we all know, where there is a glass half empty, there is also a glass half-full. So, if you will bear with us, here is another take on good old OCI. Resume Tips WP Got Right As far as the resume tips go, William was spot on with some like avoiding typos, unnecessary objectives, pink paper and a freaky format....
In defendants’ action for equitable indemnity against codefendants arising from a real estate transaction involving a failure to disclose existence of an easement, trial court’s dismissal of defendants’ cross-complaint is reversed as defendants were not precluded from filing a cross-complaint seeking equitable indemnity as it is authorized by the express provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 428.10(b), as interpreted in American Motorcycle Ass’n. v. Sup. Ct. (1978) 20 Cal.3d 578....
Phillie Phanatic sued after an incident at a Jersey Shore hotel. Imagine lounging by the pool when a giant fuzzy green thing suddenly picks you up and throws you in the water. That’s what happened to Suzanne Peirce at a Jersey Shore hotel pool, the woman claims in her Phillie Phanatic lawsuit. Peirce says that she was attending her sister’s wedding at The Golden Inn in Avalon and was relaxing poolside in a lounge chair....
The sports world may still be a man’s world, but that doesn’t mean that it exists outside the corporate world. So calling a female colleague “sweet baby,” probably isn’t advisable. Calling the same colleague “sweet cakes” and an “asshole” is even less brilliant. In the case of now former ESPN announcer, Ron Franklin, it cost him his job. According to one of Franklin’s co-workers, Ron Franklin and Jeannine Edwards had roughly the following conversation prior to the Chick Fil-A Bowl....
It’s been over a month since a Long Island district attorney banned his prosecutors from owning guns – then almost immediate rescinded the rule. But the question remains: should lawyers have dogs guns? Sure, gun ownership is correlated to a slight increased risk of gun violence. Sure, your six-year-old might accidentally shoot his brother. Or your child may intentionally shoot up his high school. But those aren’t uniquely lawyerly concerns....
In a Rehabilitation Act action claiming that defendant-hospital failed to accommodate her disability by refusing her request for a transfer to a different job site, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff failed to produce sufficient evidence that she notified defendant of her disability; and 2) nothing in the evidence presented suggested that plaintiff’s supervisor acted in anything but an entirely appropriate manner in dealing with plaintiff’s situation....
Note: Normally a joke would go here, but it’s unlikely that it would make it past the editor. Dateline: Batavia, New York. Police were called to Farrall Park at about 5 p.m. last Friday. The mother of a small child contacted the police after she said that a man and women were having sex on a picnic table in the park. Officer Matthew Baldwin arrived and found Justin M. Amend, 29, of Oakfield, and Suzanne M....
A Las Vegas man fell victim to a toilet lid attack and near strangulation when a crazy man invaded his home. Police say that 41-year-old Ronald Hetzel broke into the home of an unidentified man and struck the homeowner over the head with a guitar and porcelain toilet lid. Hetzel then made several threats about killing the man and attempted to strangle him, reports the Las Vegas Sun. The struggle for life and death lasted about 20 minutes before police intervened....
A Pennsylvania woman stripped down in the middle of a street and slapped a bystander who asked if she was okay. The bizarre incident unfolded in the middle of the afternoon in peaceful Monongahela, PA. Motorists said the woman parked her car, and got out – topless. She then began to walk down the middle of the street. At some point she took off her pants. She also threw her shoes at passing cars....
An Ohio law-enforcement officer who allegedly masturbated with a boy for “educational” purposes won’t be charged for his actions. Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Ricky Vitte Jr. triggered a criminal investigation after he watched porn and masturbated with a pre-teen boy five years ago, according the Sandusky Register. Vitte admitted the incident to his wife, but said he was just trying to teach the boy about sex, according to an investigator’s report....
Here’s a round-up of some events for the rest of October …ABA Young Lawyers Division – Upcoming EventsOct 16: Learning to Lead: What Really Works for Women in Law Webinar/TeleconferenceOct 22: Reverse-Payment License Agreements: A Review of the Hatch-Waxman Act Post-Actavis Webinar/TeleconferenceOct 24: Screening and Working with Older Clients with Diminished Capacity: Practical Tools and Strategies Webinar/TeleconferenceOct 25: Enterprise Risk Management Fundamentals: Understanding ERM Concepts and Legal Applications Webinar/TeleconferenceOct 29: Hot Topics in Cybersecurity Law Webinar/TeleconferenceSave the Date: 2014 ABA Midyear Meeting - Young Lawyers Division February 6 - 8, 2014 Swissôtel, Chicago, ILABA Young Lawyers Division – “Bullyproof"The ABA Young Lawyers Division just announced its anti-bullying initiative, called “Bullyproof,” as the division’s public service project for the 2013-2014 year....
Waffle House restaurants are no strangers to wacky customers, but there’s likely going to be no waffling as a result of a recent customer lawsuit. The Waffle House patron alleged that he suffered damage to his hearing as well as an injury to his ear as a result of exploding plates. However, the Waffle House is saying that there was no explosion at all, and they’re not about to leggo of that position....
It is right there in the title: prenuptial agreement, meaning before the nuptials. So, by a very strict definition, once you’re married, it’s too late to sign a prenup. But what happens without one? The couple still reside near Seattle, and Washington’s marital property laws recognize the concept of “community property,” under which almost all property acquired by either spouse during a marriage is presumed to be jointly owned, and therefore split equally upon divorce....
In an action for breach of contract, negligence, fraud, and violations of California’s licensure requirements, trial court judgment is modified and affirmed where: 1) the court properly granted plaintiffs’ motion for a directed verdict on their Business and Professions Code sec. 7031 claim for reimbursement of the compensation paid for the unlicensed work as the corporation that acted as the building contractor on the project violated California’s licensure requirements; and 2) the reference in Business and Professions Code sec....
You wish you had problems like this. The New Hampshire woman who hit the $560 million Powerball jackpot last month has sued the state’s lottery commission – asking to remain anonymous. Her lawsuit claims disclosure would “constitute a significant invasion of privacy.” According to the complaint, filed in New Hampshire State court, the anonymous “Jane Doe” purchased the winning ticket at Reed’s Ferry Market and experienced “awe, disbelief, and an unexpected one: panic” upon realizing that she’d won....
Mid-December is that special respite time in the life of a law student. Finals draw to a close and suddenly there is an expanse of two weeks and change to help remember life outside the stare decisis of the law. With the numerous holiday blockbusters making their red carpet unveils in December, the typical–or dare we say “reasonable”–law student might be doing everything in her might to stay away from mixing law and celluloid entertainment for the next few weeks....
