Torts

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.17

* If you get hurt by a tree in New York City, who is going to pay your medical bills? [Cityland] * I don't care what anyone says, 100% Law & Order got me through Evidence. [Law and More] * Now there's a lawsuit to eliminate this shocking program. [SCOT Blog] * Can you sell used MP3 files? (Legally, I mean.) [Copyright Alliance] * Speaking of judges using their position to make changes... [Slate] * Building meaningful mentoring relationships. [Legal Executive Institute] * What are the best practices when conducting a multilingual document review? [United Language Group] * This crazy story keeps getting more interesting. [Huffington Post] * What tools do you use to stop overthinking? [Corporette]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.23.17

* Statues of Chief Justice Roger Taney may have been removed in his native Maryland, but don't expect his bust to be removed from the Supreme Court's Great Hall or his portrait to be taken down from the high court's East conference room in the near future. The visage of the Dred Scott opinion's author will remain. [National Law Journal] * The Charlotte School of Law may be dead, but that doesn't mean that former students' proposed class-action lawsuits against the school have been put out to pasture. Though the bulk of the claims were dismissed, two such cases with allegations of unfair and deceptive trade practices have survived motions for summary judgment. Best of luck against Infilaw's first fallen school. [Law.com] * Much to his defense attorney Benjamin Bratman's chagrin, the names of the jurors who convicted Martin Shkreli of securities fraud have been released. They've been talking to the press about the disgraced pharma bro, and one of them referred to him as "his own worst enemy." [DealBook / New York Times] * Meanwhile, Martin Shkreli's ex-lawyer, former Kaye Scholer partner Evan Greebel, remains charged with wire fraud conspiracy, a charge on which Shkreli was acquitted by a jury. Greebel's defense attorneys at Gibson Dunn have called this "a Kafkaesque scenario," that is "frightening for every corporate lawyer in America simply doing their jobs representing clients." [New York Law Journal] * Berkeley Law is planning to launch a hybrid online/on-campus LL.M. program for foreign-educated attorneys. Students will be able to complete their fall and spring semesters online, but must attend classes on campus at the law school during the summer months. Tuition is a whopping $57,471. [The Recorder] * Earlier this week, a California jury handed down the largest verdict thus far in a talcum powder cancer case against Johnson & Johnson. The plaintiff, Eva Echeverria, who had used J&J baby powder since the 1950s and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2007, was awarded $417 million. [Consumer Affairs]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 02.24.17

* Big scoop: here's what Merrick Garland is really up to. [Clickhole] * “I love the First Amendment. Nobody loves it better than me." ...and other lies the president told me. [Huffington Post] * Hey! Remember law school? Remember torts? Remember the "spring gun case"? Here's an interview with the lawyer behind that one. [Coverage Opinions] * In an alternative universe, Melania Trump is a deportation priority, not the First Lady. [Slate] * Yes, after 20 pages even a federal judge's eyes start to glaze over. [Law Prose] * Budget cuts are behind the IRS's 10 year low audit rate. [TaxProf Blog] * The robots can't duplicate expert opinions. [Law and More] * Can two people keep a secret if one of them is a robot? [Ars Technica]

By Kathryn Rubino