Tort Reform
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Crime, Deaths, Family Law, Fast Food, Intellectual Property, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Sex, Supreme Court, Tort Reform
Non-Sequiturs: 11.28.06
* Thesauruses can still do the trick. Who knows if I would have passed AP English without one? On the other hand, one of the perks of public high schools is having your Cliffs Notes-cribbed essay graded by a teacher qualified only to teach woodshop and coach girls’ softball. [New York Times] * What would […] -
Breasts, FDA, Tort Reform, Walter Olson
They're Silicone, and They're Spectacular
Last Friday, something happened that made Walter Olson, the distinguished scholar and “intellectual guru of tort reform,” a very happy man: “The government on Friday rescinded a 14-year ban on silicone gel implants for cosmetic breast enhancement, a decision praised by some for providing women with a better product but criticized by others who still […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Bad Ideas, Celebrities, Drinking, Music, Shakira, Tort Reform
Lawsuit of the Day: Let Me See You Sue Like You Come from Colombia
If we were counsel to MTV, we’d advise them to include a warning each time they play the mesmerizing music video for “Hips Don’t Lie.” As Shakira’s hips undulate hypnotically to the beat, a warning should scroll across the bottom of the screen: “Don’t try this at home.” Why? A failure to warn could subject […]
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Fast Food, Food, Ted Frank, Tort Reform
Tort Reform, the Ancient Babylonian Way
This is one sure way to cut down on frivolous litigation. The Code of Hammurabi could be pretty badass. And how would the Code treat unjustified lawsuits alleging overly hot coffee? Here’s our guess: If any one bring an accusation of negligence against makers of hot coffee, and does not prove what he has charged, […] -
9/11, Boring Stuff, Cellphones, Federal Government, HP, Hurricane Katrina, Jeanine Pirro, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Tort Reform, War on Terror, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 09.29.06
* Senate approves broad new rules to try detainees. [New York Times; Bashman linkwrap] * Senate House grandstands over Hewlett-Packard as most witnesses take Fifth; libertarians celebrate that time wasted is time not spent passing new appropriations. [New York Times; WaPo] * Verizon Wireless piles on against H-P. [WSJ Law Blog] * Observers suggest Supreme […]
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Lawsuit of the Day, Tort Reform
Lawsuit of the Day: Pull My Finger -- OW, You Schmuck!
It’s been kind of a slow week, what with the upcoming Labor Day holiday and all. So today’s Lawsuit of the Day — by the way, these “of the Day” features aren’t exactly daily, just whenever we feel like it — isn’t that ridiculous. Here it is (via the New York Law Journal): A medical […] -
Ann Althouse, Biglaw, Clerkships, Holland & Knight, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Ted Frank, Tort Reform
Non-Sequiturs: 8.30.06
* Allegations of bill padding at Holland & Knight. An isolated occurrence — or more widespread within Biglaw? [WSJ via WSJ Law Blog] * The secret to success: Wake up early. Like really early — try 3 a.m. That Ann Althouse is a machine! [Althouse] * Here’s a link for those of you who don’t […]