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The Daily Memo - 7/14/06
The RIAA has dropped out of its latest piracy/copyright infringement lawsuit, apparently because it doesn’t have enough supporting evidence, and it’s going to be stuck paying the other side’s attorneys’ fees. (Download Squad)
While the issue of forced shares is relatively uninteresting, a reference to Dr. Strangelove certainly helps - Why Shouldn’t I be Allowed to Leave my Property to Whomever I Choose at my Death? (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving the French). (Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog)
Merck, 4, everyone else, 3 - the seventh Vioxx trial has come out in Merck’s favor as a jury finds that Vioxx wasn’t a main cause of the plaintiff’s heart attack (but Merck still has some 16,000 Vioxx lawsuits to go!). (WSJ Law Blog)
A scumbum has been busted for making up a wife who allegedly died on 9/11 so that he could milk over $100,000 in charitable benefits. (ABC News)
Two Indiana prisoners have sued the department of corrections to try to get access to skin mags like Playboy and Hustler. (Local 6)
The Berkeley Sea Scouts are looking for some help from the Supreme Court in fighting the fees they’re being charged by a marina because due to the Scouts’ discriminatory policies. (Mercury News)
Salon identifies what it thinks are some of the most important races this fall. (Salon)
A Manhattan lawyer has been indicted for stealing money from several of his clients, to the tune of $1.5 million! (Law.com)
