Canberra lawyers have won the right to serve legally binding court documents by posting them on defendants' Facebook sites.

*big brother...As fast as DSL* picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Lawyers for the Central Intelligence Agency faced pointed questions in a federal court hearing Monday morning about the agency's efforts to block disclosure of long-secret records about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (Back and to the left...) picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Lawyers and judges are to break with centuries-old tradition and cease wearing horse-hair wigs of white fake curls in non-criminal cases. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The uber idea they claim Pepsi stole from them? Selling purified bottled water. No sh*t. One billion dollars.

For their part, Pepsi (who's lawyers never showed up for the trial) claims the statute of limitations should preclude the lawsuit. But also that they weren't aware of the lawsuit until after the ruling.

I'd LOVE to see the board meeting where they talk about this one! picked by Moe 1 month ago

Nevada's system of electing judges means the decision-makers have to ask for campaign funds, often from the very lawyers who try cases in front of them. They say it's not an ethical dilemma for them, but is it? The FBI has an audiotape in which a prominent local attorney speaks candidly about how he uses campaign dollars.
*Justice for sale in Las Vegas too? picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

"This whole court room is out of order!" picked by kxmk 3 years ago

Malpractice suits with outrageous rewards and huge rates for malpractice insurance cost Americans $200 billion annually in health-care costs. Serious tort reform could help 300 million Americans. Democratic controlled congress has resisted such reforms. Trial lawyers rank among the largest contributors to Democrats but that is just a coincidence right? picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

A State Supreme Court justice threw out the rape indictment against City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher this morning, finding that prosecutors had unfairly prejudiced members of the grand jury when presenting the case against him, a lawyer for Mr. Gallagher said. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Manitoba Bar Association pulled out of inquiry because it lacked funds to hire a lawyer. picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

Avon Schools: Progress yes. Eminent domain no.


That's the slogan used by Avon Citizens for Change. The group has registered as a political action committee with the Lorain County Board of Elections and started a legal defense fund to help Mary Jane Wolfe in her fight to keep her property. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

Lawer hopes to earn more by helping people who claim to have been abducted by aliens. picked by jiggsy 3 years ago

A young woman’s life was changed in a split-second by a devastating car crash. Now her family wants to know why Chrysler lawyers issued the subpoena for a court order to get inside her MySpace world to see her personal blogs. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Lawyers scrambled to sign up for $14,000 per month for 2 months only to find out it was all a hoax.

Check out the link at the end of the article for a personal account of one "employee". picked by suebe 2 years ago

80 years ago today (18th November 2008) saw the premier of Steamboat Willy, notably the first animation to feature sound. Probably more notably it was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse.

(With apologies to Jax if the Happiest Lawyers On Earth(TM) object to the use of Mr Mouse's likeness as a theme pic) picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A 25-year obsession over a lost fortune has landed a man and his attorney in prison for a scheme to exact revenge by fraudulently selling the homes of the lawyers, judges and bankers they blamed. picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

A year ago a teacher burned a cross into a student's arm. The school has settled with the family. Problem is the family got $5500 and their lawyers $115,500. Also the teacher is suing the school for $1m claiming his right of free speech includes burning children. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Australian prison bans 467 visitors, including three lawyers. One search found a spear gun, pistols, fake police material and mobile phones. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Some prominent New York divorce lawyers couldn't think of another case where a spouse -- in this instance, the wife of a major Broadway theater operator -- had taken to YouTube to spill the secrets of a marriage in an apparent effort to gain leverage and humiliate the other side. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

“What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?”
So says House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.)


**Good Point Sherlock** picked by dslovesplime 4 months ago

Officials in a Northern California school district might not think Tiggers are such wonderful things after agreeing to pay $95,000 in lawyers' fees to five families who sued the school over its dress code. picked by muppet 2 years ago