Lehto's Law

State Sup. Ct. Allows Pothole Lawsuit to Go To a Jury 15.09.2026 11:04 ↓

The Kansas state supreme court has said that a driver injured by a pothole gets to present his case to a jury (after the lower courts had thrown the case out). https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Judge Caught Citing Fake Cases in Court Order (ChatGPT) 14.09.2026 12:20 ↓

Apparently, he used "at least two" cases from ChatGPT that didn't actually exist. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Crime Analyst Pleads Guilty for ‘Manipulating’ DNA Data 13.09.2026 11:29 ↓

It's going to be a costly mess to clean up; she was sentenced to ten years in CO prison. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

State Mails Out 8,200 Misprinted Driver’s Licenses In My Home State 12.09.2026 10:18 ↓

It happened in Michigan and the state has already sent out new - correct - licenses to those affected. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Police Recover Over 2,000 Stolen Catalytic Converters in CA 11.09.2026 10:10 ↓

They also arrested 5 people. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Street Takeover Ends in 69 Arrests, 570 Tickets, and 200 Cars Seized 10.09.2026 11:19 ↓

This happened in Los Angeles. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Florida to Remove Flock Cameras From State Roads 09.09.2026 9:59 ↓

This only affects the cameras along state roads and not roads controlled by local municipalities. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Is Your Driver License Info For Sale On The Dark Web? 08.09.2026 8:40 ↓

The company used by Hertz appears to be the source of a massive data breach which has ended up on the dark web. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Health Dept Threatens Woman Giving Out Free Food 07.09.2026 9:49 ↓

This is happening in Missouri. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Coyote v Acme is Out - and It’s GOOD! 06.09.2026 13:48 ↓

The original New Yorker piece: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme

State Allows Judges to Use AI For SOME of Their Legal Work 05.09.2026 11:09 ↓

AZ has adopted a 'wait and see' what happens approach. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

State Tells Motorists They’re Uninsured When They’re Not 04.09.2026 10:29 ↓

This is happening in OK, and the state says there are several reasons why. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Lottery Will Pay Some of the Winnings on Misprinted Tickets 03.09.2026 10:48 ↓

'Tix' is a perfectly cromulent word. Among other things, it is in the Scrabble dictionary. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Town Says Family Can’t Let People Hike on Their Property 02.09.2026 9:00 ↓

The IJ is handling the matter. Visit their website: https://ij.org/

Woman Sees Her Car on a Joyride While it Was in for Repair 01.09.2026 11:04 ↓

She said it was the mechanic's step-daughter who was driving it around town. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Court Says You Can Say Anything You Want on Your Vanity Plate 31.08.2026 10:33 ↓

The case is called Whately v Lacky, out of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Does Changing Your Own Oil Void Your Warranty? 30.08.2026 9:41 ↓

No, but you may have to prove you've done them. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Social Media Lawsuit Settles for $16.7B (BILLION $!) 29.08.2026 10:34 ↓

The settlement barely moved Meta's stock. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Recall Nightmare for General Motors Keeps Getting Worse 28.08.2026 9:24 ↓

It's the L-87 that keeps failing despite earlier attempts to remedy. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

More Than Three Million Cars Under ‘Park Outside’ Recall Warning 27.08.2026 8:27 ↓

You can always check https://www.nhtsa.gov/ to see if your car is on the list. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Mechanic Arrested After Woman Finds Tracking Device In Her Car 26.08.2026 9:27 ↓

This story happened in the town of Cadillac, Michigan. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Police Launched Search for Man Who Found $30 at Walmart 25.08.2026 9:34 ↓

Technically, the finder of valuables in GA is supposed to make efforts to find the true owner - but some wonder if the police shouldn't have better things to do. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Officer Handcuffs Woman for Not Sharing Ring Cam Footage 24.08.2026 12:38 ↓

The police are investigating the incident. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Early Drafts of Proposed Laws Now Often Contain AI Slop 23.08.2026 12:32 ↓

And someone has to clean it up before it gets passed into law. https://www.lehtoslaw.com

Comedians’ Lawsuit Ends Jetway Seizures in Atlanta 22.08.2026 9:58 ↓

The settlement involved some money and the police said they would reform how the officers handled these stops in the future. https://www.lehtoslaw.com