Lowering the Bar
"Legal humor. Seriously."
Author: Kevin Underhill is a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon's San Francisco office.
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Recent Posts from Lowering the Bar
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Man Burned at Burning Man Assumed Risk of Being Burned by Burning Man, Says Court
On June 30, the California Court of Appeal held that a man who was burned by the huge bonfire that ends the Burning Man festival each year could not sue the festival organizers. Anthony Beninati…
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DOJ Moves to Dismiss Geronimo Skull Suit
Legal Times reported on June 12 that the Justice Department had moved to dismiss claims brought by a group of Native Americans who are hoping to recover Geronimo's remains. See "Geronimo's Descendants Sue to Get…
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Meat Thieves Captured
Police in Spokane, Washington, reported last week that they had arrested the ringleader of a meat-stealing operation that has plagued stores in the area for some time. Christopher Webber was booked last Thursday on charges…
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Weapons Conviction Thrown Out Due to Counsel's Napping, Magazine Reading
On June 15, a New York judge set aside a conviction on the grounds that the defendant's attorney had provided ineffective assistance of counsel. For future reference, your lawyer may be providing ineffective assistance if…
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Tip: Reckless Nude Driving Apparently OK in Georgia
I somehow came across a report last week discussing what sheriff's deputies and state troopers were doing in Ware County, Georgia, a rural county down near the Florida border, on the night of June 12…