In a brief opinion released today, the New York Court of Appeals agreed with lower courts that a golfer hit by an "errant" shot could not sue his co-golfer for negligence, because one who chooses to golf assumes the risk…
On November 23, the Utah Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of Chad Hudgens' claims against his former employer, Prosper, Inc., and his former supervisor. The court did not reach the merits, holding simply that the lower court should have let…
I guess you know your date didn't go very well when you get sued afterward. New York's Appellate Division held on November 23 that a woman could not sue a man for injuries she sustained when she fell off a…
“They cut my beard … and forced me to eat it.”
New York's highest court will hear arguments tomorrow in a case that raises the perennial question: Does a golfer have a legal duty to yell "Fore"? A trial judge and a panel of the Appellate Division agreed that Dr. Azad…
Including—and this is true—his crystal ball.
Via the Law360 service I learned that a judge in Brazil has ordered McDonald's to pay a former manager $17,500 based on his allegations that he gained 65 pounds during his years with the company, due to such dastardly corporate practices as offering employees…
When I suggested the other day that Charlie Sheen should consider the Tourette’s defense, I didn’t have all the facts. So unless there is some evidence that Tourette’s syndrome could cause someone to do cocaine, bring a porn star to…
If you must engage in karaoke, do it with great care.
Let the bears dance!