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TOP NEWS - RELEVANT HEARSAY: Flying Projectiles
KC ROYALS NOT LIABLE FOR HOT DOG TOSS INJURY
(FindLaw's Injured) - Imagine sitting in the stands of a baseball game--just behind the third base dugout--when a strange creature appears in your line of sight. You're not particularly sure if it's a lion or a dog with a permanently attached crown. All you know is that it's big, fuzzy, and tossing hot dogs your way. Oh, and it's using an air gun. Now, what do you if you're John Coomer and confronted with this situation? Well, you certainly don't keep your eyes off of what you know to be Sluggerrr, the Kansas City Royals mascot. Because if you do, you may receive a hot dog to the eye, causing your retina to detach, leaving you with a case of cataracts.
| Pulled Over
SPEEDING TICKET: SHOULD I FIGHT IT OR PAY IT?
(FindLaw's Blotter) - It's rare to find someone who obeys the speed limit at all times. With weather and traffic conditions in constant flux, it's sometimes necessary or logical to speed. Though a speeding ticket is often well-deserved, there are those times where it isn't. In those instances, it might be wise to fight a speeding ticket.
| Deep Pocket Syndrome?
GROUPON SUED AGAIN OVER EXPIRATION DATES
(FindLaw's Injured) - You can't run a company worth billions without facing some major lawsuits. It's inevitable. Most consumers have heard of Groupon, which is website that offers deals to local businesses.
| Free Speech or Something Else?
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FIRED FOR CONFEDERATE FLAG
(FindLaw' Law & Daily Life) - Can a school district restrict the display of the Confederate flag on a car owned by the bus driver? Ken Webber considers himself a proud redneck, and says there is nothing racist about his love for the Confederate flag. Webber has tattoos that say "100 percent American," and a Confederate flag and the words "Pure Redneck." Webber, 28, drives a bus of kindergarten to Talent Elementary School every school day. Webber also has a Confederate flag that flies inside his pickup truck. He was told by the school superintendent to either lose the flag or be suspended.
| LEGALESE 101: WHAT IS A PLEA BARGAIN?
(FindLaw's Law & Daily Life) - f you've been watching the news lately, chances are you've been bombarded with anchors talking about some sort of plea bargain. It's been reported that Lindsay Lohan rejected an offered plea bargain on charges she stole a necklace. Plus Mel Gibson accepted a plea bargain related to charges that he battered baby mama and alleged blackmailer Oksana Grigorieva. If you think only celebrities are offered plea bargains, you'll be happy to know that an overwhelming majority of criminal cases are resolved well before trial with a plea bargain. And here is how it's done.
| Danger of Unprotected Tweets
TWITTER MUST GIVE USER INFO IN WIKILEAKS PROBE
(AP) - A federal magistrate ruled Friday that prosecutors can demand Twitter account information of certain users in their criminal probe into the disclosure of classified documents on WikiLeaks. The prosecutors' reasons for seeking the records remain secret and it's unknown how important they are to the investigation of the largest leak ever of classified American documents. The Twitter users argued that the government was on a fishing expedition that amounted to an unconstitutional violation of their freedoms of speech and association. But in a ruling issued Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa Carroll Buchanan said the government's request was reasonable and did nothing to hamper the Twitter users' free speech rights.
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CYBERLAW NEWS - DOWNLOAD THIS!: Search Legalities
ADVERTISERS ARE FREE TO BUY SEARCH ADS WITH RIVAL'S TRADEMARK
(FindLaw's Decided) - The 9th Circuit recently determined that it is not de facto trademark infringement when a company purchases a competitor's trademark as a keyword. That way, the company's product will show up under a search engine's sponsored links when a user searches for the competitor's product. Network Automation owns AutoBase, while Advanced Systems Concepts owns ActiveBatch. Both products are scheduling and management software and are direct competitors. In order to advertise its product, Network Automation purchased the keyword "ActiveBatch" on Google Adwords and Microsoft Bing.
| Friending a Late Pontiff
FRIEND THE POPE? JOHN PAUL II GETS FACEBOOK PAGE
(AP) - The Vatican will unveil the latest installment in its social media transformation next week - a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, officials said. The site, which will link to video highlights of John Paul's 27-year papacy, is designed to promote the May 1 beatification. But it may well continue beyond given the global and enduring interest in the late pontiff, Vatican officials told The Associated Press.
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