Conner “Big Hit” Carter retired from professional football 10 years ago after a highly acclaimed career. Big Hit’s punishing tackles earned him numerous pro bowl appearances as well as a hefty pay check and several head injuries. Recently, Big Hit has experienced Alzheimer’s-like symptoms including memory loss, depression and severe mood swings causing him to
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire – Can You Really Be Sentenced for Perjury?
Chuck Ponzi is subpoenaed to testify in a fraud case concerning a complex pyramid scheme. Ponzi’s deposition testimony is critical to the Plaintiff’s claims that investors were promised a 100% profit within 90 days of their investment. Having read about Roger Clemens recently avoiding perjury charges because his deposition testimony was not presented in court…
Return of the Stray Mac – Can You Claim Ownership of Stray Live Stock
Ray Kroc, a resident of a rural town in Texas, awoke one morning to find several head of cattle grazing in his backyard. Kroc does not have any idea who the owner might be and the cattle are untagged, unbranded and have no other identifying marks. Kroc is hopeful that Texas has some type of…
Too Many People in the Bed: Can Texas Passengers Legally Ride in the Bed of a Pickup?
Herb Rice is looking to buy a new vehicle for his growing farm operations. He has his eye on a 2012 Ford F-150 pick-up truck with a cab seating capacity of three. During planting season, Herb routinely transports up to seven workers between his fields. Accordingly, some workers will have to ride in the back…
Some Good Deeds Go Unpunished – Can You Be Sued for Rendering First Aid
It’s a beautiful Saturday morning at the swanky Bushwood Country Club. Carl Spackler, the greens keeper, has done a remarkable job of ridding Bushwood of its recent gopher problem, and the course is in immaculate shape for the club championship. Al Czervik, a member of the day’s first foursome, approaches the first tee box, carefully…
Bounty Hunters on the Football Field
Reports surfaced last week that several NFL teams were linked to a “bounty” scandal in which defensive players and coaches pooled cash together to pay players for big hits, which resulted in “knockouts” or “cart-offs.”
As the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, fashions an appropriate punishment, the scandal could have both civil and criminal implications. …
Snip, Snip … Hooray? – Can You Sue for a Botched Vasectomy?
Jack and Jill live on a hill, in a comfortable 3 bedroom house with their two children. The happy couple have decided that they do not want more children because of the high cost of raising them. (Jack has been unemployed for several years after a nasty tumble down the hill which resulted in a…
To Buy an .xxx Domain or Not to Buy?
Dirty Dick’s Crab House is in a dither. Dirty Dick’s owners Pierce Lipp and Gimmy Amira just learned that late last year a completely new domain name – XXX domains – became available. They hear that all sorts of big companies and universities have jumped on the rush to protect themselves from some off color…
It’s Snow Joke: Are Companies Required to Give Snow days?
Remembering the wintery weather of 2011 when the weather outside was frightful, Jack Frost and Dee Ice worry whether ice and snow will force them to close their office this year. Last year, many employees were forced to stay home with their young children whose schools were closed despite the fact that their employers kept…
Does the Name Pavlov Ring a Bell?
While on her way to get a café macchiato, Paris Hyatt dropped her beloved pocket Chihuahua, Pavlov, off at the trendy Waco grooming studio, Doggie Styles. Two hours later, when Hyatt returned, she was confronted with the horrible news that Pavlov had run away after being scared by a loud hair dryer. Fortunately, Pavlov was…