Overlawyered » allergies http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:11:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 April 25 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:57:52 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22678
  • 10th Circuit: deposition not a “take-home examination” [Ronald Miller]
  • Class-action suit over salt in Campbell’s soup [NJ.com] Boom predicted in suits over claims of healthy food [Ken Odza]
  • Roommate indicted in Tyler Clementi suicide [Scott Greenfield, Beldar]
  • “Ban fraternities” screed in WSJ: were editors trying to make Caitlin Flanagan look ridiculous on purpose? [Ann Althouse, Instapundit]
  • Emotional value of family dog: “Seattle should not set bad precedent in pet case” [John W. Schedler, Seattle Times, background]
  • Investigating gas-price speculation and “price gouging”: “Obama tries to cap oil leak with lawyers” [Neil Munro, Daily Caller]
  • Federal law protects peanuts on planes [CNN Travel]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-25-roundup-2/feed/ 5     New frontiers in disability accommodation: classmate mouth-rinsing http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/new-frontiers-in-disability-accommodation-classmate-mouth-rinsing/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/new-frontiers-in-disability-accommodation-classmate-mouth-rinsing/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:40:00 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22208 Florida: “To protect the [6-year-old] girl [with a severe peanut allergy], students in her class at Edgewater Elementary School are required to wash their hands before entering the classroom in the morning and after lunch, and rinse out their mouths, [Volusia County school spokeswoman Nancy] Wait said, and a peanut-sniffing dog checked out the school during last week’s spring break.” [Reuters]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/new-frontiers-in-disability-accommodation-classmate-mouth-rinsing/feed/ 17     ADA accommodation vs. ADA accommodation http://overlawyered.com/2010/05/ada-accommodation-vs-ada-accommodation/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/05/ada-accommodation-vs-ada-accommodation/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 17:10:25 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=17316 The city of Indianapolis let an employee bring her allergy service dog to the workplace, only to discover that a co-worker was allergic to dogs. [NYTimes] More: Hyman.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/05/ada-accommodation-vs-ada-accommodation/feed/ 18     February 25 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2010/02/february-25-roundup/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/02/february-25-roundup/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:44:40 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=16260
  • 1978 accident settlement: “Old check for $17,500 found in woman’s nightstand drawer” [Orlando Sentinel]
  • John Tierney on the great dietary salt debate [N.Y. Times]
  • U.K.: reports from chiropractor association libel case against Simon Singh [Jack of Kent, Index on Censorship, Crispian Jago, earlier here, here, here, etc.]
  • Law firm marketers should employ Hitler videos with care, if at all [Greenfield] Another funny lawyer ad from NYC’s Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman [Lowering the Bar, earlier]
  • Claim: to undo “blockages”, psychic needed $4,773 shopping spree at Ralph Lauren [N.Y. Daily News, h/t Siouxsie Law]
  • First Amendment plaintiff wins $1,791, but Jefferson County, Colorado may be out a million in legal fees [Karen Crummy, Denver Post]
  • Unanimous SCOTUS ruling could curb forum-shopping in suits against national businesses [Krauss, PoL, and more at roundup]
  • Long Island: “Woman Sues ‘Babies ‘R’ Us’ Over Peanut Allergy” [WCBS]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/02/february-25-roundup/feed/ 5     No more ranters in the next seat? http://overlawyered.com/2010/01/no-more-ranters-in-the-next-seat/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/01/no-more-ranters-in-the-next-seat/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:22:55 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=15506 “Air Canada Ordered To Offer Nut-Free Zones” [Steyn, NRO] More: National Post, CBC.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/01/no-more-ranters-in-the-next-seat/feed/ 2     If deathly allergic to burger condiments, consider checking for their absence http://overlawyered.com/2009/05/if-deathly-allergic-to-burger-condiments-consider-checking-for-their-absence/ http://overlawyered.com/2009/05/if-deathly-allergic-to-burger-condiments-consider-checking-for-their-absence/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 18:24:33 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=11052 This vital step in an allergy-mitigation protocol appears not to have been undertaken by Darius Dugger of Portsmouth, Va., who says he specifically asked that Burger King omit the onions, tomato and pickle from his sandwich, but that they ignored his request, resulting in the severe allergic reaction for which he’d like $100,000. [Norfolk Virginian-Pilot via Patrick at Popehat] He says he’d already taken a bite and swallowed by the time he realized their error, as opposed to, you know, peeking under the bun to see. Earlier on West Virginia McDonald’s “hold the cheese” suit here.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2009/05/if-deathly-allergic-to-burger-condiments-consider-checking-for-their-absence/feed/ 6     Allergies in the schools http://overlawyered.com/2009/04/allergies-in-the-schools/ http://overlawyered.com/2009/04/allergies-in-the-schools/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:52:20 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=10359 What’s causing the rise of the killer peanut?

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2009/04/allergies-in-the-schools/feed/ 3     Claim: allergic to wi-fi http://overlawyered.com/2008/05/claim-allergic-to-wi-fi/ http://overlawyered.com/2008/05/claim-allergic-to-wi-fi/#comments Sat, 24 May 2008 03:47:20 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=7034 “A group in Santa Fe says the city is discriminating against them because they say that they’re allergic to the wireless Internet signal. And now they want Wi-Fi banned from public buildings. … [Arthur] Firstenberg and dozens of other electro-sensitive people in Santa Fe claim that putting up Wi-Fi in public places is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The city attorney is now checking to see if putting up Wi-Fi could be considered discrimination. But City Councilor Ron Trujillo says the areas are already saturated with wireless Internet.” (Gadi Schwartz, KOB, May 20).

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2008/05/claim-allergic-to-wi-fi/feed/ 16     Welcome New York Times readers http://overlawyered.com/2008/05/welcome-new-york-times-readers-3/ http://overlawyered.com/2008/05/welcome-new-york-times-readers-3/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 11:59:03 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=6174 This website is mentioned in an article on allergies and chemical sensitivities in the workplace, specifically on the case of Susan McBride, who’s suing her employer, the city of Detroit, for not preventing a co-worker from wearing perfume to the office (see Jul. 6 and Jul. 18, 2007; earlier Detroit case, May 25, 2005). (Lisa Belkin, “Sickened by the Office (Really)”, May 1).

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2008/05/welcome-new-york-times-readers-3/feed/ 0     The evils of food http://overlawyered.com/2008/01/the-evils-of-food/ http://overlawyered.com/2008/01/the-evils-of-food/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:41:07 +0000 Andrew Grossman http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2008/01/the-evils-of-food/ Kim Severson of the New York Times has this article on the growing interest among parents of food allergies:

    Record numbers of parents are heading to doctors concerned that their children are allergic to a long list of foods. States are passing laws requiring schools to have policies protecting children with food allergies. But no one knows why the number of allergies seems to be on the rise, or even if they are rising as fast as some believe.

    Ms. O’Brien and leading allergy researchers agree that few reliable studies on food allergies exist. The best estimates suggest that 4 to 8 percent of young children suffer from them, though the reactions tend to grow less serious and less frequent as children grow older.

    Even though the science is weak, new laws and policies are enacted under the banner of child safety. Yet as David Bernstein points out, we’ve been down this road before.

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