Overlawyered » Italy 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 March 21 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-21-roundup-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-21-roundup-4 http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-21-roundup-4/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:11:06 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28468 Shame on DoJ: “Systematic concealment” of evidence when feds prosecuted Sen. Ted Stevens [WaPo, Caleb Mason/Prawfs] NYT notes feds’ losing streak in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecutions [NYT, our latest] Italy: tax officials stop luxury cars, demand drivers’ most recent tax returns [Secular Right] Pinterest: casual users (perhaps especially casual users) might be opening themselves [...]

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  • Shame on DoJ: “Systematic concealment” of evidence when feds prosecuted Sen. Ted Stevens [WaPo, Caleb Mason/Prawfs] NYT notes feds’ losing streak in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecutions [NYT, our latest]
  • Italy: tax officials stop luxury cars, demand drivers’ most recent tax returns [Secular Right]
  • Pinterest: casual users (perhaps especially casual users) might be opening themselves to copyright liability [DDK Portraits, WSJ Law Blog] And in case you needed a reminder not to publish photos grabbed from random web sources… [Webcopyplus]
  • In new Atlantic special report, Philip K. Howard collects papers on outdated government law and regulation from contributors Robert Litan, Julie Barnes, Mark Warner, Jim Cooper;
  • Institute for Justice sues IRS over its new licensing requirements for tax preparers [Ilya Shapiro and Chaim Gordon/Cato, Paul Caron/TaxProf, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Barton Hinkle]
  • “It is acceptable to refer to all court proceedings as a ‘trial,’ because seriously, you ever sat through one of those things?” [@FakeAPStylebook]
  • Christopher Booker series on child-snatching by UK authorities [Telegraph: first, second, third]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/march-21-roundup-4/feed/ 0     Some heroes for our time http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/some-heroes-for-our-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-heroes-for-our-time http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/some-heroes-for-our-time/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:53:06 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27242 My new post at Cato at Liberty is on Italian labor law professors Pietro Ichino and Carlo Dell’Aringa, who live under police protection because of their support for liberalization of the job market; two other professors, Massimo D’Antona and Mario Biagi, have been killed by Red Brigades gunmen. More: Coyote. Tweet Tags: employment at will, [...]

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    ]]>     My new post at Cato at Liberty is on Italian labor law professors Pietro Ichino and Carlo Dell’Aringa, who live under police protection because of their support for liberalization of the job market; two other professors, Massimo D’Antona and Mario Biagi, have been killed by Red Brigades gunmen. More: Coyote.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/01/some-heroes-for-our-time/feed/ 1     Labor law roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/labor-law-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=labor-law-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/labor-law-roundup/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:24:30 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25844 Union withdraws, and NLRB drops, complaint against Boeing over plant location decision [Adler, earlier] “Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Introduces Bill to Reverse NLRB’s ‘Micro-Union’ Decision” [LRT via @jonhyman] Video of “Organized Labor & Obama administration” panel [Federalist Society convention] Suing Atlantic City is an established sport for current, former employees [Press of AC] After lawsuit [...]

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  • Union withdraws, and NLRB drops, complaint against Boeing over plant location decision [Adler, earlier] “Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Introduces Bill to Reverse NLRB’s ‘Micro-Union’ Decision” [LRT via @jonhyman] Video of “Organized Labor & Obama administration” panel [Federalist Society convention]
  • Suing Atlantic City is an established sport for current, former employees [Press of AC] After lawsuit win, former Gotham sanitation worker litters neighborhood with cars [NY Post via Christopher Fountain] Why have House, Senate reversed usual ideological lines on federal employee workers’-comp reform? [WaPo]
  • Murder of reformist professors reinforces difficulty of changing Italian labor law [Tyler Cowen] UK considers relaxing “unfair dismissal” controls on employers [BBC, earlier]
  • Taylor Law and NYC transit strike: “ILO Urges that U.S. Stop Violating International Obligations It Hasn’t Agreed To” [Ku, OJ; Mitch Rubinstein, Adjunct Law Prof]
  • Maryland’s misnamed 2009 “Workplace Fraud Act” bedevils carpet installers and other firms that employ contract workers, and perhaps that was its point [Ed Waters Jr./Frederick News-Post, Weyrich Cronin & Sorra, Floor Daily]
  • “Government pay is higher” [Stoll] Notwithstanding “Occupy” themes, interests of unions and underemployed young folks might not actually be aligned very well [Althouse]
  • More on outcry over proposed federal restrictions on kids’ farm chores [WSJ, NPR, Gannett Wisconsin, CEI, earlier]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/labor-law-roundup/feed/ 0     “Scientists on trial: At fault?” http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/scientists-on-trial-at-fault/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scientists-on-trial-at-fault http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/scientists-on-trial-at-fault/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:54:16 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=24646 “In 2009, an earthquake devastated the Italian city of L’Aquila and killed more than 300 people. Now, scientists are on trial for manslaughter.” [Stephen S. Hall, Nature via Arts & Letters Daily] Tweet Tags: crime and punishment, Italy, science and scientists

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    ]]>     “In 2009, an earthquake devastated the Italian city of L’Aquila and killed more than 300 people. Now, scientists are on trial for manslaughter.” [Stephen S. Hall, Nature via Arts & Letters Daily]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/scientists-on-trial-at-fault/feed/ 5     August 12 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/august-12-roundup-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-12-roundup-2 http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/august-12-roundup-2/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:08:46 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=24235 More reviews of Schools for Misrule: Counterpoint (U. of Chicago), Wilson Trivino at PurePolitics.com; “Cops Collar 12 Year Old for “Walking Alone” in Downtown Toronto” [Free-Range Kids] Cop tells mom kids under ten “by law are not allowed outside unsupervised except in their parents’ yard.” [western Maryland, same] As lawmakers seek budget cuts, school finance [...]

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  • More reviews of Schools for Misrule: Counterpoint (U. of Chicago), Wilson Trivino at PurePolitics.com;
  • “Cops Collar 12 Year Old for “Walking Alone” in Downtown Toronto” [Free-Range Kids] Cop tells mom kids under ten “by law are not allowed outside unsupervised except in their parents’ yard.” [western Maryland, same]
  • As lawmakers seek budget cuts, school finance litigators are on the march to counter their plans [WSJ Law Blog]
  • Wouldn’t waive regs: “U.S. blocks $1 million Italian supercar” [CNN Money]
  • You see, entrepreneurial suit-filing does create jobs: “Hike in Wage-and-Hour Litigation Spurs Demand for Calif. Employment Law Associates” [ABA Journal] How U.S. Congress devastated American Samoa through minimum wage hikes [Mark Perry]
  • CCAF objects in Sirius class action settlement [PoL, earlier]
  • “The Phantom Menace of Sleep Deprived Doctors” [Darshak Sanghavi, NY Times Magazine]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/august-12-roundup-2/feed/ 1     June 2 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/june-2-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-2-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/june-2-roundup/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:17:02 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=23209 “Italian Seismologists Charged With Manslaughter for Not Predicting 2009 Quake” [Fox, earlier] “With context in place, it appears the WHO isn’t saying cell phones are dangerous” [BoingBoing, Atlantic Wire, Orac] Wrongful convictions and how they happen — new book “Convicting the Innocent” by Brandon Garrett [Jeff Rosen, NY Times] SEC to Dodd-Frank whistleblowers: no need [...]

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  • “Italian Seismologists Charged With Manslaughter for Not Predicting 2009 Quake” [Fox, earlier]
  • “With context in place, it appears the WHO isn’t saying cell phones are dangerous” [BoingBoing, Atlantic Wire, Orac]
  • Wrongful convictions and how they happen — new book “Convicting the Innocent” by Brandon Garrett [Jeff Rosen, NY Times]
  • SEC to Dodd-Frank whistleblowers: no need to go through company’s internal complaint route [D&O Diary, WSJ Law Blog]
  • “British Press Laws Facing Twitter Challenge” [AW]
  • Despite legislated damages cap, jackpot awards continue in Mississippi [Jackson Clarion-Ledger] More problems with that $322 million Mississippi asbestosis verdict [PoL, earlier]
  • Golf club erects large net to comply with legal demands to prevent escape of errant balls, is promptly sued by neighbors who consider net too ugly [five years ago on Overlawyered]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/06/june-2-roundup/feed/ 3     March 21 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-21-roundup-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-21-roundup-3 http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-21-roundup-3/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:13:18 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22112 “Cleveland Browns lawyer letter is apparently real” [Lowering the Bar, earlier] “Headlines of the Apocalypse: ‘Lady Gaga eyes legal action over breast milk ice cream.’” [@vsalus re: Breitbart via @EdDriscoll] Chesley discipline prospects in Kentucky fen-phen scandal: “King of Torts Dethroned” [Laura Simons, Abnormal Use] Busy construction-defect lawyers vex Fresno builders [Bee, Business Journal] “NHTSA [...]

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  • “Cleveland Browns lawyer letter is apparently real” [Lowering the Bar, earlier]
  • “Headlines of the Apocalypse: ‘Lady Gaga eyes legal action over breast milk ice cream.’” [@vsalus re: Breitbart via @EdDriscoll]
  • Chesley discipline prospects in Kentucky fen-phen scandal: “King of Torts Dethroned” [Laura Simons, Abnormal Use]
  • Busy construction-defect lawyers vex Fresno builders [Bee, Business Journal]
  • “NHTSA Postpones Back-Up Camera Requirement Rule” [The Truth About Cars, earlier]
  • Lawyers in Italy call strike to protest law requiring mediation of commercial disputes [WSJ Law Blog]
  • NYT’s Mark Bittman has a magical touch with food (alas) [Patrick at Popehat]
  • Beasley Allen lawyers sluiced $850K to Alabama GOP judicial contender [Birmingham News via PoL]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-21-roundup-3/feed/ 0     Italy: geologists may be charged for not predicting earthquake http://overlawyered.com/2010/06/italy-geologists-may-be-charged-for-not-predicting-earthquake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=italy-geologists-may-be-charged-for-not-predicting-earthquake http://overlawyered.com/2010/06/italy-geologists-may-be-charged-for-not-predicting-earthquake/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:54:57 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=17895 “Experts who told L’Aquila city officials there was no risk of an earthquake six days before last year’s catastrophic quake are under investigation for gross negligent manslaughter, prosecutors said Tuesday.” [La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno via Megan Sever, Earth Magazine] Tweet Tags: Italy, science and scientists

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    ]]>     “Experts who told L’Aquila city officials there was no risk of an earthquake six days before last year’s catastrophic quake are under investigation for gross negligent manslaughter, prosecutors said Tuesday.” [La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno via Megan Sever, Earth Magazine]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/06/italy-geologists-may-be-charged-for-not-predicting-earthquake/feed/ 11     Ferran Adria, stay away? http://overlawyered.com/2010/03/ferran-adria-stay-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ferran-adria-stay-away http://overlawyered.com/2010/03/ferran-adria-stay-away/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:09 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=16539 The Italian government passes a law against “molecular cuisine”, barring use of liquid nitrogen and chemical additives in restaurant kitchens. It expires in less than a year, though. [Caput Mundi Cibus via Tyler Cowen] Tweet Tags: Italy, restaurants

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/03/ferran-adria-stay-away/feed/ 1     Italy: Google execs convicted of hosting bullying video http://overlawyered.com/2010/02/italy-google-execs-convicted-of-hosting-bullying-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=italy-google-execs-convicted-of-hosting-bullying-video http://overlawyered.com/2010/02/italy-google-execs-convicted-of-hosting-bullying-video/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:08:21 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=16249 Apparent theory: YouTube should screen and monitor everything before it goes up. [TechDirt, American Lawyer, Jim Harper/Cato at Liberty, New York Times] Tweet Tags: Google, Italy, YouTube

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