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Jury awards $1M against doc who now works in prison
A jury awarded a $1 million verdict to a woman blaming a doctor, who now practices on inmates, and a shopping center clinic for complications from breast augmentation surgery.
Objection! Interrupting lawyer gets rare sanction
A lawyer who angered an Iowa federal judge by repeatedly raising objections has received an unusual punishment.
Taxi driver disguised in wig, bra pleads guilty to fleecing customers
A Maryland man who dressed up as a woman to fleece intoxicated passengers for more than $200,000 while driving a taxi in Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to first-degree felony fraud.
Flea infestation closes courthouse
The Orleans County (New York) Courthouse has been closed following an infestation of fleas: http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_20979e2e-1be3-11e4-9b72-001a4bcf887a.html
Longtime prosecutor taunted with four-legged opponent
A longtime prosecutor in Washington state will face his first-ever opponent in 10 terms — and the challenger is four-legged.
Judging Obama
Louisville Judge Sandra McLaughlin apparently doesn't like President Barack Obama (or, at the very least, an Obama T-shirt): http://bit.ly/1tOj70j
Patently lazy
Paralegals at an obscure agency that handles appeals of patent applications went years with so little work to do that they collected salaries — and even bonuses — while they surfed the Internet, did laundry, exercised and watched television.
The secret under Ginsburg’s collars
Turns out Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s collars reveal much more than her love of a ladylike touch. She explained recently that she has a specific collar for dissent, and another for majority. The one that wouldn’t look out of place on the Game of Thrones set (specifically on a Lannister) is the one she wears for dissenting […]
Surprising allegations about top NRA lawyer’s past
The National Rifle Association’s top lawyer, who has been instrumental in shaping gun policy in the U.S., was once convicted of murdering a woman in Indiana, according to an investigation by Mother Jones. http://www.businessinsider.com/the-nras-top-lawyer-was-once-convicted-of-murder-2014-7
Lawsuit filed over nose blow
A woman who says her Chicago plastic surgeon posted before and after photos of her facial reconstruction surgery on his website without her consent, labeling them “cocaine nose,” filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Cook County circuit court. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-lawsuit-plastic-surgeon-illegally-used-womans-photos-labeled-them-cocaine-nose-20140729-story.html
Put down the … water
A college student who says she fled in terror when undercover officers who thought she had illegally bought beer swarmed her SUV has reached a $212,500 settlement with the state of Virginia. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/31/virginia-student-settles-lawsuit-over-her-mistaken-arrest-after-water-mistaken/
Badonka-don’t
New York State awarded $60,000 to a volunteer firefighter in a sexual harassment complaint who alleged that her lieutenant repeatedly said “badonkadonk” and slapped her rear end. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/female_firefighter_60k_badonkadonk_slap_complaint.html
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