Overlawyered » Apple http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 14:01:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 April 20 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-20-roundup-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-20-roundup-3 http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-20-roundup-3/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:19:00 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29103 Lawsuit claim: MERS mortgage system is just a racket to deprive court clerks of recording fees [Baton Rouge Advocate] More reporting on hospital and community drug shortages [Washington Post; my post last summer] Roger Pilon: How the “judicial activism” debate changed [Cato at Liberty] Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, spoken of as a future national political [...]

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  • Lawsuit claim: MERS mortgage system is just a racket to deprive court clerks of recording fees [Baton Rouge Advocate]
  • More reporting on hospital and community drug shortages [Washington Post; my post last summer]
  • Roger Pilon: How the “judicial activism” debate changed [Cato at Liberty]
  • Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, spoken of as a future national political figure, has rather a lot of ties to trial lawyers [Political Desk]
  • Problems with DOJ e-book antitrust suit targeting Apple [Declan McCullagh]
  • One bogus campaign feeds into another: “ALEC Unfairly Demonized Over ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws” [Bader, CEI "Open Market"]
  • New Point of Law discussion on class actions with Ted Frank and Brian Fitzpatrick;
  • Today’s best spam comment? “With all the thistledown floating almost on the net, it is rare to look over a locate like yours instead.”
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-20-roundup-3/feed/ 1     April 6 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-6-roundup-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-6-roundup-3 http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-6-roundup-3/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:08:55 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28749 “Help, I left my kids to wait in the car for less than five minutes, now I’m on trial for child endangerment” [Skenazy] “N.Y. State Senate Passes Bill Outlawing Kids Under 8 Waiting in Cars” [same] “Greek court dismisses charges against German magazine for denigrating national symbol” [AP] Pre-clearance for financial innovation, as with drugs [...]

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  • “Help, I left my kids to wait in the car for less than five minutes, now I’m on trial for child endangerment” [Skenazy] “N.Y. State Senate Passes Bill Outlawing Kids Under 8 Waiting in Cars” [same]
  • “Greek court dismisses charges against German magazine for denigrating national symbol” [AP]
  • Pre-clearance for financial innovation, as with drugs and the FDA? Bad idea [Mark Calabria/Cato, The Economist, Thom Lambert]
  • NYT, Reuters misreport effect of Stand Your Ground laws [Jacob Sullum, Robert VerBruggen/NRO, earlier here, etc.]
  • “Attorney advises against talking to Baltimore Sun in email mistakenly sent to Baltimore Sun” [Andrew Beaujon, Poynter]
  • Ken at Popehat knows how to pick his enemies [first, second, third posts, Philly Law Blog]
  • “Now Can We Start Talking About the Real Foxconn?” [Tim Culpan, Bloomberg]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/april-6-roundup-3/feed/ 4     March 27 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-27-roundup-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-27-roundup-2 http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-27-roundup-2/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:04:06 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28569 NYC: “Lawsuit Blames Apple’s Glass Doors for Plaintiff’s Broken Nose” [Lowering the Bar, CBS New York] Some who pushed enhanced punishment for Dharun Ravi may now be doubting they really want it [Scott Greenfield, earlier here, etc.] NYT editorial on FMLA state immunity is as bad as anyone had a right to expect [Whelan] “Pleading, [...]

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  • NYC: “Lawsuit Blames Apple’s Glass Doors for Plaintiff’s Broken Nose” [Lowering the Bar, CBS New York]
  • Some who pushed enhanced punishment for Dharun Ravi may now be doubting they really want it [Scott Greenfield, earlier here, etc.]
  • NYT editorial on FMLA state immunity is as bad as anyone had a right to expect [Whelan]
  • “Pleading, Discovery, and the Federal Rules: Exploring the Foundations of Modern Procedure” [Martin Redish, FedSoc "Engage"] Summary of important ’09 Redish book Wholesale Justice calling into question constitutionality of class actions [Trask]
  • Would trial-by-DVD be so very wrong? [James Grimmelmann, Prawfs]
  • Contested memorabilia: lawsuits filed over estate of gay rights pioneer Franklin Kameny [MetroWeekly]
  • Feds’ “distracted driving” guidance could impair usefulness of car navigation systems [Cunningham/CNet, earlier]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-27-roundup-2/feed/ 0     March 20 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-20-roundup-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-20-roundup-2 http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-20-roundup-2/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:05:14 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28158 “Lawyer Who Spotted Broker Fraud Rewarded With SEC Ordeal” [Business Week via Bader] Reactions to the feds’ antitrust case against e-book publishers and Apple [Yglesias, Wright, Stoll, more] NYT retrospectively backs Nixon efforts to deny tax exemption to lefty groups, or maybe ire at tea party adversaries just makes the paper less than consistent [Caron, [...]

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  • “Lawyer Who Spotted Broker Fraud Rewarded With SEC Ordeal” [Business Week via Bader]
  • Reactions to the feds’ antitrust case against e-book publishers and Apple [Yglesias, Wright, Stoll, more]
  • NYT retrospectively backs Nixon efforts to deny tax exemption to lefty groups, or maybe ire at tea party adversaries just makes the paper less than consistent [Caron, background, more]
  • House Judiciary testimony on the evils of consent decrees binding the government to pursue regulation in certain ways [Andrew Grossman]
  • “Law Firm Claims It Had No Control Over $464 Mln Fee Request” [WSJ Law Blog]
  • “California’s ethnic identity police” [Mickey Kaus]
  • Role, economic incentives of special masters in litigation overdue for reformist attention [Ted/PoL]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-20-roundup-2/feed/ 3     iPhone’s hellish Chinese workplace: the sequel http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/iphones-hellish-chinese-workplace-the-sequel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iphones-hellish-chinese-workplace-the-sequel http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/iphones-hellish-chinese-workplace-the-sequel/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:18:48 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28363 “This American Life” has retracted a much-discussed news segment about the horrors of Apple’s Shenzhen, China workplace after discovering it was faked; Mike Daisey’s report contained “numerous fabrications,” it says. For more on how readiness to believe the worst about big business can leave media open to being fooled by manipulative packagers of news, see [...]

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    ]]>     “This American Life” has retracted a much-discussed news segment about the horrors of Apple’s Shenzhen, China workplace after discovering it was faked; Mike Daisey’s report contained “numerous fabrications,” it says. For more on how readiness to believe the worst about big business can leave media open to being fooled by manipulative packagers of news, see the GM trucks episode, Food Lion, and a great many others. [Ira Glass, Jack Shafer, Edward Champion]

    More from David Henderson. And Coyote: “The problem with the media is not outright bias, but an intellectual mono-culture that fails to exercise the most basic skepticism when stories fit their narrative.”

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/iphones-hellish-chinese-workplace-the-sequel/feed/ 11     Class action: Apple’s Siri doesn’t live up to hype http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/class-action-apples-siri-doesnt-live-up-to-hype/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=class-action-apples-siri-doesnt-live-up-to-hype http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/class-action-apples-siri-doesnt-live-up-to-hype/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:57:34 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28289 The class action firm of Robbins Geller, representing some client or other, is demanding damages from Apple on behalf of a class of people disappointed by the iPhone 4S voice-activated assistant, Siri. Reviewers have complained that the program often fails to comprehend users’ speech, returns illogical answers, and when asked “Play some Coltrane,” has been [...]

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    ]]>     The class action firm of Robbins Geller, representing some client or other, is demanding damages from Apple on behalf of a class of people disappointed by the iPhone 4S voice-activated assistant, Siri. Reviewers have complained that the program often fails to comprehend users’ speech, returns illogical answers, and when asked “Play some Coltrane,” has been known to respond that it doesn’t know any “coal train.” [Mat Honan, Gizmodo; Jason Gilbert/Huffington Post] “When asked her whether her makers exaggerated her worth, Siri told Law Blog, ‘We were talking about you, not me.’” [Joe Palazzolo/WSJ Law Blog]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/class-action-apples-siri-doesnt-live-up-to-hype/feed/ 6     “The problem with suing Apple” http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-problem-with-suing-apple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-problem-with-suing-apple http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-problem-with-suing-apple/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:23:44 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27734 Belated and unsatisfactory lawsuit “relief”? Nothing especially Applelicious about that; it’s more a matter of joining the class-action crowd. [Rebecca Greenfield, Atlantic Wire] More: Ted Frank, Point of Law (who represents objector Marie Gryphon in the case). Tweet Tags: Apple, cellphones, class action settlements, technology

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    ]]>     Belated and unsatisfactory lawsuit “relief”? Nothing especially Applelicious about that; it’s more a matter of joining the class-action crowd. [Rebecca Greenfield, Atlantic Wire] More: Ted Frank, Point of Law (who represents objector Marie Gryphon in the case).

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-problem-with-suing-apple/feed/ 1     When companies’ hot products are stolen http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/when-companies-hot-products-are-stolen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-companies-hot-products-are-stolen http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/when-companies-hot-products-are-stolen/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:44:10 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27089 Toronto lawyer Michael Deverett thinks a bad guy must have followed him home from the Apple Store; at least someone smashed his hatchback car window when he stepped away for a couple of minutes and made off with what he said was a well concealed bag of new electronics purchases worth C$2,200. The company — [...]

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    ]]>     Toronto lawyer Michael Deverett thinks a bad guy must have followed him home from the Apple Store; at least someone smashed his hatchback car window when he stepped away for a couple of minutes and made off with what he said was a well concealed bag of new electronics purchases worth C$2,200. The company — which gave him a store credit plus a small extra for legal fees — is also facing criticism from theft victims who say it should do more to help owners retrieve stolen cellphones. [Toronto Star](& welcome Elie Mystal, Above the Law readers)

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/when-companies-hot-products-are-stolen/feed/ 8     December 7 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/december-7-roundup-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=december-7-roundup-4 http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/december-7-roundup-4/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:21:44 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25872 Debate on medical malpractice between Ted Frank (Manhattan Institute) and Shirley Svorny (Cato Institute) [PoL] Lawyers, accountants have done well from litigation-ridden Pearlman Ponzi aftermath [Orlando Sentinel] Book drop “inherently dangerous”, says rape victim’s family suing library designers [Florida, LISNews] “The iTunes Class Action Lawsuit You’ll Never Hear About”[NJLRA] “Jackson v. Unocal – Class Actions [...]

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  • Debate on medical malpractice between Ted Frank (Manhattan Institute) and Shirley Svorny (Cato Institute) [PoL]
  • Lawyers, accountants have done well from litigation-ridden Pearlman Ponzi aftermath [Orlando Sentinel]
  • Book drop “inherently dangerous”, says rape victim’s family suing library designers [Florida, LISNews]
  • “The iTunes Class Action Lawsuit You’ll Never Hear About”[NJLRA] “Jackson v. Unocal – Class Actions Find a Welcome Home in Colorado” [Karlsgodt]
  • Another tot accused of sexual harassment, this time a first grader [Boston Herald, earlier (six year old's "assault")]
  • Profile of lawyer who defends fair use of clips for documentary makers [ABA Journal]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/december-7-roundup-4/feed/ 3     Not a political concern http://overlawyered.com/2011/10/not-a-political-concern/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-a-political-concern http://overlawyered.com/2011/10/not-a-political-concern/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:10:21 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25005 Apple, notes Tim Carney, never formed a PAC and didn’t see its business as politics. Tweet Tags: Apple

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