Overlawyered » golf 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 “Golf course company in lawsuit: Sanford lied 90 years ago” http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/golf-course-company-in-lawsuit-sanford-lied-90-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=golf-course-company-in-lawsuit-sanford-lied-90-years-ago http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/golf-course-company-in-lawsuit-sanford-lied-90-years-ago/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:52:25 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=24710 “The city of Sanford [Florida] is in court — again — because the private company that manages its Mayfair Country Club golf course wants out of its 20-year contract, accusing the city of a 90-year-old lie. Maece Taylor Inc., which rescued and revived the course four years ago after the city had a falling-out with [...]

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]]> “The city of Sanford [Florida] is in court — again — because the private company that manages its Mayfair Country Club golf course wants out of its 20-year contract, accusing the city of a 90-year-old lie. Maece Taylor Inc., which rescued and revived the course four years ago after the city had a falling-out with its previous operator, says its deal with the city is invalid because city officials lied about who designed the course in the 1920s.” [Orlando Sentinel]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/golf-course-company-in-lawsuit-sanford-lied-90-years-ago/feed/ 10 March 14 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-14-roundup-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-14-roundup-2 http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-14-roundup-2/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:28:17 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22002 A San Francisco cosmetic surgeon sues her online critics — in Virginia? [Paul Alan Levy, CL&P] SCOTUS ruling in “cat’s-paw” case could gut summary judgment in many bias suits [Hyman] Cuomo spokesman’s smart retort to Litigation Lobby attack on Medicaid reform panel [LoHud.com] “Tennessee Cops Posed as a Defense Attorney To Get Suspect To Incriminate [...]

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  • A San Francisco cosmetic surgeon sues her online critics — in Virginia? [Paul Alan Levy, CL&P]
  • SCOTUS ruling in “cat’s-paw” case could gut summary judgment in many bias suits [Hyman]
  • Cuomo spokesman’s smart retort to Litigation Lobby attack on Medicaid reform panel [LoHud.com]
  • “Tennessee Cops Posed as a Defense Attorney To Get Suspect To Incriminate Himself” [Reason]
  • “Illinois golfer not liable for head shot” [Lowering the Bar]
  • Trade friction mounts due to anti-India provisions in Zadroga (9/11 recovery workers) compensation bill [PoL]
  • Is a tax-funded federal nonprofit entity funneling money to environmental suits against the government? [Ron Arnold, Examiner]
  • FCRA class action deemed “lawsuit abuse problem in a nutshell” [Examiner editorial]
  • “Fatherhood by Conscription: Nonconsensual Insemination & the Duty of Child Support” [Michael Higdon, SSRN via Instapundit]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-14-roundup-2/feed/ 4     “Golfer Gored by Gator Sues Course Over Pond Design” http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/golfer-gored-by-gator-sues-course-over-pond-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=golfer-gored-by-gator-sues-course-over-pond-design http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/golfer-gored-by-gator-sues-course-over-pond-design/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:28:16 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21283 “A golfer whose arm was torn off by an alligator during a round of golf in South Carolina has sued the course’s owner under the novel theory that the design of the course created an alligator hazard.” [OnPoint News] Tweet Tags: animals, golf, South Carolina

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    ]]>     “A golfer whose arm was torn off by an alligator during a round of golf in South Carolina has sued the course’s owner under the novel theory that the design of the course created an alligator hazard.” [OnPoint News]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/golfer-gored-by-gator-sues-course-over-pond-design/feed/ 10     “Even if it’s a 15-year-old, we hold 15-year-olds to certain levels of responsibility.” http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/%e2%80%9ceven-if-it%e2%80%99s-a-15-year-old-we-hold-15-year-olds-to-certain-levels-of-responsibility-%e2%80%9d/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e2%2580%259ceven-if-it%25e2%2580%2599s-a-15-year-old-we-hold-15-year-olds-to-certain-levels-of-responsibility-%25e2%2580%259d http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/%e2%80%9ceven-if-it%e2%80%99s-a-15-year-old-we-hold-15-year-olds-to-certain-levels-of-responsibility-%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:43:54 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21120 Headline: “Teen hit with own golf ball sues for millions.” The youth was using a Hillsboro, Ore. driving range in the rain and his ball ricocheted off a metal awning post back into his face. [KATU] Tweet Tags: golf, Oregon

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    ]]>     Headline: “Teen hit with own golf ball sues for millions.” The youth was using a Hillsboro, Ore. driving range in the rain and his ball ricocheted off a metal awning post back into his face. [KATU]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/%e2%80%9ceven-if-it%e2%80%99s-a-15-year-old-we-hold-15-year-olds-to-certain-levels-of-responsibility-%e2%80%9d/feed/ 3     “Golf courses: a gold mine for lawsuits” http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/golf-courses-a-gold-mine-for-lawsuits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=golf-courses-a-gold-mine-for-lawsuits http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/golf-courses-a-gold-mine-for-lawsuits/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:34:35 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=20832 A good walk spoiled — by litigation? [Peter Applebome, N.Y. Times] Tweet Tags: golf

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    ]]>     A good walk spoiled — by litigation? [Peter Applebome, N.Y. Times]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/golf-courses-a-gold-mine-for-lawsuits/feed/ 0     NY: assumption of risk bars suit over errant golf shot http://overlawyered.com/2010/12/ny-assumption-of-risk-bars-suit-over-errant-golf-shot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ny-assumption-of-risk-bars-suit-over-errant-golf-shot http://overlawyered.com/2010/12/ny-assumption-of-risk-bars-suit-over-errant-golf-shot/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:08:06 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=20726 “In a brief opinion released today, the New York Court of Appeals agreed with lower courts that a golfer hit by an ‘errant’ shot could not sue his co-golfer for negligence, because one who chooses to golf assumes the risk of being whacked by a golf ball.” [Lowering the Bar, AP, earlier] Tweet Tags: assumption [...]

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    ]]>     “In a brief opinion released today, the New York Court of Appeals agreed with lower courts that a golfer hit by an ‘errant’ shot could not sue his co-golfer for negligence, because one who chooses to golf assumes the risk of being whacked by a golf ball.” [Lowering the Bar, AP, earlier]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/12/ny-assumption-of-risk-bars-suit-over-errant-golf-shot/feed/ 0     New York high court takes up negligent-golfing case http://overlawyered.com/2010/11/new-york-high-court-takes-up-negligent-golfing-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-york-high-court-takes-up-negligent-golfing-case http://overlawyered.com/2010/11/new-york-high-court-takes-up-negligent-golfing-case/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:38:33 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=20389 Two doctors, frequent golf partners, were playing a round together when one was struck in the face at close range by the other’s ball. Lower courts dismissed the resulting case, which is now on appeal. [Lowering the Bar, WSJ Law Blog] Plus: WLF (“this is not a lawyer or doctor joke.”) Tweet Tags: assumption of [...]

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    ]]>     Two doctors, frequent golf partners, were playing a round together when one was struck in the face at close range by the other’s ball. Lower courts dismissed the resulting case, which is now on appeal. [Lowering the Bar, WSJ Law Blog] Plus: WLF (“this is not a lawyer or doctor joke.”)

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/11/new-york-high-court-takes-up-negligent-golfing-case/feed/ 3     Dept. of fun-killing http://overlawyered.com/2010/11/dept-of-fun-killing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dept-of-fun-killing http://overlawyered.com/2010/11/dept-of-fun-killing/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:04:25 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=20322 Sign at Arizona golf course: “For Your Safety, Walking, Running and Recreational Activity Is Prohibited” [Free-Range Kids, with pic] Tweet Tags: golf, recreation

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    ]]>     Sign at Arizona golf course: “For Your Safety, Walking, Running and Recreational Activity Is Prohibited” [Free-Range Kids, with pic]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/11/dept-of-fun-killing/feed/ 5     Andrew Giuliani’s Duke golf lawsuit dismissed http://overlawyered.com/2010/03/andrew-giulianis-duke-golf-lawsuit-dismissed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=andrew-giulianis-duke-golf-lawsuit-dismissed http://overlawyered.com/2010/03/andrew-giulianis-duke-golf-lawsuit-dismissed/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:41:53 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=16742 The son of the former mayor had sued over being kicked off the university’s golf team. ["Campus Notes" News & Observer blog, WSJ Law Blog; earlier coverage] Tweet Tags: colleges and universities, golf

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    ]]>     The son of the former mayor had sued over being kicked off the university’s golf team. ["Campus Notes" News & Observer blog, WSJ Law Blog; earlier coverage]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/03/andrew-giulianis-duke-golf-lawsuit-dismissed/feed/ 1     “Long Island Indians Set to Gain U.S. Recognition” http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/long-island-indians-set-to-gain-u-s-recognition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=long-island-indians-set-to-gain-u-s-recognition http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/long-island-indians-set-to-gain-u-s-recognition/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:07:25 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=15171 Following thirty years of battles, the Obama Administration signaled that it would extend federal recognition to the Shinnecock tribe. Of particular interest: “The tribe is also hoping to resolve more than $1 billion worth of land disputes in the Hamptons, including its claim to the site of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, which has played [...]

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    ]]>     Following thirty years of battles, the Obama Administration signaled that it would extend federal recognition to the Shinnecock tribe. Of particular interest: “The tribe is also hoping to resolve more than $1 billion worth of land disputes in the Hamptons, including its claim to the site of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, which has played host to the U.S. Open several times.” [NYT] Backed by casino promoters, the tribe filed a massive land claim in 2005 which I wrote about at the time in the NYT; a federal judge rejected the case the next year, following a turn against Indian land claims at the Second Circuit level.

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