Rock, Paper, Scissors Match to Resolve Discovery Dispute
Shouldn’t they all be resolved this way?
2006
Lawsuit Claims Contract Written in Blood Should Be Extra-Enforceable
The AP reported this week on a new contract suit filed in Orange County Superior Court in California. The lawsuit involves an alleged agreement to settle a dispute over $170,000 that Jinsoo Kim had invested in a Korean corporation owned…
Executioner Wanted: Must Have Own Hood
Documents released Thursday by Britain’s National Archives discussed the search for a proper hangman in the late 1930s after Thomas Pierrepoint, described as "one of Britain’s longest-serving hangmen," neared retirement age. Apparently, officials found it more difficult than you might…
How They Filibuster in Taiwan
If the legislation is bad enough, you might consider eating it.
Dutch Pedophiles Organize to Protect the Right to Molest
I really have no idea what category to put this one in. Earlier this week, a new political party was registered in the Netherlands by a group of Dutch pedophiles, who evidently feel oppressed by the fact that even in…
Driver Labeled as “Dangerous” Simply Because He Has No Arms
A policeman in New Zealand testified yesterday that he had cited Colin Smith for "driving in a manner likely to be dangerous to the public" after he stopped Smith for speeding and then happened to notice that Mr. Smith had…
Panel Concludes Legislators Should Not Work Drunk
A citizen panel in Oregon has come to the conclusion that state legislators and legislative staff should not be drunk while performing their official duties. The Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature adopted the policy on Monday after it was…
Las Vegas Police Catch Woman Who Filed False Disability Claims
Police had more difficulty than they expected in catching Laura Lee Medley, because she is not in fact disabled as she had claimed to be in a series of claims she had filed against various public entities. Medley reportedly filed…
BBC Interviews Wrong Man Re Apple Trademark Verdict
Showing just how easy it is to qualify as a talking-head legal expert on television, Guy Goma bravely fielded questions from a BBC reporter recently about the outcome of a trademark battle between the Beatles’ "Apple Corp." and Apple Computer. …
“Curse You” — The Musical!
Reuters News reports that a new translation of Saddam Hussein’s novel, "Get Out of Here, Curse You," will be released this week in Japan. The novel is believed to have been written on the eve of the 2003 invasion and…