Overlawyered » criminals who sue http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Drunk drivers who sue over their accidents, cont’d http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/drunk-drivers-who-sue-over-their-accidents-contd/ http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/drunk-drivers-who-sue-over-their-accidents-contd/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:45:25 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27246 Max Kennerly thinks we should understand their point of view. Earlier here, here, etc., etc.

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/drunk-drivers-who-sue-over-their-accidents-contd/feed/ 18 By reader acclaim: DUI manslaughter driver sues victim http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/by-reader-acclaim-dui-manslaughter-driver-sues-victim/ http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/by-reader-acclaim-dui-manslaughter-driver-sues-victim/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:24:40 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=26918 “David Belniak had drugs in his system and never braked when he slammed into the back of a family’s car stopped at a red light on Christmas Day 2007. Three people died.” Now, represented by his sister, attorney Debra Tuomey, Belniak is suing the driver of the car he slammed into. [Tampa Bay Times, Tuomey's JD Supra site]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/by-reader-acclaim-dui-manslaughter-driver-sues-victim/feed/ 11 Update: convicted kidnapper’s suit against victims dismissed http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/update-convicted-kidnappers-suit-against-victims-dismissed/ http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/update-convicted-kidnappers-suit-against-victims-dismissed/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:17:08 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=26916 A Kansas judge “last week dismissed Jesse Dimmick’s lawsuit against the couple he kidnapped in southwest Shawnee County.” [Topeka Capital-Journal, earlier]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/update-convicted-kidnappers-suit-against-victims-dismissed/feed/ 1 Steals gun, hurts himself with it http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/steals-gun-hurts-himself-with-it/ http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/steals-gun-hurts-himself-with-it/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:30:54 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=26659 But the estate of a Massachusetts man killed in an apparent accident when the gun went off was not allowed to sue the owner and gun manufacturer. [Volokh]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/steals-gun-hurts-himself-with-it/feed/ 2 “Man Sues Couple He Kidnapped” http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/man-sues-couple-he-kidnapped/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/man-sues-couple-he-kidnapped/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:07:22 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=26038 Jesse Dimmick, who invaded the home of Jared and Lindsay Rowley at knifepoint and held them for some time against their will, is now suing them for allegedly reneging on a promise to hide him from the police. He’s also suing the city of Topeka, one of whose officers shot him during his apprehension. [Capital-Journal via Lowering the Bar]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/man-sues-couple-he-kidnapped/feed/ 17 “Admitted Drug Dealer Sues Doctor Who Prescribed Painkillers” http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/admitted-drug-dealer-sues-doctor-who-prescribed-painkillers/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/admitted-drug-dealer-sues-doctor-who-prescribed-painkillers/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:38:35 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25884 Pennsylvania: “A York man who pleaded guilty to illegally selling prescription drugs is suing the doctor who prescribed the painkillers to him for medical malpractice and medical negligence.” [York Daily Record]

And from the same state: veteran who broke into a pharmacy to steal drugs sues Veterans Administration for not having given him better mental health counseling. [Times-Leader]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/admitted-drug-dealer-sues-doctor-who-prescribed-painkillers/feed/ 2 November 8 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-8-roundup-4/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-8-roundup-4/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:07:26 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25093
  • Washington Post pundit Dana Milbank’s lament: Obama isn’t doing enough to intimidate opponents [David Boaz, Cato]
  • FDA defends itself against rising criticism on drug and device approval [NYT] NYT approaches the issue with a curious slant [Paul Rubin]
  • California courts: what makes you think we need to follow SCOTUS on arbitration? [Cal Biz Lit, more, Russell Jackson] Senate anti-arbitration hearing could have used more truth in advertising [PoL]
  • Pols want to fast-track favored L.A. stadium against environmental suits under California’s obstructor-friendly CEQA. Hmmm… why not fast-track everyone else too? [Gideon Kanner, Stephen Smith, SCPR, Paul Taylor, Examiner]
  • State law forbids use of deadly force in defense of business property: “Burglar’s family awarded $300,000 in wrongful death suit” [Colorado Springs Gazette]
  • One reason the Ninth Circuit may go off on more frolics: three-judge, one-clerk bench memos [Kerr]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-8-roundup-4/feed/ 1     June 7 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/june-7-roundup-3/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/june-7-roundup-3/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:19:34 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=23278
  • Claim: unwanted sugar in Dunkin’ Donuts coffee order sent customer into diabetic shock [AP]
  • Schadenfreude aside, key theory in feds’ case against John Edwards looking mighty strained [Meck Deck/John Locke Foundation, Steve Hayward/Power Line, Ted Frank, Jacob Sullum] “They’ve indicted one former presidential candidate on one count of false statements?” [Caleb Brown] American Lawyer looks back at the law firms that backed Edwards in 2008; our coverage of his ‘04 law-firm backers and of moneyman Fred Baron, and my commentary on Baron’s ethical standards;
  • Edwards-reminiscent? Theory that earlier C-section would have averted cerebral palsy nets $58 M verdict [Thomas Scheffey, Connecticut Law Tribune]
  • Carter Wood, key business-policy blogger, departs NAM for Business Roundtable;
  • Tenderer tort-law treatment for trespassers, courtesy 3rd Restatement? [David Freddoso/Examiner, Richard Cupp via TortsProf]
  • Non-shockingly, some litigation defense lawyers aren’t enthusiastic about lawsuit reform [Texas Lawyer]
  • “Attorney charged with stealing clerk’s textbook from courtroom” [Baltimore Sun]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/june-7-roundup-3/feed/ 5     UK employment law: “Murderer loses unfair sacking claim” http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/uk-employment-law-murderer-loses-unfair-sacking-claim/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/uk-employment-law-murderer-loses-unfair-sacking-claim/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:11:58 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21753 “A man convicted of murder has lost his employment tribunal case against Royal Mail which he claimed had breached his human rights when it sacked him. … he claimed he had been sacked prematurely because he was not found guilty of the offence until June.” [The Independent (U.K.)]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/uk-employment-law-murderer-loses-unfair-sacking-claim/feed/ 2     UK: “Shed owners warned wire on windows could hurt burglars” http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/uk-shed-owners-warned-wire-on-windows-could-hurt-burglars/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/uk-shed-owners-warned-wire-on-windows-could-hurt-burglars/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:31:04 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21442 Kent and Surrey, England: “Police have told residents to stop putting wire mesh on their garden shed windows – because they could be sued if a burglar is injured.” [Telegraph]

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