The judge who hated red nail polish
Subtitle: and other crazy but true stories of law and lawyers
By: by Ilona Bray and Richard Stim ; and the Editors of Nolo.
Contributors: Stim, Richard.; Nolo (Firm)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Nolo
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781413311914
Subjects: Law -- United States -- Anecdotes; Judges -- United States -- Anecdotes; Lawyers -- United States -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes
Table of contents: title: The judge who hated red nail polish; title: Weirdest things people were driving when they got DUIs; title: Times may, in fact, have changed : old court opinions; title: More than you ever wanted to know about lawyers; title: Loony U.S. laws; title: Would the law protect you from buying a haunted house?; title: Typhoid Mary goes to court; title: Lawyers who've won Nobel prizes in literature; title: Toupee or not toupee? : about those British barristers' Wigs; title: Miscellaneous : good stuff that had to be cut from elsewhere; title: Weirdest provisions in wills; title: Strangest lawsuits about animals; title: Biggest beyond-the-grave control freaks; title: Messiest celebrity divorces; title: Name change requests that courts refused; title: Disputes/ lawsuits by fans over caught baseballs; title: All about prison consultants; title: Most famous lawyers in TV or movies; title: Best song lyrics about law/lawyers; title: Excuses for getting out of jury duty; title: Nancy Drew and the law; title: Favorite legal thriller writers; title: Weird things that have been awarded U.S. patents; title: Backgrounder : the lawyer who invented copying; title: Backgrounder : Fifth Amendment; title: All about juries; title: Fictional lawyers; title: M&Ms and the law; title: Favorite last meals; title: Dog custody in divorce cases; title: Most famous real-life lawyers; title: Biggest lawsuit verdicts of all time; title: People you didn't know were lawyers; title: Richest people who've gone bankrupt; title: Most creative jailbreaks; title: Lawsuits concerning Barbie; title: Lawyers who won Darwin awards; title: Most egregious cases of false advertising; title: Must-visit tourist spots for law buffs.