Loaded Shotgun Submitted Into Evidence Kills Lawyer
A South African attorney is killed when a trial exhibit is dropped.
Morning Docket: 11.20.19
* A New York City attorney has been accused of filing over 300 lawsuits on behalf of two clients who had no idea he was representing them. [New York Post] * Ben & Jerry's has been sued for allegedly misleading consumers about claims that its milk is sourced from "happy cows." Wonder if the cows will get subpoenaed... [USA Today] * New York has joined California and others in suing Juul, the maker of electronic cigarettes, for allegedly illicit conduct in connection with advertising to minors. [NBC] * Ja Rule has been dismissed from a class action about the failed Fyre Festival. No need to read the article, there will probably be three documentaries about the lawsuit someday. [Billboard] * A South African lawyer died in a freak accident this week after she dropped a loaded gun in court. [People] * A lawyer in Texas has been arrested for returning to the firm that had just axed her and firing a gun. [Dallas Morning News]
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The Estate Tax, Not Land Expropriation, Is The ‘Right’ Way To Take Land From White People
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Protesting IP Colonialism
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I Want To Put A Baby In You: More History Made – Half-Sibling Triplets
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The Oscar Pistorius Trial Is Underway
Olympian Oscar Pistorius’s trial in South Africa for allegedly murdering his girlfriend continues on, despite Pistorius throwing up during witness testimony.
Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.14
* Professor Ann Althouse’s analysis of today’s Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood arguments before SCOTUS. [Althouse] * Professor Nelson Tebbe’s take on the proceedings. [Balkinization] * Finally, a very Jezebel assessment: “Supreme Court Prepares to F**k Up This Birth Control Thing.” [Jezebel] * “JUDGE TO PORN TROLLS: IP Addresses Aren’t People.” [Instapundit] * YouTube videos and text messages surface in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. [IT-Lex] * “Her” was an excellent movie — and it might contain lessons for lawyers and the legal profession, as John Hellerman argues. [Hellerman Baretz]
Morning Docket: 12.06.13
* New Jersey continues to mint lawyers despite terrible market conditions. Lat told me I should come up with a good Jersey joke. I said that was fairly well-worn territory and I would feel a bit like #498 at the Houston 500. Lat said, “ ” [The Star-Ledger] * The Obama uncle we mentioned earlier this week? Obama’s roommate before Harvard Law. Why won’t Obama produce his rent deposit!? [CNN] * The men who stole parts of the Porsche Paul Walker died in were arrested yesterday. They will be charged with felony grand theft, tampering with evidence, and living perhaps too fast… too curious? [TMZ] * Regulators are having a tough time figuring out what to do with the burgeoning bitcoin market. Numismatists are equally puzzled by this rarest of rare coin markets. [New York Times] * Jos. A. Bank, the most prestigious clothier in the United States and/or Canada, has been subpoenaed by the Ohio Attorney General. If the Ohio AG deposes one executive, he gets to depose three additional executives for free. [Washington Post] * A Q&A with Nelson Mandela’s lawyer. Very cool story, indeed, bro. [Aljazeera.com] And as an added bonus, after the jump are pictures from last night’s ATL holiday party…
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