Overlawyered » damages 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 Great moments in damages calculation http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/great-moments-in-damages-calculation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-moments-in-damages-calculation http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/great-moments-in-damages-calculation/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 14:01:44 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=30037 “It’s no secret that LimeWire was once a hotbed of peer-to-peer music piracy, but the RIAA has now attempted to sue it for $72 trillion – more money than exists in the world today. LimeWire was shut down in October 2010, but litigation continues from music bodies around the world…” [Ultimate Guitar] Tweet Tags: damages, [...]

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]]> “It’s no secret that LimeWire was once a hotbed of peer-to-peer music piracy, but the RIAA has now attempted to sue it for $72 trillion – more money than exists in the world today. LimeWire was shut down in October 2010, but litigation continues from music bodies around the world…” [Ultimate Guitar]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/great-moments-in-damages-calculation/feed/ 1 “Staten Island mom hits city with $900 trillion suit” http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/staten-island-mom-hits-city-with-900-trillion-suit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staten-island-mom-hits-city-with-900-trillion-suit http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/staten-island-mom-hits-city-with-900-trillion-suit/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:09:18 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27423 The case does raise an issue of importance — at what point does a parent’s mental illness expose children to unreasonable risk? But if Ms. Ogunbayo is hoping to convince a court that she has everything in perspective now, asking for $900 trillion may not help. [Staten Island Advance] Tweet Tags: damages

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]]> The case does raise an issue of importance — at what point does a parent’s mental illness expose children to unreasonable risk? But if Ms. Ogunbayo is hoping to convince a court that she has everything in perspective now, asking for $900 trillion may not help. [Staten Island Advance]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/staten-island-mom-hits-city-with-900-trillion-suit/feed/ 9 “Man gets $10 million for Segway accident” http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/man-gets-10-million-for-segway-accident/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-gets-10-million-for-segway-accident http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/man-gets-10-million-for-segway-accident/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:25:58 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=26382 The circumstances were unusual — an injury during a blindfolded, helmetless demonstration — but a legal cloud might still be forming for the unique personal transportation device. [Boston Herald via Miller] P.S. Connecticut Law Tribune (via TortsProf) has much more on the case. Tweet Tags: damages, transit

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]]> The circumstances were unusual — an injury during a blindfolded, helmetless demonstration — but a legal cloud might still be forming for the unique personal transportation device. [Boston Herald via Miller]

P.S. Connecticut Law Tribune (via TortsProf) has much more on the case.

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/man-gets-10-million-for-segway-accident/feed/ 11 November 29 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-29-roundup-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-29-roundup-3 http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-29-roundup-3/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:50:29 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25709 UK: “Premiums to soar as accident claims lawyers push up cost of motor insurance, MPs hear” [Telegraph] John Stossel on death by FDA [Reason] Disapproving stance on e-cigarettes might cost lives [Balko] Company abandons pioneering stem-cell research after running up $45 million in costs to win FDA approval of initial safety tests [Technology Review] NYT [...]

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  • UK: “Premiums to soar as accident claims lawyers push up cost of motor insurance, MPs hear” [Telegraph]
  • John Stossel on death by FDA [Reason] Disapproving stance on e-cigarettes might cost lives [Balko] Company abandons pioneering stem-cell research after running up $45 million in costs to win FDA approval of initial safety tests [Technology Review] NYT can be obtuse about regulatory costs [Cowen]
  • No, we’re not allowed to let you out of the van to relieve the call of nature [Ted at PoL]
  • “Economic Damages Are Affirmed Though Plaintiff’s Earnings Rose After Accident” [NJLJ]
  • A shame about the business climate in Hawaii [Inverse Condemnation]
  • “Massachusetts Lawyer Loses License for a Year for Charging $93.8K Contingent Fee, Absent a Contingency” [Martha Neil, ABA Journal]
  • Movement “rapidly gaining steam” in U.S. to prohibit anonymous sperm donation [Glenn Cohen, Prawfs]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-29-roundup-3/feed/ 1     Amtrak damage limits and the Chatsworth crash http://overlawyered.com/2011/07/amtrak-damage-limits-and-the-chatsworth-crash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amtrak-damage-limits-and-the-chatsworth-crash http://overlawyered.com/2011/07/amtrak-damage-limits-and-the-chatsworth-crash/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:20:52 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=23959 Ted Frank rebuts a lame Atlantic column (& follow-up). Tweet Tags: damages, railroads

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    ]]>     Ted Frank rebuts a lame Atlantic column (& follow-up).

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/07/amtrak-damage-limits-and-the-chatsworth-crash/feed/ 4     “I have never seen such an incompetent presentation of a damages case” http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/i-have-never-seen-such-an-incompetent-presentation-of-a-damages-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-have-never-seen-such-an-incompetent-presentation-of-a-damages-case http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/i-have-never-seen-such-an-incompetent-presentation-of-a-damages-case/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:49:07 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=23455 Said Judge Posner, of an alleged serial spammer’s courtroom presentation. “It’s not only incompetent, it’s grotesque. You’ve got damages jumping around from $11 million to $130 million to $122 million to $33 million. In fact, the damages are probably zero.” [Timothy Lee, Ars Technica] Tweet Tags: damages, Richard Posner

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    ]]>     Said Judge Posner, of an alleged serial spammer’s courtroom presentation. “It’s not only incompetent, it’s grotesque. You’ve got damages jumping around from $11 million to $130 million to $122 million to $33 million. In fact, the damages are probably zero.” [Timothy Lee, Ars Technica]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/i-have-never-seen-such-an-incompetent-presentation-of-a-damages-case/feed/ 0     “Suit: Another woman’s breast has ruined my life” http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/suit-another-woman%e2%80%99s-breast-has-ruined-my-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suit-another-woman%25e2%2580%2599s-breast-has-ruined-my-life http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/suit-another-woman%e2%80%99s-breast-has-ruined-my-life/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:57:26 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22656 A Brooklyn woman intends to pursue further levels of judicial review after an appeals court denied her damages in a breast-feeding mix-up “because the error was discovered and fixed inside the hospital and her infant didn’t get sick or injured.” [Brooklyn Paper; another breastfeeding mixup case] Tweet Tags: damages, hospitals, New York, obstetrics

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    ]]>     A Brooklyn woman intends to pursue further levels of judicial review after an appeals court denied her damages in a breast-feeding mix-up “because the error was discovered and fixed inside the hospital and her infant didn’t get sick or injured.” [Brooklyn Paper; another breastfeeding mixup case]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/suit-another-woman%e2%80%99s-breast-has-ruined-my-life/feed/ 1     $75 trillion damage demand deemed “absurd” http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/75-trillion-damage-demand-deemed-absurd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=75-trillion-damage-demand-deemed-absurd http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/75-trillion-damage-demand-deemed-absurd/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:11:52 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22204 Federal judge Kimba Wood in Manhattan applies some skepticism to the quantum of damages demanded by record companies in copyright actions against file-sharing service LimeWire. [American Lawyer] Tweet Tags: damages, RIAA and file sharing

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    ]]>     Federal judge Kimba Wood in Manhattan applies some skepticism to the quantum of damages demanded by record companies in copyright actions against file-sharing service LimeWire. [American Lawyer]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/75-trillion-damage-demand-deemed-absurd/feed/ 6     Jilted bride sues ex-groom http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/jilted-bride-sues-ex-groom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jilted-bride-sues-ex-groom http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/jilted-bride-sues-ex-groom/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:50:31 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=20927 Should the damages be confined to the unrecoverable costs of the planned wedding, or extend beyond that? [Today Show] Tweet Tags: breach of promise to marry, damages, emotional distress

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    ]]>     Should the damages be confined to the unrecoverable costs of the planned wedding, or extend beyond that? [Today Show]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/jilted-bride-sues-ex-groom/feed/ 14     Matchmaker stuck in elevator loses rich client http://overlawyered.com/2010/11/matchmaker-stuck-in-elevator-loses-rich-client/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matchmaker-stuck-in-elevator-loses-rich-client http://overlawyered.com/2010/11/matchmaker-stuck-in-elevator-loses-rich-client/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:04:34 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=20378 Which is why she’s threatening to sue her New York City landlord; she says the 25-minute delay cost her $10,000 a minute. [NY Post via Lowering the Bar] Tweet Tags: damages, NYC

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    ]]>     Which is why she’s threatening to sue her New York City landlord; she says the 25-minute delay cost her $10,000 a minute. [NY Post via Lowering the Bar]

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