“For anyone planning to terrorize unsuspecting trick-or-treaters, you may want to ask yourself: Is it worth a potential lawsuit?” [Eric Mandel, KIRO/MyNorthwest.com]
“For anyone planning to terrorize unsuspecting trick-or-treaters, you may want to ask yourself: Is it worth a potential lawsuit?” [Eric Mandel, KIRO/MyNorthwest.com]
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More on Hallowe’en-related lawyering from the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute.
Well, then there is the story of a Logan County, WVa prosecutor who didn’t like the fake spider Halloween decorations there were everywhere in his office.
He pulled out an unloaded weapon and threatened to shoot the spiders. (It is unclear to me how shooting a fake spider would make things better, but that is just me.)
The weapon freaked people out and the prosecutor has been suspended pending an investigation and the DA has banned firearms in the building for everyone other than investigators who have to carry them.
source: http://www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Assistant-Logan-County-Prosecutor-Suspended-After-Gun-Scare-Involving-Fake-Spiders-225092.shtml#.VjOHPCvrLm5
http://www.insurancejournal.com/blogs/academy-journal/2015/10/30/386904.htm
Insurance Journal weighs in on standard of scare
I’ve got to say, this one is a no-brainer. The homeowner’s question essentially was, “I’m thinking of setting up my scary gag next to a flight of stairs, and I think some of the kids might fall down the stairs when I scare them. Should I go ahead and do it anyway?” He shouldn’t need a lawyer to tell him the answer is no.