Lawyer advertising the old fashioned way — sort of — is alive and well in Houston. Via my biggest fan, Scott Greenfield of Simple Justice, comes this story from the Houston Chronicle about a hot dog vendor selling prime ad space on his golf cart, which he parks right outside the courthouse on a daily [...]

“Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God,” she said, grabbing her clothes. “I thought you were your brother.” Straight out of what looks like a bad criminal law final exam comes this story from the Toronto Star (via Bad Lawyer) about a woman who claims she unwittingly had sex with the twin brother [...]

Hammond Action News is a blog that puts out satirical posts lampooning and commenting on the state of affairs in Louisiana. Think The Onion with a local flavor. HAN does not pretend to be a real news source. Its posts are blatantly satirical and the site even includes a disclaimer that reads, simply, "The content [...]

From the Brave New World file comes a camera phone application that must have law enforcement and many others a bit on edge. The Mail Online reports in this article that an application called "Recognizr" uses facial recognition software to enable the user to find names, telephone numbers and addresses of complete strangers by simply [...]

Lest you think we here at Legal Blog Watch were not aware that today is Skilling Day at the Supreme Court, here’s part of the story that makes for a layperson-friendly discussion over a round of Siberian Donkeys (it’s a drink, I swear). If you’re looking for an in-depth description of the vagueness issue as [...]

Twitter is increasingly becoming a channel for public companies to communicate with investors but, as Dominic Jones of IR Web Report observes in this post, some of Twitter’s inherent limitations create compliance challenges. As Jones notes, public companies’ communications to the world are in many instances regulated by the SEC and subject to the federal [...]

I wrote about this topic in passing back in December when I noted the plight of an Italian art student visiting London who, after filming certain "iconic" landmarks in the City, was tossed in prison for being a potential terrorist. There seems to be no shortage of such cases, unfortunately. The Nobody’s Business blog writes [...]

Even if robbers don’t hit your house as a result of your desire to repeatedly announce your location to the world using Foursquare or Brightkite, insurance companies may soon hit your wallet. A post on Slaw.ca yesterday notes that, according to an article in the Telegraph, homeowners who use such gelolocation services may see their [...]

I learned about two new legal blogs this week that look promising: Tablet Legal: On Wednesday, Jan. 27, Apple launched its new iPad. Just three days later, Portland, Oregon, business attorney Josh Barrett followed by launching Tablet Legal. The site, he wrote, will "discuss lawyers using the iPad, applications for the iPad and other developments [...]

When will celebrities learn that their actions have consequences that extend far beyond their own personal well-being? The Los Angeles Times is reporting today that the felony menacing charges brought last week against Charlie Sheen — who apparently is not a member of the Brat Pack — might impact the continued viability of the inexplicably [...]

As you are all no doubt aware, Sunday is Valentine’s Day. Bitter Lawyer beat us to the interview with playmate/divorce lawyer Corri Fetman, who recently became embroiled in a trademark suit with Hef et al. over the title of an advice column she used to write for Playboy magazine. So, the next best thing, I [...]

As the rock band The White Stripes once observed, "I said it once before but it bears repeating now:" Don’t rip off other people’s music. I challenge anyone who has listened to rock music in the past decade to listen to the guitar riff in the Air Force Reserve Super Bowl ad below and not [...]

Here are today’s three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere. 1) Question: Please settle this quickly-escalating dispute between me and my fiancée. She calls it a "sleazy lap dance at a strip club." I call it "humanitarian aid." Who is right? Answer: Did the event in question occur at "Marilyn’s [...]

From my "about damn time" file comes this report from the Huffington Post about a new lawsuit filed against credit-reporting agency Experian over advertisements for its FreeCreditReport.com service. The plaintiff, a college student named Erica Possin, had seen the catchy ads for FreeCreditReport.com and used it to check her credit before buying a new car. [...]

Good morning and Happy Monday, Saints fans. As our more astute readers will have noticed, the “Posted by” name at the bottom of this post is neither Bruce Carton nor Robert J. Ambrogi. I wouldn’t even dream of referring to myself as Bob’s “replacement” — it’s not hard to see the impact he’s had in [...]

I noted in Wednesday’s Three Burning Legal Questions post that a certain Appalachian Trail-hiking governor supposedly refused to promise to be "faithful" in his wedding vows years ago, and insisted that the clause be removed from the ceremony. This shocked the tender sensibilities of some of us here at LBW, who did not realize that [...]

It feels like a debate that has been going on for weeks, but it was just Thursday of last week when attorney/ghostbuster Mark Bennett wrote on his Social Media Tyro blog about "ghostblogging." Bennett wrote that "[h]olding someone else’s resume, face, or results out as your own in marketing your practice is fraudulent. No ethical [...]

In the recent landmark Supreme Court case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court held that a 62-year-old federal statue that prohibited corporations from making direct expenditures to support or oppose candidates in federal elections was unconstitutional. In this 5-4 decision, Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Roberts, [...]

Imagine how I — a lawyer who loves few things more than to write — felt when I got this call one day four years ago. "We’d like you to be a featured contributor to our blog," said the caller, an editor at Law.com. "The blog is hosted on one of the most visited legal [...]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority — known by most as FINRA — issued an advisory yesterday telling securities firms and brokers that they are required to supervise and retain records of their employees’ blogging and social media use. The advisory, Regulatory Notice 10-06, came out of a task force FINRA created in September to consider [...]