Chronicling the high cost of our legal system

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October 11th, 2008 at 11:59 pm

Microblog 2008-10-11

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Would single-payer fix malpractice woes? Not likely given trial bar political clout [KevinMD] #
Prosecuting candidates for crowd-inciting campaign speeches? Now there’s a truly bad idea [Point of Law] #
Her busy docket: “For people like Oprah, lawsuits are a part of life” [Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times] #
Nebraska hospital sues patient for refusing to leave [Happy Hospitalist; related earlier] #
Community covenant craziness: “Dad’s in prison because we can’t afford to sod the lawn” [St. Petersburg Times] #

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No, Oprah gets sued because she has a big mouth and thinks that she can spout off on whatever topic she likes. How many people do you who publicly accused Hermes of being racist because they closed their store early for a private event and wouldn’t let Oprah in to shop?

David Wisniewski on October 13th, 2008

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