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Gold Teeth Added to Saratoga HS Yearbook Photo

June 17th, 2011
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Students at Saratoga Springs High School in upstate New York were a bit amused on Tuesday when the 2011 Saratoga yearbook was released and visibly missing two photos. To rectify a prank that left senior Maya Kurchner with two gold… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Blow-Up Doll Prank: Tyell Morton Faces Felony

June 14th, 2011
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A bit of indulgence in a senior tradition has left 18-year-old student Tyell Morton facing 8 years behind bars because authorities can’t find the humor in a blow-up doll prank. After spotting the student on surveillance footage, officials at Morton’s..

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Swimming Pool Liability: Pool Safety is Key

June 14th, 2011
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It’s swimming pool season, which means that it’s the perfect time to brush up on pool safety and, of course, the related topic of swimming pool liability. Before you open up your backyard pool to family and friends this summer,..

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Student, 13, Drugged Teacher Who Yelled at Him

May 24th, 2011
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Spurred on by embarrassment, a 13-year-old Florida middle school student has been arrested after word got out that he was involved in an incident that had transformed his lucid teacher into a nauseated, drowsy, drugged teacher. That’s right–with the help…

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Jury Misconduct: Bribery for Cut of Verdict

May 24th, 2011
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It’s not often that a case about jury misconduct makes headlines. Deonarine Persaud, 53, was arrested in New York after he tried to bribe the plaintiff’s mother in the case he was sitting as a juror in. The plaintiff in..

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Destination Weddings: Legal Issues to Remember

May 24th, 2011
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It’s almost summer and brides across the country are picking out flowers, mailing invitations, and subjecting bridesmaids to ugly dresses. But for that bride who has chosen a destination wedding, there’s something else to think about. Potential legal issues

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Universal Studios Employee Stole $1M in Tickets

May 6th, 2011
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A Universal Studios ticket theft by Florida woman Carmen Kunstorf shows that a day at theme park is no day in the park. Kunstorf, 43, a former employee at Universal Studios, allegedly stole 1,862 complimentary tickets to the theme park..

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Can Eminent Domain Actually Help My Business?

May 6th, 2011
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People generally think eminent domain is a bad thing, as they picture property owners being forcibly removed from their long-time homes.

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Can Eminent Domain Actually Help My Business?

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Man Acquitted of Stealing 99-Cent Hot Dog

May 3rd, 2011
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Should court resources be used on a case about the hot dog theft? A 99-cent hot dog at that? Well, a jury in Cheney, Washington was tasked with just such a job, and recently acquitted a man who was…

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Stem Cell Research Can be Federally Funded, Court Rules

May 3rd, 2011
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Siding with the Obama Administration and the National Institute of Health, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last week vacated an earlier preliminary injunction that sought to end federal expenditures on stem cell research. Though the case will likely proceed..

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