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Student Crushed by Cow Sues University
By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on
Holy cow. College student Nicole Nelsen was in the middle of a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo dairy science course when an unsupervised 1,400-pound cow broke into...
Polite Burglar Breaks into Wrong House, Offers to Fix Damage
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
The polite burglar is a rare breed, with most of them shirking their manners in favor of dispossessing homeowners of their beloved belongings. But a woman in...
Self-Driving Car Law: No Need for Human Driver in Nevada
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
In a move to keep up with the predicted wave of the future, Nevada became the first state in the country on Monday to pass a self-driving car law. In other...
Top 5 Dumb Marriage Laws
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
In an ode to morality (and perhaps absurdity), there have been a lot of dumb laws that have graced the pages of this country's statutory compilations. And...
Pa. Woman Arrested for Texting the Word 'Jerk'
By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on
Be careful what you text: you may get arrested for texting. In fact, a Pennsylvania woman was recently arrested for a "jerk" text. Kimberly Bush, 45, sent a...
'Pastafarian' Wins Legal Right to Pasta Strainer in License Photo
By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on
An Austrian "Pasatafarian," Niko Alm, has the right to wear a pasta strainer in his driver's license photo according to authorities. Alm claims that he's a...