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Jury Awards $500K to Patient Whose Docs Maligned Him While He Was Anesthetized
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A jury awarded $500,000 to a Virginia man whose cell phone recorded his doctors ridiculing him while he was anesthetized and undergoing a colonoscopy. So reports the Washington Post.
Read more...Calling a Woman a ‘Whore’ Isn't Disorderly Conduct: PA Court
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A panel of Pennsylvania court judges reversed the disorderly conduct conviction of a man who made “reprehensible” comments to his neighbor when she was standing 10 feet away from him. So reports the Daily News.
Read more...Jail Workers Charged with Killing Arrestee Who Died in Restraining Chair in Cell
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Three ex-employees of a county jail in Georgia have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a college student who died there. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...States May Prohibit License Plate Designs: Supreme Court
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The U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment does not prohibit states that sell specialty license plates from refusing designs like the Confederate Flag. So reports USA Today.
Read more...Ex-Model Sues Tampon Company Over Leg Amputation
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A former model who lost her leg below the knee to toxic shock syndrome is suing Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the manufacturer of Kotex Natural Balance tampons. So reports Vice.
Read more...Attorneys Say ‘Namaste’
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The legal profession is engaged in a “mindfulness” movement. That involves law students taking classes encouraging them to recognize opposing counsel’s humanity and practicing lawyers visiting mindfulness coaches. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
Read more...Woman Admits to Facebook Posts Bragging About Murdering Mom
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Gypsy Blanchard, a Missouri woman who allegedly ran financial fraud schemes for years with her mother, Clauddinnea (Dee Dee) Blancharde, has been charged, along with her boyfriend, with Dee Dee's stabbing murder. So reports the Daily News.
Read more...Law Limitating Church Signs More Than Other Signs Must Fall: Supreme Court
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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down an Arizona law limiting church signs significantly more than the posting of other types of signs. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Ex-Inmate: Jail Docs Made Me Impotent
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A former inmate at Manhattan Disciplinary complex filed a lawsuit claiming jail doctors caused him to become permanently impotent by denying him treatment for his persistent erection. So reports DNAinfo.com.
Read more...Naked Florida Carjacker Arrested
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Florida police arrested a naked man who had allegedly stolen cars and pointed a gun at a 10-year-old boy. So reports WTSP.com.
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