Archive for September 2012
Fees on Fees: Lawyers Financially Abuse Vulnerable Adults
Kiss those life savings goodbye. It’s bad enough you’re an elderly adult, you’ve gone through your 5th box of Depends this week, you’re out of action, and you have an attorney whose already overcharging you for court-appointed help dipping into your piggy bank. And unlike other states, California is doing zilch about it. Washington State…
Read MoreHitchhiking 2.0: Use Your Mobile Phone to Snatch a Lift
It’s a revolt of the masses. Cabbies are a pain to tag down so now San Franciscans are obsessed with a new mobile app that lets passengers hitch a ride. And all of this is part of a new “sharing economy” that allows companies to make money by sharing their possessions. The San Francisco Municipal…
Read MoreCalifornia Malpractice Law May Not Cover Freak Injuries
Okay. Let’s say you go in for an operation. You had some sort of bicycle accident. You now lost your arm but it can be saved. But instead of grafting your arm back on, they give you the arm of a chimpanzee. Yeah, this is highly unlikely. But you can go, hey, you know what?…
Read MoreThe Hippest Wrestling in Town!
Move over, Stone Cold Steve Austin, there’s some new competition in town… That’s right, America’s lawyers are getting restless and have started what they’re calling “Fight Club for a new generation”: hippo wrestling! Conference rooms are being reserved, building chapters are cordoned off, backs are getting thrown out. Call it boredom, call it drug-addled insanity,…
Read MoreStudents Accidentally Discover “Lawyer Gene”
Lab students testing blood at the University of Arizona have made an accidental discovery: the aptly titled “Lawyer Gene”. And what is this thing, you ask? A mutation found on the 13th chromosome that is reported to develop the qualities of stubbornness, combativeness, and the desire for wealth in a human being. And guess what? …
Read MoreRed Bull Lawsuit Storm Strikes, Children May Take Flight
Mutants! Can you believe it? Mutants is what the FDA is claiming are the results of too much Red Bull abuse amongst pregnant mothers. Several birth defects have been linked with the popular energy drink – children are being born with wing-like growths on their backs. Red Bull is in panic mode and is preparing…
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