- Lawyers in Iowa suit against Microsoft bag $75 million [ComputerWorld, ABA Journal; earlier antics in case here, here, here, and here]
- Not a parody: Santa Cruz, Calif. says smoking in the park’s OK so long as its pot, not tobacco [Mercury-News via Bader]
- L.A.’s big payout in Tennie Pierce case (firehouse dog food prank) deemed “completely outrageous”, “‘best possible’ outcome” (or both?) [Patterico, more, John and Ken, LoneWacko, Holy Coast; earlier]
- Suit by Paris, Tex. hospital seeks to uncover name of anonymous blogger [Houston Chronicle](& Coyote)
- Global-warming litigation roundups [Associated Press, Daily Report, NJLJ/PoL, Horner @ NRO]
- Sues American Cancer Society after slipping on step at charity fund-raiser [Madison County Record, more]
- Have Islamic Society of Boston lawsuits chilled local media? [Boston Phoenix via Romenesko]
- Four guilty pleas so far in case of West Orange, N.J.’s Seligsohn, Goldberger & Shinrod, which paid runners to bring in staged and non-existent auto accidents [NJLJ first, second reports]
- New at Point of Law: war on terror “lawyered to death“?; Florida insurance craziness; subprime lending crusade; France’s “model” health care system would offer few chances to attorneys like John Edwards; Mississippi AG Hood says “the system is working” on outside contracts; Sen. Ted Kennedy’s new “Equal Remedies Act of 2007” would boost payouts in workplace suits; and much more;
- Browser add-ons that help squelch ads may be headed for litigation [Broache & McCullagh, CNet]
- Lottery winner’s curse? Among other woes since winning nearly $315 million in Powerball, Jack Whittaker says he’s been involved in 460 legal actions [Chicago Tribune]
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When the ACS decided that its job was to be an advocate for health care insurance for the uninsured rather than an organization that supports research in the causes and cure of cancer, I stopped having much sympathy for them. However, the lawsuit by this individual is outrageous. Rather than accepting the fact that the injury was her own fault, she did what any red-blooded American would do and sued. I guess she is no longer concerned about raising money for fighting cancer. Then again as my first comment indicates, neither is the ACS.
Regarding #4, My insolent and impertinent thoughts (having blazed that trail): http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2007/09/when-hospitals-cant-stand-heat-they-sue.html
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