Articles by Jacob Kaufman

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Lawyer’s Fee: $125,000 In Gift Cards

California attorney Neil B. Fineman brought a class action lawsuit against apparel store Windsor Fashions. The store had been collecting personal information from credit card purchases in violation of California’s Civil Code §1747.08(a)(2). The store…


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Remember

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So…

I guess Peter Kent is pretty much guarenteed a cabinet post. Let’s say Minister of Canadian Heritage.



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Hillary Clinton’s Amazingly Awesome Victory!

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton scored a massive double digit victory over Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary! Except she didn’t. I’m not saying this because the spread between Clinton and Obama was actually 9.3% (which if…



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Rape by Wombat a Frivolous Complaint

More animal stories in the law. A New Zealand man who claimed he was raped by a wombat and that the experience left him speaking with an Australian accent has been found guilty of wasting…



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Kicking it, Auld School

(Cross-posted from Mondo Magazine) I have been assured that Law Is Cool is a reputable publication read by persons of good standing. As such, I can assume that you – like me – love our…


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“Scarlem” has a Bad Rap

Scarborough, the notorious neighborhood in Toronto, may not deserve its bad reputation. The Toronto Star reports, As for policing, Scarborough has 20 per cent of the city’s police officers but 24 per cent of the…


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They ♥ Huckabee

Preserve our National Igloo Right now our neighbours to the south are selecting the candidates who will run in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. A man named Mike Huckabee has upset the conventional wisdom by…