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Aug 25, 2014

Size does matter, rules judge

A judge has ordered a deliveryman's manhood to be measured after he claimed in court that it was too small for him to be guilty of exhibitionism: http://bit.ly/1t6ytgF

Aug 22, 2014

She didn’t mean THAT naked

Dating Naked is a new breakout series on VH1, and while many are amused by the show, one cast member is not.

Aug 22, 2014

BENCH BLOG: Weighing in on a ‘professional divorce’

The Court of Appeals recently had an opportunity to review a decision that addressed contingency fees after the break-up of a law practice.

Aug 21, 2014

Virtual law firms allow practice on your own terms

For years now I’ve been an advocate of Web-based computing and have asserted that it will change the practice of law as we know it.

Aug 21, 2014

‘More cookies please’

A 72-year-old woman has sued a California hair salon, alleging she ate a cookie laced with marijuana from a hospitality tray left out for customers: http://cbsloc.al/1lihNAx

Aug 20, 2014

AG race could be a sizzler

Both contenders in the Nov. 4 general election have ample resumes; both have prosecuted cases and run district attorney offices.

Aug 19, 2014

Don’t fear swimming with the sharks

For better or worse (duh-dum), the nonhuman creature most often associated with attorneys (duh-dum … duh-dum) is that decidedly menacing, vicious aquatic predator known as (duh-dum, duh-dum, duh-dum, DUH-DUM, DUH-DUM) — well, you know.

Aug 19, 2014

Attorney: My client may be an idiot, but not a murderer

Terrance Lee admits to firing the gun that killed Marquis Sutton. But Lee's attorney says it's not an admission of murder.

Aug 18, 2014

What to pay attention to in new EEOC guidance

Recent enforcement guidance on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act represents the EEOC’s first effort to substantially update its position on this prohibited form of discrimination since 1983.

Aug 18, 2014

Homer hologram results in legal ‘D’oh!’

Hologram USA filed a lawsuit that claims a 3D representation of the famous Homer at this year's Comic-Con convention in San Diego infringed its patented system to project three-dimensional images onstage.

Aug 15, 2014

COURT GESTURES BLOG: Cracking down on a ‘litigious frolic’

Another day, another judge who criticizes and sanctions Rodney Rigsby for his litigious nature.

Aug 15, 2014

NEED TO KNOW: What is a ‘final judgment or order’ for the purposes of appeal?

Wisconsin statutes are clear that a final judgment or order is appealable as a matter of right, unless an exception applies.

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