2007

Japanese Company Warns That Defective Toilets May Catch Fire

Toto Ltd., Japan’s leading toilet manufacturer, announced today that it was offering free repairs for a defect that had been identified in its popular "Z Series" toilets.  The company said that the defect, related to the toilets’ electrical systems, may…



Candidate Wins Race With Zero Votes

Joe Selle appears to have triumphed in last week’s city council elections in Missouri City, Missouri, a town of 300 people that is confusingly situated near Kansas City, Missouri. Here’s the background you’ll be wanting on that.  Missouri City, Missouri,…


People You Probably Don’t Want to Have Do Your Taxes

This list could probably get a lot longer, but right now I have two. First, Marva Bilberry, of Belton, Missouri, who runs Bilberry Bookkeeping & Tax Service, at least for now.  On April 11, the Justice Department sued Bilberry, alleging…


Florida Governor Will Review Request to Pardon Jim Morrison

Governor Charlie Crist said Tuesday that he would review a request by two Doors fans to pardon Jim Morrison in order to clear the singer’s name of his 1969 conviction for indecent exposure.  Morrison allegedly exposed himself while on stage…



Georgetown Professor Bans Laptops From Classroom

The Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog, which I thank again for not using the awful word "blawg," reported yesterday that Georgetown Law Center professor David Cole has banned laptops from his classroom.  Students typically claim, he says, that it is…