May 20, 2006

Linguistic Redundancy

I found this doing some research a while ago (it had nothing to do with the research I was doing, so I'm not breaking any confidentialities here). For some reason it really tickles me:

"Section 285 does not permit sanctions except in exceptional cases." Atlantic Thermoplastics Co. v. Faytex Corp., 970 F.2d 834, 835 (Fed. Cir. 1992).

Posted by hb at May 20, 2006 09:36 AM

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that's 835 n.1, young man!

And, yes, I looked up the case. Because I didn't get what was so funny. I still don't. Perhaps I am exceptional.

Posted by: noah on May 20, 2006 08:58 PM

oh, wait, now i get it. that's pretty funny.

i kinda feel like i'm lisa simpson in that episode where she can't get that stupid puzzle with the reflections of the numerals. except my hair isn't as spikey.

Posted by: noah on May 20, 2006 08:59 PM

Ah! Damn Lexis' incomplete "Copy with cite" button. Leaves out the damn footnote citations and can't distinguish between district courts within a state. There's no such thing as "D. Cal."!

Posted by: holohan on May 21, 2006 05:56 PM

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