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Judge Makes Lawyers Pay For Frivolous Patent Suit
Gallenod writes "The Denver Post is reporting that the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the decision of a Federal judge who threw out and reversed a jury decision in favor of a patent infringement claim and ordered the plaintiff's lawyers to pay the defendants' court costs. U.S. District Senior Judge Richard P. Matsch sanctioned the plaintiff's attorneys for 'cavalier and abusive' misconduct and for having a 'what can I get away with?' attitude during a 13-day patent infringement trial in Denver. With the Appeals Court in agreement, could this case be the 'shot heard round the world' in the revolution against patent trolls?"
From me!
Five ninjas do battle against a commando. The commando shoots 2 of them. How many ninjas are left?
Two, because the others ran away!
Har har har!
I like basketball!!1!
Generally, when I watch combat or similar films/movies, I too don't want to be bothered by scenes of sex. When I was younger, I'd rail against it or just brood. Nowadays, I just zone through it and think of something else for the 30 or 55 seconds of frivolous sex.
However, even in peace or just maneuvers, there will be sex.
When I was in high school JROTC our unit, along with other schools' units from all around the state, went to an army base for various training for about 5 days. 2 days into it we were on SERE (Survival Escape, Resistance & Evasion) maneuvers at night. One student from one unit had an attraction to a girl from another school's unit. (There were some 20-30 different squads, mixed up so we wouldn't be with our own classmates...)
Being the squad leader, he ordered us to hold fast after the starburts went off and we were close to being discovered. At one point, regular US army troops walked RIGHT OVER us in ankle-deep grass, just like in the movies. We were glad we weren't detected. But, at another point, the squad leader had us maintain location while he went off to bang the girl who was waiting for him. Unlike movies I'd seen.
That was just one of those "Truth is stranger than fiction" moments. But, now, I can't remember if that was Camp Bullis in Tx, or Fort Ord, but it was 81/82 or 82/83 for me.
Previously: "Linux... Toward the Sunrise..." Now: "Linux... Toward the-- No, now, part of Every Sunrise"
Based on the above statement, you are tolerant of others beliefs as long as they don't believe that you would be better off if you shared their belief. Talk about trying to force your beliefs on others. "It doesn't matter what you believe, so go ahead and believe whatever you want....except that it matters what you believe."
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. James Madison