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Crazy Sh*t Lawyers See: Jump’s a Slam Dunk for the Prosecution?
March 28th, 2014. By LucyC
Defense lawyers for these three guys may set a record for fastest case tried, after police discovered actual footage from a GoPro camera taken by two men from Long Island who BASE jumped from the new Freedom Tower (aka the former World Trade Center) in New York. See video below…can[t get much better evidence than that.
The four men involved turned themselves in to New York police for parachuting off the top of the United States’ tallest building, while their lawyers were negotiating with the prosecutors.
Lawyers for Andrew Rossig, James Brady, Marco Markovich and Kyle Hartwell state that three of the men climbed the 1,776 foot (541 meter) tower on September 30, 2013, while the fourth fellow kept watch. According to their attorneys, these four guys are experienced BASE jumpers.
FYI—the new Tower isn’t even officially open yet. One of the jumpers, Andrew Rossig, said the jump exposed lax security at the site—a possible defense? Maybe a point in the defendants’ favor their lawyers could leverage? Uhm…maybe not. Their lawyers say the men will likely be charged with trespassing and burglary.
But not one to give up easily, Markovich’s attorney, Joseph Corozzo of Manhattan (shown at right, with the look of one who knows his client’s antics will be all over the late-night monologues, standing next to Markovich, middle, and Hartwell, far right), said they want to find “a way to use the video to donate money to charity.” That’s thinking outside the box. He said the charity would be one working on behalf of 9/11 victims, “to show they meant no disrespect.”
According to Joseph Murray, who is representing Hartwell, his client had not been arraigned. “My guy is not alleged to be one of the jumpers,” he told local media while he was waiting for the start of the arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court. “I guess he’s being charged as acting in concert with the top count being burglary.” He sounds enthusiastic.
The Freedom TowerSla is expected to open later this year—then I guess BASE jumping can begin legitimately.
Man vs. Jar Lid became Man v. Del Monte and Kroger
November 23rd, 2010. By LucyC
(This lid is merely representative of the story and had nothing to do with the "explosion".)
Button pops up when seal is broken—apparently and then some… How many times have you struggled with lids on jars that, frankly, seem like they were not intended to come off–ever? The tightly sealed jar might as well be from King Tut’s tomb–and will likely be found intact 2000 years after the best before date, given that there is nothing in your arsenal of kitchen tools that even comes close to prying the damn lid off.
Well, after trying the usual tactics of running the lid under hot water and then hitting it with a rubber handled tool, a man in Michigan lost his battle with a fruit jar lid. He was apparently knocked unconscious when the lid exploded off a jar of Orchard Select mixed fruit and hit him in the face. Gotta watch those plums. 
“It happened so fast. I just had no time to react… I staggered, lost consciousness and fell to the floor. I eventually screamed for my wife,” 56-year old Darryl Alexander said when interviewed during a deposition.
The poor guy ended up in hospital with eye damage and subsequently sued Del Monte Read the rest of this entry »
3 Reasons why a 4 Year Old shouldn’t be Sued for Negligence
November 1st, 2010. By AbiK
So, did you know a four-year-old can be sued for negligence. It’s a mommy alert if I ever heard one. And even though the decision to allow such to happen is rooted in precedent (see below), there are three reasons why it just seems silly to consider a four-year-old old enough to be a defendant in a negligence lawsuit. Here’s what happened.
It’s sort of a Cindy Adams “only in New York, folks, only in New York” moment. Just last week, Justice Paul Wooten of State Supreme Court in Manhattan ruled that a four-year-old can be sued for negligence. He, of course, is basing this on what’s gone on before in such cases when a four-year-old is being brought to task in our court system—including one case in particular that he cites which dates back to 1928.
You may wonder what in heaven’s name a four-year-old could do to find herself being sued for negligence? Well, little Juliet Breitman and Jacob Kohn were four years old in April, 2009 when they were racing their bikes—as four-year-olds sometimes do—on a New York City sidewalk. They were apparently caught up in the excitement of it all when they accidentally hit an elderly woman, thereby causing the woman to fall and sustain a hip fracture that required surgery.
Reason #1: Uhh…She’s Four Years Old
Let’s just flash back to the age of four for a moment. You probably don’t remember what it was like, so here’s a refresher look at the “official” developmental milestones for a four-year-old…
This list comes the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) where they list these cognitive Read the rest of this entry »
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