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You know what's funny?  People.  Specifically, people who think they're one step ahead of the game and that they are sooooooo clever that they'll never get caught - except when they are and then they get all indignant and angry and demand to see the manager. So, picture it - Guy lives in Arizona.  He buys a car in California.  Guy drives the car to Arizona and there he stays.  Oh, I forgot to mention that Guy never pays for the car.  Dealership is a bit peeved and tries to retrieve the car, but guy is clever.  Guy moves the car around so dealer can't find the car. Dealer decides to file suit for breach of contract.  Guy is clever.  Guy thinks that all he as to do is stay in Arizona and he's safe from a California lawsuit. Guy is sooooo clever - until that one day when he makes a trip to Blythe, California (just over the Arizona border).  Little does Guy realize but, apparently, Dealership went the extra mile and paid someone to ...

So, barreling down the road on my way to work this morning, I happened to glance to my right and I see this young woman tugging on a very,  very  short skirt whilst attempted to put money in a parking meter.  I'm thinking...if you're embarrassed that you don't have enough material to hide your bare legs (and near-bare bottom), you might want to consider wearing a longer dress.   I'm just sayin. Of course, this brought to mind an embarrassing situation involving a young attorney who came in our library a while back.  Seems Young Attorney was preparing to file a complaint in Superior Court.   Simple enough.  Prepare the complaint , the civil case cover sheet , proof of service , that sort of thing. Of course, I tried to tell Young Attorney about the three things he needed but being young AND an attorney, he kinda didn't have any patience to listen to an omnipotent law Librarian. So, the FIRST time Young Attorney went to t...

It's that time again - time to come up with some new year's resolutions that will, undoubtedly, be broken by the end the of month (if not sooner).   I know, I know - that's pretty pessimistic but when the average is at 64% of persons who break their resolutions by the first month, I'd say I'm OK with that prediction. So when you make up your resolutions, what do you typically resolve to (or not to) do?  Over eat?  Lose weight?  Get up earlier?  Exercise?  Make more money?  Not steal money from your constituents' pockets?   You know, it's funny about this last one given that there are a whole lot of politicians who think they're above the law.  Of course, this brings us to our word of the month:  CORRUPTION .   According to Black's Law Dictionary , CORRUPTION means: Depravity, perversion, or taint; an impairment of integrity, virtue, or watak principle; esp., the impairment of a public official's duties ...

Did you know that any case that you find at your local county law library has been appealed?  Yep.  If the case was not appealed, your local county law library would not have any more access to it than you do (via a simple superior court records search).   In fact, the only place you could find a record of a non-appealed case is in the courthouse where the matter was heard OR, if the case is particularly sexy, it might wind up as a notation in O'Brien's Evaluator .  What is O'Brien's Evaluator?  It's a crystal ball of sorts that helps litigators determine if they have a case that will result in a win (and cash). Today's entry is one such case.  In the 2015 edition of O'Brien's, I found reference to  Triplett v. The Beverly Hills Hotel .  Crystal Triplett was a one time Communications Manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel ("Hotel"). Seems at one point, Ms. Triplett worked in Chicago and was offered employment in Los Angeles (to which she mo...

Why is it, no matter how early I start driving for work, there is always someone who is in a rush to get in an accident with me? Take, for instance the guy that I almost creamed on the way to work, today.  So, picture it, I'm driving the speed limit (hey, it happens sometimes) and just as I'm approaching the intersection to turn right, the guy in front of me hits his breaks to let someone turn left into a parking lot.  No one in front of him and he slams on his breaks to....what?  Get the back of his car smashed in? This brings us to our word of the month: CONTRIBUTORY (and COMPARATIVE) NEGLIGENCE .  See, the thing is, you need to know about the former so you have some context about the latter.  So, what is CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE ?  According to Black's Law Dictionary (10th Edition) : Contributory Negligence is the principle that completely bars a plaintiff's recovery if the damage suffered is partly the plaintiff's own fault.  Most stat...

When I was a kid, my folks would often say things that really didn't make sense to me (as a kid) but make sense now that I'm an older kid.  Things like: A penny for your thoughts Back to the drawing board Don't count your chickens before they're hatched Don't put all your eggs in one basket He can't cut the mustard He missed the boat He's in the catbird seat It takes two to tango She's being the devil's advocate  Take it with a grain of salt That's a blessing in disguise That's going to cost an arm and a leg That's the best thing since sliced bread That's the last straw The ball is in your court You can't judge a book by its cover You hit the nail on the head Your eyes are bigger than your stomach Your guess is as good as mine You're barking up the wrong tree In fact, I had a person say to me just the other day that my eyes were bigger than my stomach and it got me thinking about an attorney w...