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The Daily Memo - 8/18/06
A district court judge has issued a teeny-tiny little 1,653 page ruling against tobacco companies in a civil racketeering lawsuit brought by the Feds, finding that the public was defrauded and ordering Big Tobacco to admit they have lied about cigarettes’ harmful effects and to start providing warnings and advertisements about addiction. (WSJ Law Blog)
Apple has applied for some patents on fancy buttons that are multi-featured, acting as normal interface buttons but also having display capabilities. (Engadget)
One way to try to get out of your DUI charge is to blame your 4-year-old son, who was sitting in your lap, by claiming that he was actually steering the vehicle. (WGAL)
The legal saga of wanna-be NFL running back Maurice Clarett gets more and more bizarre, the latest oddment being the claim that he was funded by the Israeli mob and was recently carrying guns because he was worried about the mob coming after him. (ESPN)
Comments
Were the ecstasy trafficking Israelis after Clarett, or was he maybe all Scarfaced up to go whack someone as partial payment of his debt to Waknine?
Posted by Patrick | August 18, 2006 3:27 PM