There was a time when an office football pool was viewed as sufficient outlet for competition. However, the LA Times now reports that deputies at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been competing to see how many people they can arrest in a 24-hour period. Continue reading “Cops At Play: Arrest and Impound Competitions in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department”
Category: Bizarre
In a variation of the famous “I am Spartacus” scene, defendants appear to be jumping up and screaming “I Am Gay” as a defense to a hate crime against gays. Continue reading “Novel Defense: Man Claims that He is Gay in Hate Crime Case”
You can never forget to leave your business card at home as a lawyer, even when going to mass it seems. Continue reading “Parishioner Sues Priest for Statements in Homily”
In Shepherdsville, Kentucky, McDonalds is facing a tort action that may be unique in the annals of the law involving a hoax, unlawful imprisonment, and sexual assault. Continue reading “McDonalds Sued in Hoax/Sexual Assault Case”
A new malpractice case has been filed in New York involving a lab foul-up with horrific consequences. Continue reading “Woman Has Unnecessary Double Mastectomy Due to Lab Mix-up”
It remains an ever-lasting mystery how public school officials define their mission in life. Most educators and parents relish the idea that high school kids are interested (let alone active) in political issues. Yet, not at Waxahachie High School in Texas. Continue reading “Student Thrown Out of Texas School for Wearing Edwards T-Shirt”
In both torts and criminal law, the question of intent changes dramatically from an adult to a child. Continue reading “Lab Worker Bites Boy After Boy Bites Lab Worker”
The Army appears to have solved an age-old problem with getting a college education: going to college. Continue reading “The Army Offers College Credits Without the Need of Going to College”
A woman in Tucson seeking treatment for cancer was left for hours in a CT scanner after a technician apparently forget about her and the clinic was closed. Continue reading “Negligence or False Imprisonment? Woman Left for Hours in CT Scanner”
As if North and South Carolina did not have enough to fight about. When Shannon Whisnant purchased a barbecue smoker recently, she was surprised to later discover a human leg inside. Continue reading “Man Fights to Get Leg Back”
In what may be the next Fox reality series, a convent was closed in Italy after the resident nuns got into a knock-out, brag-out brawl. For the story, click here
To pay for the proposed children health program, the Democrats are turning to a familiar source: cigarettes. Continue reading “Dems Propose 156% Increase in Tobacco Tax”
There are a host of diseases and illnesses that are expected to rise with the global temperatures. One of the most deadly is an illness caused by an ameoba called Naegleria fowleri. Continue reading “Increase in Deadly Amoeba Linked to Global Warming”
A fascinating case has been filed in New York. James Livingston sued after he learned that bone implanted in his neck to relieve back pain was stolen from a corpse. Continue reading “Stolen Neck Bone Implanted in Patient”
In what is likely to become a torts case, a nursery has been closed for taping a pacifier to the mouth of a child — an abuse allegedly committed on other children. Continue reading “Nursery Closed for Taping Pacifier to Mouth of 4-Month Baby”