William W Bedsworth

September 20, 2002 | Law.com

William W. Bedsworth revisits the case of 84-year-old gazillionaire Kirk Kerkorian and his bizarre child-support dispute. He's been sued for child support in the amount of $10,667.67. Per day. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. If you can spend the time to negotiate all the twists and turns -- which include a fake DNA paternity test, a supermodel and a lawsuit over dental floss -- you'll be rewarded with a practice tip.

By William W. Bedsworth

9 minute read

December 02, 2002 | National Law Journal

Does anyone understand why it's legal to copyright silence?

By William W. Bedsworth

8 minute read

January 08, 2010 | The Recorder

Justice William Bedsworth says it's been a good run, but now he's gonna skate.

By William W. Bedsworth

10 minute read

May 20, 2005 | Law.com

For amateurs, says commentator William W. Bedsworth, art is dangerous stuff. If you're a lawyer, you can figure out which edges of the legal envelope to push. But only an artist should have anything more to do with art than nodding sagely at it. State, county and city governments get burned time and again when they mess with it, Bedsworth says, recounting various civic-art disasters -- including the time Buffalo, N.Y., gave a sculptor no direction and ended up with "dancing neon penises in top hats."

By William W. Bedsworth

7 minute read

January 08, 2010 | The Recorder

Justice William Bedsworth says it's been a good run, but now he's done.

By William W. Bedsworth

8 minute read

August 26, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Will Rogers said "This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer."We've all felt that way on occasion. You must, at some point, have found yourself wondering if there wasn't a provision somewhere in the Constitution entrusting somebody with the responsibility of taking the hammer away from the baby.

By William W. Bedsworth

8 minute read

December 18, 2000 | Law.com

Mark Twain once said, "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." Based partly on his experience with animals, but mostly on his experience with humans, Justice William Bedsworth wholeheartedly concurs with Twain's assessment of the relative virtue of the two groups. However, Bedsworth recalls humorous instances in which animals have gotten humans into trouble.

By William W. Bedsworth

9 minute read

April 30, 2010 | The Recorder

Justice William Bedsworth is hardly even being hyperbolic when he writes this warning: If you don't read the fine print in every contract, you might end up posing half-naked with circus entertainers.

By William W. Bedsworth

9 minute read