Judge defends $1M fine against lawyer over banned testimony

[Kelvin Mace]

4. Methinks your uncle embellished

The commission of a felony is germane in such a case and would never be excluded by the court. Part of any type of "slip & fall" suit is establishing time and place.

Now, that does not mean a criminal cannot sue for injuries sustained while breaking the law, anyone can sue anyone, for any reason. Whether a judge/jury will buy it is a different story.

Another issue would be whether the guy breaking in had actually been tried and convicted of a crime. If he was tried and acquitted, or never charged, then claiming he broke in might not be admissible, and could possibly be actionable in and of itself as defamatory.