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Quick Hits, Part II
If you didn’t get the memo, this week is “assault your lawyer in open court” week. Hurry to the celebration while you still can. A Washington man getting ready for his assault trial decided to celebrate by slapping his court-appointed lawyer during the jury selection process, getting the judge to declare a mistrial because potential jurors saw and heard the incident. Meanwhile, a Boston man, angered by the performance of his attorney during a murder trial, tried to strangle his lawyer after the court issued several rulings that he was apparently less than thrilled with.
Maybe these guys are all worked up from drinking Red Bull and vodkas, although one must now wonder if that was actually Red Bull in there. Red Bull North America, Inc., the distributor of the “it gives you wings” energy drink, has sued an Iowa bar for trademark infringement. Seems that the bartenders there, when asked for a Red Bull and vodka, or any other drink combined with Red Bull, use the competitive brand Roaring Lion without telling the customers about the substitution. Thus, when these customers notice the sweet-yet-uriney taste in their drink, they don’t realize they’re not tasting Red Bull brand energizing tastes-like-urine.
And finally, this one speaks for itself. “A federal courtroom was transformed into a rhythmic hip-hop battlefield on Tuesday with jurors bobbing their heads in a copyright trial pitting a New Jersey group against rappers Ludacris and Kanye West.”
