Legal Grounds

Legal Grounds

Unkindest Cut: NY Enforces Sliced Bagel Tax
by Tanya Roth
27 Aug 2010 at 1:37pm
They are world famous, those New York bagels, and for good reason. No one else seems to be able to quite duplicate that chewy interior lovingly encased in a substantially crispy shell. Now the worl...

Status Update: If No 911, do We Facebook in an Emergency?
by Tanya Roth
12 Aug 2010 at 1:49pm
Ready or not, we are Facebook nation. Or nearly. In light of a new survey from the old school emergency service provider the Red Cross, it appears many of us now turn to social media like Facebook,...

Counterfeit Goods Gone Bad: Cons Sell Low Tech Laptops
by Tanya Roth
6 Aug 2010 at 8:03am
This case, friends, lends new meaning to the term "blockhead." Possibly well meaning but probably dim consumers of the latest in laptop computing have been flim-flammed into purchasing not the new ...

Too Shy to Ask For a Date? Call 911
by Jason Beahm
5 Aug 2010 at 11:02am
A 43 year old Ohio woman decided to try out a new kind of speed dating and wound up facing charges of disorderly conduct while intoxicated. Bernadette Music, (cool name by the way) was booked into ...

Dumb Bank Robber, Dumber Outfit
by Tanya Roth
30 Jul 2010 at 11:02am
In our rapidly expanding pantheon of dumb criminals (N.B., the Santa Claus Burglar, the Bouquet Bandit) this one stands head, shoulders, and breasts above the rest. This criminal is so lacking in a...

Simon Cowell Sued for 'Public Humiliation'
by Tanya Roth
27 Jul 2010 at 8:02am
It was only a matter of time before someone sued that cuddly, teddy bear of a man, Mr. Simon Cowell. It may come as some surprise, however, that the suit is not taking place in what many (at least ...

More Stories from the Naked City: TM Suit Filed
by Tanya Roth
26 Jul 2010 at 7:55am
When last we left this story of the naked city, the Naked Cowboy had sent the Naked Cowgirl a cease and desist letter claiming her naked actions were tarnishing his brand. Now, the sequel...

End Game: Butt Sketch Artist Sues For Trademark Infringement
by Tanya Roth
14 Jul 2010 at 8:12am
The puns are so ripe for the picking on this one, that even the NBC News report leads off with a "Duke of Derrier" quip. So, in the spirit of perversity, this blog will give it to you straight on,....

Pharmacy Thieves Get Less Than They Burgled For
by Tanya Roth
8 Jul 2010 at 11:27am
Burgle me once, shame on you. Burgle me twice, shame on me. Although one would never condone any type of vigilante justice, a touch of sweet, sweet revenge might be just what the doctor ordered. Or...

A Federal Case: Fruit Roll Ups Aren't Good for You?
by Tanya Roth
7 Jul 2010 at 11:02am
What great truths of human belief have been destroyed in the course of history? That the sun revolves around the earth? That you can't actually catch a cold by getting cold? That Twinkies don't rea...

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