The Legal Geeks

Nothing says 1950s monster movies like a nuclear submarine fighting a giant octopus in San Francisco. This classic Ray Harryhausen film is packed to the gills with legal issues. Join Christine Peek and Josh Gilliland ask they discuss whether the Navy could draft [the fictional] Dr. Leslie Joyce, whether Commander Mathews could be subject to a harassment claim, and the admissibility of cephalopod-sucker-print forensic science. 

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Bounty hunting is a complicated profession. That is why lawyers geeked out over all of the legal issues in the first season of The Mandalorian. Can bounty hunters use lethal force? What is the enforceability of an oral contract made during a shoot out? Is it murder to shoot a droid or destruction of property? Find out with Joshua Gilliland, Megan Hitchcock, Thomas Harper, and Gabby Martin.

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Can Darth Vader murder Imperial officers for poor job performance? And what can Vader teach us about contract modification? Join our brave band of lawyers from The Legal Geeks as they take on war crimes on Hoth, whether Luke had a duty to rescue his friends from the Empire, the legality of dumping trash in space. Featuring Steve Chu (Assistant US Attorney), Bethany Bengfort (Durie Tangri), Nari Ely (US Courts), and moderated by Stephen Tollafield (Professor at UC Hastings College of Law). #ForceFest2020

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We love Star Trek Lower Decks. Join Josh Gilliland, Steve Chu, and Nari Ely for in-depth analysis of the first two episodes of Lower Decks, "Second Contact" and "Envoys." This episode covers Recklessness with a Bat’leth, legality of personal vs for profit use of holodecks, liability for domestic animals, bribery, drunk flying, and diplomatic incidents.      

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Recorded for #ComicConatHome! The full panel with extra content! 

It's all out lawyers attack! What can Kaiju movies teach us about shelter in place orders? Are parents financially responsible for kids who create a giant napping monster with cosmic rays? What are the First Amendment lessons from Mothra? Are common carriers such as trains, planes, and ships responsible for protecting passengers from Kaiju attacks? Join attorneys Bethany Bengfort (Durie Tangri), Nari Ely (US. Courts), Thomas Harper (Army JAG), and Joshua Gilliland (The Legal Geeks), as they battle legal issues from Ultraman, Gamera, Godzilla, Mothra, and more!

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Every adventure has its beginning. Steve Chu sat down with Judge Carol Najera to discuss with Josh Gilliland how The Legal Geeks were formed and our first appearance at San Diego Comic Con. Josh shared a brief history of the first Comic Con appearance in 2015 and highlights through the years. 

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We’re on a Mission from God….to review the legal issues in the 1980 classic The Blues Brothers. From reckless driving to fraud, The Blues Brothers is a high speed chase of unlawful acts with an amazing soundtrack. Tune in with Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland as they cue up their legal analysis. 

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The Ultra Q episode "Tokyo Ice Age," is a wild story with plane crashes, child safety, and fighter pilot turned drunk jewel thief. Nari Ely and Josh Gilliland put on their cold weather gear for in-depth legal analysis of this time when cars did not have seatbelts and the idea of a nuclear reactor in Antarctica can be a plot point that no one worries about.  

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Amity Island has more than a shark problem....it has legal liability. Joshua Gilliland is joined by his friends Steve Chu and Kathy Steinman to discuss the municipal liability in the 1975 classic JAWS in honor of the film's 45 anniversary. Was Mayor Vaughn right to keep the beaches open? Was the medical examiner pressured by the mayor to change to cause of death for the first shark attack victim to "boating accident"? Is Amity legally responsible for the death of Alex Kitner? What about the dog? Join Josh, Steve, and Kathy, as they set sail on a voyage of legal analysis. 

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Why does an entrepreneur think he can take people from an island, shoot those in his way, and then declare those six inch tall twin women are his property to perform in a live musical show? Just what is his liability when a giant angry moth attacks to rescue the enslaved twin women? Attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Nari Ely explore these issues and more from the classic Mothra. 

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