Overlawyered » football 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 May 18 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/may-18-roundup-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=may-18-roundup-3 http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/may-18-roundup-3/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 04:14:02 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29654 Very silly Common Cause suit against Senate filibuster [Adler, Doug Mataconis, Jack Shafer (Filibuster unconstitutional? "Yes, but only when the GOP has the majority.")] More on football concussion lawsuits [Will Oremus, Slate; Gerard Magliocca, Concurring Opinions; earlier] Phrase I’ve heard before: Niall Ferguson says U.S. beset by the “rule of lawyers” [Business Insider] “I have [...]

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  • Very silly Common Cause suit against Senate filibuster [Adler, Doug Mataconis, Jack Shafer (Filibuster unconstitutional? "Yes, but only when the GOP has the majority.")]
  • More on football concussion lawsuits [Will Oremus, Slate; Gerard Magliocca, Concurring Opinions; earlier]
  • Phrase I’ve heard before: Niall Ferguson says U.S. beset by the “rule of lawyers” [Business Insider]
  • “I have filed over a hundred lawsuits and another one will be no sweat for me. On the other hand, it will cost you a lot of time and money[.]” One blogger’s prolonged legal ordeal ["Aaron Worthing," Allergic2Bull and summary version] Plus: Ken/Popehat;
  • Louisiana land-taint suits: “maybe I’m just going to contend the oil companies did it, not the salt domes” [Lachlan Markay, Heritage, earlier]
  • Kansas differs from SCOTUS on legality of resale price maintenance. Will it make policy for the other 49 states? [Ted Frank] New Federalist Society project on state courts and how they’re picked;
  • A lot of lobbying went into that government-prescribed “flame-resistant” furniture [Chicago Tribune]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/may-18-roundup-3/feed/ 30     The legal decline of football? http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/the-legal-decline-of-football/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-legal-decline-of-football http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/the-legal-decline-of-football/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 04:45:46 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29512 Numerous lawsuits have been filed lately against football teams over players’ brain injuries. If the legal system handles these lawsuits in line with the principles it applies to other mass torts, organized football could either go away or be transformed into a very different game. The Chicago Tribune editorializes on the subject and quotes me. [...]

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    ]]>     Numerous lawsuits have been filed lately against football teams over players’ brain injuries. If the legal system handles these lawsuits in line with the principles it applies to other mass torts, organized football could either go away or be transformed into a very different game. The Chicago Tribune editorializes on the subject and quotes me.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/the-legal-decline-of-football/feed/ 14     Call me a gold digger? You’ll pay for that http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/call-me-a-gold-digger-youll-pay-for-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=call-me-a-gold-digger-youll-pay-for-that http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/call-me-a-gold-digger-youll-pay-for-that/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:59:34 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27803 Because the best way to show that it’s Not About the Money is to ask for $200 million [TMZ] Tweet Tags: celebrities, divorce, football, not about the money

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    ]]>     Because the best way to show that it’s Not About the Money is to ask for $200 million [TMZ]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/call-me-a-gold-digger-youll-pay-for-that/feed/ 0     “The most plausible route to the death of football…” http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-most-plausible-route-to-the-death-of-football/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-plausible-route-to-the-death-of-football http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-most-plausible-route-to-the-death-of-football/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:30:16 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27543 “…starts with liability suits.” As concussion suits mount, will broadcast networks and high school referees need to worry about being named as defendants along with team franchises, schools, helmet manufacturers and other more obvious defendants? [Tyler Cowen and Kevin Grier, Grantland, via Ilya Somin] More: Miller (“I think these cases are going nowhere.”) Tweet Tags: [...]

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    ]]>     “…starts with liability suits.” As concussion suits mount, will broadcast networks and high school referees need to worry about being named as defendants along with team franchises, schools, helmet manufacturers and other more obvious defendants? [Tyler Cowen and Kevin Grier, Grantland, via Ilya Somin] More: Miller (“I think these cases are going nowhere.”)

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-most-plausible-route-to-the-death-of-football/feed/ 4     Notre Dame to Kansas high school: drop that fighting leprechaun logo http://overlawyered.com/2011/10/notre-dame-to-kansas-high-school-drop-that-fighting-leprechaun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=notre-dame-to-kansas-high-school-drop-that-fighting-leprechaun http://overlawyered.com/2011/10/notre-dame-to-kansas-high-school-drop-that-fighting-leprechaun/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:47:52 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25239 “Chapman High School, whose athletics teams have been known as the Fighting Irish since 1967, has been formally asked by the University of Notre Dame to change its leprechaun logo due to the college’s trademark on the image.” [Yardbarker] Tweet Tags: football, trademarks

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    ]]>     “Chapman High School, whose athletics teams have been known as the Fighting Irish since 1967, has been formally asked by the University of Notre Dame to change its leprechaun logo due to the college’s trademark on the image.” [Yardbarker]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/10/notre-dame-to-kansas-high-school-drop-that-fighting-leprechaun/feed/ 14     Philadelphia: “Injured fan sues Eagles” http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/philadelphia-injured-fan-sues-eagles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=philadelphia-injured-fan-sues-eagles http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/philadelphia-injured-fan-sues-eagles/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:10:14 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=24180 While a player “was having a catch with fans in the stands,” one of the fans had an inaccurate throw and injured a bystander. Clearly time to crack down on — if not ban entirely? — such playful throwing sessions. [Philadelphia Inquirer] Tweet Tags: football

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    ]]>     While a player “was having a catch with fans in the stands,” one of the fans had an inaccurate throw and injured a bystander. Clearly time to crack down on — if not ban entirely? — such playful throwing sessions. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/philadelphia-injured-fan-sues-eagles/feed/ 0     Ereck Plancher verdict http://overlawyered.com/2011/07/ereck-plancher-verdict/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ereck-plancher-verdict http://overlawyered.com/2011/07/ereck-plancher-verdict/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:38:45 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=23761 Following a battle of the medical experts, a jury tells the UCF Athletics Association to pay $10 million in the death of a student player who “collapsed and died following offseason conditioning drills at the UCF football complex.” [Chicago Tribune] Tweet Tags: expert witnesses, Florida, football

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    ]]>     Following a battle of the medical experts, a jury tells the UCF Athletics Association to pay $10 million in the death of a student player who “collapsed and died following offseason conditioning drills at the UCF football complex.” [Chicago Tribune]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/07/ereck-plancher-verdict/feed/ 9     “Ex-Colts cheerleader sues team over nude body-paint photos” http://overlawyered.com/2011/05/ex-colts-cheerleader-sues-team-over-nude-body-paint-photos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-colts-cheerleader-sues-team-over-nude-body-paint-photos http://overlawyered.com/2011/05/ex-colts-cheerleader-sues-team-over-nude-body-paint-photos/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 16:22:49 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=23066 “A former Indianapolis Colts cheerleader is suing the organization, claiming they discriminated against her when they fired her for posing in risqué photographs.” [Indianapolis Star] Tweet Tags: cheerleading, football, Indiana

    “Ex-Colts cheerleader sues team over nude body-paint photos” is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system

    ]]>     “A former Indianapolis Colts cheerleader is suing the organization, claiming they discriminated against her when they fired her for posing in risqué photographs.” [Indianapolis Star]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/05/ex-colts-cheerleader-sues-team-over-nude-body-paint-photos/feed/ 7     Court: ADA requires captioning stadium music http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/court-ada-requires-captioning-stadium-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-ada-requires-captioning-stadium-music http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/court-ada-requires-captioning-stadium-music/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:11:56 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22323 “Music blasted over the public address system during Washington Redskins games is part of the entertainment experience, and deaf fans should have access to the lyrics of those songs, a federal appeals court has ruled.” [Leigh Jones, National Law Journal] Tweet Tags: disabled rights, football, music and musicians

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    ]]>     “Music blasted over the public address system during Washington Redskins games is part of the entertainment experience, and deaf fans should have access to the lyrics of those songs, a federal appeals court has ruled.” [Leigh Jones, National Law Journal]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/court-ada-requires-captioning-stadium-music/feed/ 17     High Court rebuffs Jets fan in “spygate” suit http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/high-court-rebuffs-jets-fan-in-spygate-suit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-court-rebuffs-jets-fan-in-spygate-suit http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/high-court-rebuffs-jets-fan-in-spygate-suit/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:04:14 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21966 “The U.S. Supreme Court refused to let a New York Jets fan sue the New England Patriots and coach Bill Belichick over the 2007 “spygate” videotaping scandal.” [Bloomberg, earlier] Tweet Tags: football

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    ]]>     “The U.S. Supreme Court refused to let a New York Jets fan sue the New England Patriots and coach Bill Belichick over the 2007 “spygate” videotaping scandal.” [Bloomberg, earlier]

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