Motion to Exclude Large-Breasted Woman From Trial
Defendant’s counsel apparently believed she would be a distraction.
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Law Blogger to Defamation Plaintiff: “Go Sh*t in a Hat” [Updated]
Eric Turkewitz at the New York Personal Injury Law Blog has come up with a new affirmative defense he says he's planning to use when he answers the complaint that another lawyer recently filed against him, and other bloggers, and the Washington…
In This Country We Would Simply Instruct the Witness Not to Answer
But in Europe, where I think they got their legal system mostly from the French, lawyers may have other options. An Austrian newspaper is reporting that a lawyer dropped his trousers during the questioning of his client by two female…
A New Contender for Worst Legal Brief
In considering whether something could be the "worst legal brief" ever filed, we have to recognize that there are different kinds of badness. Many briefs are filed every year by people who are, evidently, insane. If it is fair to…
TIP: Giving Birth Likely to Be Considered Good Reason for a Continuance
“Pick your battles” is a phrase often used in this business, and it reflects the reality that fighting over everything wastes effort and hurts your credibility, and so just because you may have an argument to make doesn’t always mean…
Follow-Up on the Great “Photocopy” Dispute
As you may recall, last week you were treated to this deposition excerpt in which the parties were wrangling (for pages and pages) over the definition of "photocopy." Over the weekend I got some more details from the lawyer asking…
Offices and What Not to Do in Them
The first office I’m going to mention is my new one. We have just moved to a new building in San Francisco, and these offices are so much better than our old ones (leased just before the dot-com crash in…
Deposition Battle Over Definition of “Photocopy”
Also from Cleveland (via the WSJ Law Blog) comes another story of lawyers doing battle, this time over the meaning of "photocopy." The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on a deposition taken in a dispute apparently before the Ohio Supreme Court over…
Cleveland Browns Lawyer Letter Is Apparently Real
Probably the best cease-and-desist letter ever written.
Insurer Sues FBI for Crashing Ferrari
I guess in this case FBI stands for "Ferris Bueller Imitators." According to the Detroit News, a Michigan insurance company has sued the FBI and the Department of Justice alleging that one of its agents totaled a $750,000 Ferrari during what…