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	quantumreality 2012-11-12 05:49 am UTC (link)
	A lot of these are probably asset forfeiture cases. They're based on a legal precedent that allows the government to sue inanimate property to get around the fact that a criminal trial would not necessarily result in a conviction, meaning that asset forfeiture in such cases would not be guaranteed. (Reply to this)(Thread)

scifantasy
2012-11-12 03:08 pm UTC (link)

Oh, almost certainly. In rem jurisdiction, all the way.

One of the exceptions is Juicy Whip v. Orange Bang, which is a case I read in Patent Law that's actually somewhat important--it discusses whether a patent on a "deceptive" product (specifically, one of those drink dispensers that has a clear plastic reservoir on top that looks like it's churning the drink, but that part is sealed and that liquid is never dispensed) can be valid.

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