Peacocks Rule the Roads in Arcadia, California Watch out humans, because peacocks have the right of way on all roads in Arcadia, including driveways. Here are some photos taken in Arcadia with a cellphone camera from a moving car: The law was probably initially established in order to protect peacocks from becoming road kill. [...]
Northwestern Law School Names New Dean
Daniel B. Rodriguez Headed to Northwestern Northwestern Law School announced yesterday that Daniel B. Rodriguez, currently the Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law, has been appointed dean of Northwestern University School of Law and Harold Washington Professor. He will begin his new position Jan. 1, 2012. He [...]
Spotlight: LawSmart Articles
LawSmart.com, More than Free Wills Last week, I detailed how LawSmart.com is a new website that offers users the ability to create high quality legal documents for free. In addition to high quality free legal documents, LawSmart.com also offers articles in seven different categories: Business & Corporation, Wills & Estate Planning, Debt & Finance, Trademarks, [...]
Man Declared Dead Wakes Up Screaming in Morgue: Can He Sue?
Imagine waking up at the morgue…not the warmest of thoughts. Well, we saw an interesting article today about just that – a South African man woke up inside a morgue fridge. The unidentified man had suffered an asthma attack and apparently was unconscious. He was “presumed dead by his family” who called a private morgue [...]
Court Disallows 8 Hearsay Statements Yesterday, the Third Appellate Court of Illinois upheld the trial court’s ruling to exclude eight statements from being admitted into evidence in the murder trial of Drew Peterson. Peterson was formally charged with the murder of his third wife when his fourth wife was mysteriously found dead in her bathtub. [...]
Recall: Ready to Eat Chicken, Recall Expanded Pilgrim’s Pride has expanded its recall from last week, to include approximately 7, 072 pounds of chicken for suspected contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Recalled products include: 2 lb bags Pilgrim’s Pride Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Nuggets The recalled products were shipped to some 57 Dollar General stores in [...]
HOA Sues to Have Banner Honoring Deployed Marine Removed
The Memorial Banner Honoring The Marine The Burr family of Bossier, Louisiana is being sued by their Homeowner’s Association (HOA), over a three foot by six foot banner, depicting a picture of their 20 year old son, with the words; “Our son defends our freedom.” The Burrs erected the sign in January when their son, [...]
U.S. Road Gravel Possible Cancer Risk Similar To Asbestos Researchers recently discovered that a mineral with similar properties to asbestos is present in gravel used on manyU.S. roads. Just like asbestos, the mineral, erionite, presents risks of mesothelioma, a type of cancer. Clouds of stirred up dust can be inhaled, thus depositing the dangerous fibers [...]
Gay Marriage: Separate but Equal? This weekend gay couples were wed by the hundreds.New York is the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. However, gay couples still face a litany of legal issues so long as The Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), remains in place. Among other provisions, DOMA recognizes marriage as between a man [...]
LawSmart.com Offers Free Legal Documents LawSmart.com is a new website that offers users the ability to create high quality legal documents for free. Although LawSmart is still technically in Beta, the legal documents that have been uploaded are attorney written for each specific jurisdiction/state. LawSmart has been in development for two years, and is just [...]
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