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An Offensive Arrest
A Florida student has been arrested for “passing gas” in class and turning off his classmates’ computers. The 13-year-old boy was placed under arrest by the school resource officer after he confessed about his behavior.
According to a report released by the Martin County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office, the boy “continually… |
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Swear It Isn’t So
Hamilton County (Ohio) Judge Robert Ruehlman is fed up with swearing in his courtroom and he is doing something about it.
On consecutive days, Judge Ruehlman sentenced two individuals to six months in jail for swearing in his courtroom. Not the swearing in of a party or witness, but rather cuss words from an individual.
First, it was… |
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Learning Courtroom Etiquette — The Hard Way
A North Carolina lawyer has been held in criminal contempt for reading a magazine during a court session. District Court Judge Kevin Eddinger issued the contempt order against attorney Todd Paris after witnessing him reading Maxim, a men's magazine, while seated on a bench in court reserved for lawyers. The cover of the magazine prominently featured… |
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Chew on this Lawsuit
A Michigan woman has sued Starburst's parent company, Mars Inc., maker of the fruit chews candy, claiming that the candies are so chewy that they should come with a warning label.
Victoria McArthur of Romeo, Michigan is seeking more than $25,000 in damages for "permanent personal injuries" she allegedly suffered after chewing on Starburst's yellow… |
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Homer Simpson Weighs in on Unilateral Contracts
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Boyce Martin recently turned to Homer Simpson for legal support in his dissenting opinion.
At issue in the case: Whether an employee was bound to arbitrate, rather than sue, over an employment dispute when she continued to work at a company after it instituted an arbitration program for employment-related disputes… |
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A Deadline is a Deadline is a Deadline
Missing a court filing deadline by one minute may prove to be a very costly mistake for a Southern California law firm. Morrison & Foerster LLP may have cost their client about $1 million because their motion for attorneys' fees was filed one minute late.
According to court papers, one of the lawyers with the firm delivered the motion to a courier… |
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A Class Action Lawsuit Sours
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the dismissal of a class action lawsuit which sought, among other things, to require sellers of milk to put labels on their containers warning consumers that some may experience adverse symptoms if they drink milk and are lactose intolerant.
According to court documents, the class of plaintiffs… |
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Wii Guitar Hero Not Bringing Shouts of Joy
We knew it wouldn't be long before the highly sought-after, incredibly popular and hard-to-come-by gift of the year, the Nintendo Wii game system, along with its games, ended up being the targets of lawsuits.
San Diego resident Samuel Livingston is suing Activision, Inc., the maker of the popular Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock game, advertised… |
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Judge Rules Delay of Trial, not Game
A state judge in Louisiana agreed to postpone the start of trial because lawyers for both parties had tickets to the BCS national championship game, which was played between Louisiana State University and Ohio State University on January 7th, the same day the trial was supposed to begin.
West Baton Rouge Parish District Judge Alvin Batiste granted… |
