- Calif. AG sues automakers for global warming
- Plaintiff: McDonald’s should’ve warned me and my boss not to be gullible. Incidentally, the circumstantial criminal case against the guy behind the insidious phone calls fell apart because his defense attorney was able to impeach the victims (in a different Louisville case) by accusing them of trying to shake down McDonald’s for hundreds of millions. So he’s still on the street. Thanks, plaintiffs’ bar!
- The burglar and the skylight: another debunking that isn’t
- First rumblings of NYC trans fat ban gets Wally TV coverage.
- Suit: plaintiff was too stupid to be admitted into law school
- Neglect your kid now, sue for $5 M later
- Lonelygirl 15 creator defends Grand Theft Auto against meritless lawsuit
- NAACP suit: unlawful for clinic to close on Jewish Sabbath
- Can we blame lawyers for pro se claims?
- New Bizarro-Overlawyered blog writers don’t realize they’re arguing for reform, or providing excellent examples of how lawyers hurt medical consumers. See also the relationship between efficiency and safety; Milberg Weiss Fellow Cyrus Dugger visits the comments in an unrelated post to make an unfounded accusation that he refuses to back up.
- Pelman allowed to sue McDonald’s over getting fat.
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