From this week's California case reports: Jensen Corporation Landscape Contractor v. McGuire & Hester; Cabrillo Community College District; Western Surety Co., No. CV167244 (filed Apr. 16, 2010). Breach of contract. The plaintiff suffered additional labor and material costs due to delays caused…
With all other problems now solved, state legislatures are taking the opportunity to pass laws that will keep our brains (and other parts) free of unwanted microchips. Georgia Rep. Ed Setzler, a supporter of SB 235, the Microchip Consent Act…
It could work to your advantage.
Yet another presidential scandal broke over the weekend, as a library in New York accused George Washington of failing to return valuable library materials checked out during his presidency. The former president could not be reached for comment. The New…
This case report dates back to late 2005, but for some reason was only recently brought to my attention: Greene County, Missouri (Springfield)- Assault & Battery; Case #102CC1251; Judge: Mark FitzsimmonsVerdict: 12/21/05 for Plaintiff $65,000.00.Chris Ames v. Friendly Ford; Jay WiseLength…
On Wednesday, a judge in Erie, Pennsylvania, ruled that Dominica Juliano and her mother had failed to present enough evidence to prove that 12-year-old Dominica had actually been injured by a bar-code scanner, as plaintiffs had claimed. According to the…
Ex-judge, that is. After his firing, which you may recall was prompted by the jailing of a 19-year-old for failing to return a DVD to the library, former municipal judge James Kimmel stood by his decision to issue a bench…
This one is weird, and not just because Steven Seagal’s involved.
Last December, as you may recall, the North Face Apparel Co. sued The South Butt LLC, a company started by Missouri teenager Jimmy Winkelmann. North Face alleged that South Butt was infringing and diluting the famous North Face trademark. The…
I wrote on April 2 about an April Fools' Day prank by law blogger Eric Turkewitz (and others) who managed to fool the New York Times, at least briefly. Turns out that was only the first act in a drama…