A Tense Incident, written by Leonard Pierce

SIMPKINS:  Of course we have a case.  How can we…why would you say we don’t have a case.

MARTELLI:  I know the judges in this town.

SIMPKINS:  I don’t know judges?

MARTELLI:  You know judges in Tennessee.  It’s totally different.

SIMPKINS:  We don’t have intellectual property law in Nashville?  We don’t have copyright infringement?

MARTELLI:  You don’t have nuisance suits?  There’s no infringement here.  There’s no loss of revenue.  You’re just exposing us to ridicule and risking our standing in the profession.

SIMPKINS:  There’s loss of revenue, all right.  This is clearly a deliberate attempt to create confusion in the minds of consumers.  There’s no free speech provision for that, not even under parody.

MARTELLI:  I’m telling you, it’s a totally different thing he’s doing.  The judges in this town will throw you out on  your ass.

SIMPKINS:  How is it different?  Explain to me how it’s different.

MARTELLI:  He’s Bear Lawyer.  We’re Lawyerbear.

SIMPKINS:  …and?

MARTELLI:  We got one thing:  a bear who’s a lawyer.  He could be any number of things:  a lawyer for bears, a lawyer against bears, a lawyer who specializes in bear-related cases, a lawyer named Bear…

SIMPKINS:  You gotta be kidding me.  It’s weak.  I say we roll the dice and shut that bastard down.

MARTELLI:  I say it’s a fool’s errand and we’d be crazy to do it.

SIMPKINS:  Well, it’s not up to you, is it?

MARTELLI:  No.  And it’s not up to you, either.

SIMPKINS:  Well, boss?  What’s the verdict?

LAWYERBEAR:  GARAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHH


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