Tort Reform
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Tort Reform
Eggshell Plaintiff Felled By Spicy Sauce Gets $85,000 Judgment
It's a law school issue spotter, but in real life, with tasty fra diavolo. -
Tort Reform
The Truth Comes Out About One Of The Most Maligned Lawsuits In History
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Tort Reform
Top 10 Frivolous Lawsuits List Is... Frivolous, But Funny
The top frivolous suits of the year may be a dumb list, but some of these cases are pretty funny.
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Tort Reform
Government Doesn’t Have To Give You Your Organs Back
Superstition is not a good foundation for tort law. -
Cars, Tort Reform
When Robot Cars Attack
When the roads are full of self-driving cars, vehicular manslaughter is going to get real interesting. -
Technology, Tort Reform
New Drone Rules Are Trying To HELP Business, Not Destroy It
Amazon might be huffy, but these new drone regs are going to help businesses. -
Copyright, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Tort Reform
Non-Sequiturs: 04.29.14
* Remember when I said it was a bad idea to drop off a drunk in Ireland? This is EXACTLY why. [The Independent (Dublin)] * Oh, Cooley Law School… don’t ever change. [The Faculty Lounge] * Republican tort-reform advocate settles overblown personal injury suit. Oh the irony. [The Hutchinson News] * Check that, this is even more ironic. [The Chronicle of Higher Education] * The U.S. Postal Service helped kill an innovative, anti-junk-mail startup. You could say a bloated government agency is to blame. Or you could say cutting off the Post Office and forcing them to fund themselves through Faustian deals with junk mail distributors is to blame. Either way, a great idea was smothered. [Inside Sources] * Indicted former Virginia Governor and transvaginal ultrasound enthusiast Bob McDonnell has taken a gig as a visiting professor at an ATL Worst Law School finalist, Liberty Law. Of course. [The News & Advance (Lynchburg)] * Do you need to be on a law journal to succeed? [Huffington Post] * Can you get paid for sleeping on the job? Good question. [The Spitz Law Firm] -
ACLU, Billable Hours, Insurance, Legal Ethics, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Sex, Tort Reform
Non-Sequiturs: 03.11.14
* Missouri lawyer is hauled into a disciplinary hearing about his practice of showing a picture of a naked woman to a female client. He says it wasn’t about sex and he was just showing her the kinds of pictures that come up in a divorce proceeding. That sounds like a fine explanation. I mean, every divorce involves autographed photos of strippers. He also commingled funds. That’s less easy to explain. [Inside the Ozarks] * Hey look! They brought back Debtors’ Prison. The prison-industrial complex has gotta get paid somehow. [Bergen Dispatch] * Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are now looking into David Samson, the chair of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a Christie appointee. If government agencies aren’t for petty revenge and plunder, then what are they for? [Talking Points Memo] * Insurance company cronies threaten that insurance company may have to get out of the business because of all the lawyers winning cases making the insurance company actually pay their contractual obligations. Don’t they understand the purpose of litigation is just to collect premiums? [Legal Newsline Legal Journal] * How ACLU attorney Ben Wizner became Snowden’s lawyer. [Forbes] * “One of the reasons I could never imagine being a lawyer is because you have to account for your time in 15-minute increments.” Thankfully she was corrected and told that lawyers are actually more irritatingly measured in 6-minute increments. [Dear Prudence / Slate] * With all the talk of patent law reform coming from the President, this is an excellent time to look back at eight dumb patents. [Mashable] - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Tort Reform
File Your Own Frivolous Lawsuit Here!
A fun new app lets you generate absurd fact patterns with the click of a button. -
Lawyer Advertising, Old People, Plaintiffs Firms, State Judges, Technology, Tort Reform
The Ohio Supreme Court Does Not Know What A Text Message Is
Is this ruling stupid or sleazy? -
Tort Reform
Getting Hit By A Train Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be
Getting hit by the subway is not an easy way to make money. -
Kids, Tort Reform
Liberal Announces War On Summer Fun
The senior senator from MA is fighting Wall Street, and the junior one is fighting Mickey Mouse. -
Law Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Tort Reform
Geotropic Law Student Sues Law School Over Broken Chair
Sit, fall, sue: America's ridiculous tort system is on display.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Contracts, Donald Trump, John Roberts, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, SCOTUS, Sex, Supreme Court, Tort Reform
Non-Sequiturs: 01.09.13
* They should teach “defending strippers” in law school. I feel like people could have a thriving practice just representing strippers against the various perils in their lives. [The Smoking Gun] * And of course, that class should be taught by Marc Randazza. [The Legal Satyricon] * Bill Maher v. Donald Trump. Offer v. Consideration. Comedian v. D-bag. This will make for a fun issue spotter for any spring term contracts classes. [Josh Blackman's Blog] * Can you prove that a getting a legal aid lawyer actually helps? Are you sure? [Boston Globe] * Birthers are now coming after Chief Justice Roberts. You know what they’re not coming after? Book learning! (zing) [Huffington Post] * Here’s a formal job application, I think, to be the new Clerk of the Supreme Court. [Prawfsblawg] * In the state of nature, this is how pizza places were kept down to the level of the rest of us. [Legal Juice] -
Fat People, Kids, Tort Reform
Lawyers Made Your Kids Fat, Fearful, And Bored
Tort laws are making our kids fat... -
Malpractice, Ridiculousness, Tort Reform
Infographic of the Day: American Litigiousness Statistics That Will Make You Angry
Exactly how over-litigious is the United States? THIS much. -
Movies, Politics, Tort Reform
InJustice: Tort Reform's High Cost Documentary Infomercial
In Above the Law’s last film review, we spoke about Hot Coffee, a documentary film about the evils of tort reform in America. The film, which received rave reviews from publications like the New York Times and the Washington Post, was produced by former trial lawyer Susan Saladoff. Now, just two weeks later, InJustice, a […] -
Movies, Politics, Tort Reform
Hot Coffee: Spilling Our Way to the 'Evils' of Tort Reform
Watch Hot Coffee and decide for yourself. -
Football, Sports, Tort Reform
Is Anybody Else Sick of Disgruntled 'Seatgate' Super Bowl Fans?
In case you haven’t been following along, the National Football League has been dealing with a little controversy from 1,250 fans who went to the Super Bowl. It’s been labeled “Seatgate.” These people bought tickets to the Super Bowl, but when they arrived in Dallas, their temporary seats were not completed. It appears that Super […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Disasters / Emergencies, Litigators, Plaintiffs Firms, Tort Reform
Will the Great Blizzard of 2010 Lead to a Storm of Lawsuits?
Here in New York City, the headquarters of Above the Law, we’re still dealing with the aftermath of the Great Blizzard of 2010. Check out our slideshow for some images (like the one at right). Although the snowstorm ended on Monday, and it’s now Wednesday night, many streets remain unplowed and many sidewalks uncleared. Mayor […]