Comments on: HOPEFULLY OUR SUIT AGAINST THE SUN WILL STILL SUCCEED

By: haveagreatday

haveagreatday — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:08:05 +0000

damn judges and their ex parte agendas. It’s clear that Judge Don Johnson was trying to use the robe to make amends to Philip Michael Thomas for making him play second fiddle all those years.

By: Herb

Herb — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:15:46 +0000

It’s not like the other 49 states pay attention to those civil law weirdos anyway.

By: jd

jd — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:25 +0000

this is the reason most defense lawyers choose to settle out of court.

juries are made up by a bunch of idiots who, despite what they claim in the selection process, do have preconcieved notions and biases that will amass to an unfair trial.

By: Silver Britches

Silver Britches — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:52:59 +0000

Justice Potter Stewart, fwiw

By: Silver Britches

Silver Britches — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:51:50 +0000

This is excellent, and rivals Justice Potter saying he knows hardcore porn “when he sees it” in 1964 for greatest moment in appellate history.

By: Maize n Brew Dave

Maize n Brew Dave — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:33:15 +0000

Mr. Swindle I think this is exactly the type of case I need to help me rebuild my shattered law practice. Care to join me in a belt of Scotch?

– But it’s 9 in the morning.

Yeah, but I haven’t slept in days.

By: twogreattastes

twogreattastes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:30:10 +0000

Mr. Hutz would like to refer you to the case Finders v. Keepers.

By: The Persistent Fool

The Persistent Fool — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:15:12 +0000

Probably not the goofiest expert witness to ever testify in a college football related case. There’s a seminal US Supreme Court decision on defamation arising from a suit by a former Georgia coach against a newspaper that said he conspired with Bear Bryant to throw a game.

“Interestingly, a number of current and former football players testified as experts, offering their opinion that a football game cannot be fixed without the knowledge or participation of the players. At trial, Butts won a massive judgment: $60,000 in general damages and $3 million in punitive damages.”

http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-sec-football-has-shaped-law-of.html