• Probate court in Connecticut: bad enough when they hold you improperly in conservatorship, but worse when they bill you for the favor [Hartford Courant]
• Does “Patent Troll” in World of Warcraft count as a character type or a monster type? [Broken Toys]
• 102-year-old Italian woman wins decade-long legal dispute, but is told appeal could take 10 years more [Telegraph]
• “This Cartoon Could Be Illegal, If Two Iowa Legislators Have Their Way” [Eugene Volokh]
• David Giacalone, nonpareil commentator on attorneys’ fee ethics (and haiku), has decided to end his blog f/k/a. He signs off with a four-part series on lawyer billing and fairness to consumers/clients: parts one, two, three, four, plus a final “Understanding and Reducing Attorney Fees“. He’s keeping the site as archives, though, and let’s hope that as such it goes on shedding its light for as long as there are lawyers and vulnerable clients. More: Scott Greenfield.
• Even they can’t manage to comply? Politically active union SEIU faces unfair labor practice charges from its own employees [WaPo]
• Judge in Austin awards $3 million from couple’s estate to their divorce lawyers [Austin American-Statesman]
• “Keywords With Highest Cost Per Click”, lawyers and financial services dominate [SpyFu]

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