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- Don't Let This Be You: The Cost of Carelessly Written Pleadings and Court Papers
- The Day's Three Burning Legal Questions
| Don't Let This Be You: The Cost of Carelessly Written Pleadings and Court Papers | Top |
| Via Legal Juice I learned of this excellent Order issued by a federal court regarding a plaintiff's Petition for Attorneys' Fees. The Order is from 2004, but I still want to highlight it here because (a) I'm pretty sure the Internet didn't exist in 2004 (did it?) so I doubt many of you have seen it before, and (b) one part of it (the last bullet below) actually made me laugh out loud while sitting alone in my office, which is not easy to do. To clarify up front, the lawyer seeking the fees and getting the brunt of the judge's criticism won the case at issue, and is said to have performed quite well in the courtroom, too. It was his 209 hours of written work product that came under the microscope, however. Defense counsel argued that the plaintiffs lawyer, who I will refer to only as "Mr. P" since the statute of limitation for sloppiness has probably expired, was not entitled to his requested fee of $300/hour "in light of the quality of his written work," and U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacob P. Hart agreed. Judge Hart explained that Mr. P's written work was careless "to the point of... | |
| The Day's Three Burning Legal Questions | Top |
| Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: What the heck? My baby is 9 months old and he can't read a doggone thing. Wasn't the "Your Baby Can Read" program supposed to solve this problem? Answer: Some of your fellow non-believers have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the television and radio advertisements for "YBCR" claims are false and misleading, so maybe you should check that out. (Abnormal Use, Recent Complaints Allege that "Your Baby Can Read" Products Do Not, in Fact, Teach Your Baby to Read 2) Question: I'm no detective, but I'm pretty sure I see a guy trying to steal 26 gallons of milk in the Wal-Mart. Is it relevant that he is wearing a cow suit while trying to pull off this heist? Answer: I think not. There appears to be no exception for cows when it comes to stealing milk. (Consumerist, Man In Cow Suit Steals 26 Gallons Of Milk From Walmart) 3) Question: The court wants me to be on the jury in a high-profile criminal case, but I have Oprah tickets during the trial! No judge would make me miss that, right?... | |
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