- From attorney Bob Ambrogi, on Twitter: “This felt wrong: Shortly after heated call with lawyer saying he’d sue my client, he sent me invite to connect on LinkedIn.” Related: Amy Alkon.
- “Spot the lawsuit in this commercial” [Louis Vuitton vs. Hyundai; Trademark Blog]
- Video: “Community swimming pool closes due to lawsuit” [Hazleton, Pa.; U.S. Chamber Faces of Lawsuit Abuse series; plaintiff's side of things]
- Recycling, found materials, and why so much “green building” won’t last [Sippican Cottage and followup]
- German ban on homeschooling not a compelling reason to grant asylum to affected family [Krikorian, NRO, Volokh]
- Ted’s Center for Class Action Fairness files objections to a Costco fuel class settlement; related reflections from the judge in the recent Honda case;
- “Photographing Public Art: A Legal Waltz in Seattle” [Citizen Media Law, earlier]
- “Big Bankruptcies’ Big Fees Raising Questions” [Asarco, Station Casinos; Baxter, AmLaw Daily]
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
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Point of Law- Stockholm Syndrome in the Nachsin v. AOL caseThe Center for Class Action Fairness filed its reply brief today in the Nachsin v. AOL appeal. The principal-agent problem does not just affect class action plaintiffs' attorneys enriching themselves at the expense of their putative clients. I see it... […]Ted Frank
- Doctors warn against trial lawyer tax breakFrom the American Medical Association, "AMA, 90 Medical Organizations Oppose Tax Changes That Encourage More Lawsuits": WASHINGTON, D.C. - Opposing any changes to the tax code that would encourage trial attorneys to file more lawsuits and add to the overall... […]Carter Wood
- "New Breed of Patent Claim Bedevils Product Makers"The Federal Circuit's Tuesday ruling in Stauffer v. Brooks Brothers permits qui tam relators to sue over mismarked patents, even when they have not personally been injured; together with an earlier decision that the $500 fine for violating the statute... […]Ted Frank
- Impact of Oregon expansion of liabilityIn 2009, Oregon Senate Bill 311 increased state agency liability caps from $500,000 to $3.2 million, and the cap will increase to $4 million by 2015. "In response, groups holding public events on state property are being required to carry... […]Ted Frank
- Around the web, September 1Iqbal/Twombly update: the Congressional threat to pleading standards. [Corporate Counsel] An example of those oh-so-valuable required disclosures about climate change risks. [Bainbridge] California courts continue to eat away at risk/benefit test. [Cal Biz Lit] Marlo Lewis isn't sanguine about the... […]Ted Frank
- Stockholm Syndrome in the Nachsin v. AOL case
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