Overlawyered » New Jersey 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 Wal-Mart sued over teen’s bogus P.A. announcement http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/wal-mart-sued-over-teens-bogus-p-a-announcement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wal-mart-sued-over-teens-bogus-p-a-announcement http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/wal-mart-sued-over-teens-bogus-p-a-announcement/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 04:14:55 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29740 At a Wal-Mart store in Turnersville, N.J. in 2010, a 16-year-old visitor got hold of the store’s public address system momentarily and announced to shoppers, “Attention Walmart customers: All black people must leave the store.” “A manager quickly made his own announcement, apologizing for the message. … The teenager was charged with harassment and bias [...]

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]]> At a Wal-Mart store in Turnersville, N.J. in 2010, a 16-year-old visitor got hold of the store’s public address system momentarily and announced to shoppers, “Attention Walmart customers: All black people must leave the store.” “A manager quickly made his own announcement, apologizing for the message. … The teenager was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, but now Donnell Battie, who is black, is suing Walmart claiming the store was negligent and reckless and showed deliberate indifference by not keeping the P.A. system safe from abuse.” [Gloucester County Times]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/wal-mart-sued-over-teens-bogus-p-a-announcement/feed/ 11 New Jersey woman sued over sending text to someone who was driving http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/new-jersey-woman-sued-over-sending-text-to-someone-who-was-driving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-jersey-woman-sued-over-sending-text-to-someone-who-was-driving http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/new-jersey-woman-sued-over-sending-text-to-someone-who-was-driving/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:47:59 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29736 A judge in Morris County, N.J. is expected to rule soon whether to dismiss Shannon Colonna as a defendant in a lawsuit over a car crash. Colonna was far from the scene at the time, but plaintiffs said she had sent a text message to the driver whose inattention caused the accident, and thus aided [...]

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]]> A judge in Morris County, N.J. is expected to rule soon whether to dismiss Shannon Colonna as a defendant in a lawsuit over a car crash. Colonna was far from the scene at the time, but plaintiffs said she had sent a text message to the driver whose inattention caused the accident, and thus aided and abetted his negligence. [The Record; AP; NJLRA] Update: judge dismisses claims against Colonna.

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/new-jersey-woman-sued-over-sending-text-to-someone-who-was-driving/feed/ 18 “48 hours after a fender-bender…” http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/48-hours-after-a-fender-bender/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=48-hours-after-a-fender-bender http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/48-hours-after-a-fender-bender/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:40:52 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29398 … here come the cheesy lawyer solicitations. [AnnMarie McDonald, NJLRA] Tweet Tags: chasing clients, New Jersey

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]]> … here come the cheesy lawyer solicitations. [AnnMarie McDonald, NJLRA]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/48-hours-after-a-fender-bender/feed/ 1 Is that a whistle in your pocket? http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/is-that-a-whistle-in-your-pocket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-that-a-whistle-in-your-pocket http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/is-that-a-whistle-in-your-pocket/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:27 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29178 Or are you just glad to sue me? “A New Jersey appeals court … overturned a $3.6 million whistleblower award to a Wachovia worker who claimed he was fired for revealing corporate fraud rather than for passing around revealing photographs.” [Michael Booth, New Jersey Law Journal] Tweet Tags: New Jersey, whistleblowers

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]]> Or are you just glad to sue me? “A New Jersey appeals court … overturned a $3.6 million whistleblower award to a Wachovia worker who claimed he was fired for revealing corporate fraud rather than for passing around revealing photographs.” [Michael Booth, New Jersey Law Journal]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/is-that-a-whistle-in-your-pocket/feed/ 1 The Times covers ADA filing mills http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/the-times-covers-ada-filing-mills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-times-covers-ada-filing-mills http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/the-times-covers-ada-filing-mills/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:27:45 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29050 Although you might say they’re a little late to this story, it’s still a welcome development. I discuss the piece and its background in a new Cato post (& welcome Glenn Reynolds/Instapundit readers). Hans Bader and Jacob Sullum also weigh in. While we’re at it, here are some more links not yet blogged in this [...]

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]]> Although you might say they’re a little late to this story, it’s still a welcome development. I discuss the piece and its background in a new Cato post (& welcome Glenn Reynolds/Instapundit readers). Hans Bader and Jacob Sullum also weigh in.

While we’re at it, here are some more links not yet blogged in this space on this busy extraction industry: Hackensack, N.J. has its own serial ADA filer [Bergen Record; letter from Marcus Rayner, NJLRA]. California small businesses continue their protests [Lodi News-Sentinel, background on George Louie; ABC L.A. (Alfredo Garcia, who's filed hundreds of ADA suits, described as "illegal immigrant and convicted felon"; background on his attorney, Overlawyered favorite Morse Mehrban)] And in case you were wondering about the enabling role of the courts, here’s a recent Ninth Circuit decision ruling it an abuse of discretion for a trial court to have cut a lawyer’s fee award in an ADA barrier case [Bagenstos, Disability Law] Much more at our ADA filing mills tag.

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/04/the-times-covers-ada-filing-mills/feed/ 0 Passes out drunk in snowbank, bar said to be liable http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/passes-out-drunk-in-snowbank-bar-said-to-be-liable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passes-out-drunk-in-snowbank-bar-said-to-be-liable http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/passes-out-drunk-in-snowbank-bar-said-to-be-liable/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:12:54 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28152 “Surveillance footage suggests that [Azcona] was heavily intoxicated, stumbling several times before he fell into a snow bank and didn’t get up.” Later a snowplow hit him. His survivors are suing the Trenton, N.J. bar that allegedly should have cut him off earlier, along with the city. [Ann Marie McDonald, New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Watch; [...]

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]]> “Surveillance footage suggests that [Azcona] was heavily intoxicated, stumbling several times before he fell into a snow bank and didn’t get up.” Later a snowplow hit him. His survivors are suing the Trenton, N.J. bar that allegedly should have cut him off earlier, along with the city. [Ann Marie McDonald, New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Watch; Trenton Times]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/passes-out-drunk-in-snowbank-bar-said-to-be-liable/feed/ 0 Dharun Ravi on trial for “bias intimidation” http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/dharun-ravi-on-trial-for-bias-intimidation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dharun-ravi-on-trial-for-bias-intimidation http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/dharun-ravi-on-trial-for-bias-intimidation/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:25:20 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27916 Assuming the Rutgers roommate/consummate jerk should be facing criminal charges in the aftermath of Tyler Clementi’s suicide — a big if — it shouldn’t be over purported “bias intimidation,” argues Jacob Sullum [Reason, more; Jersey Conservative] Earlier on the Clementi case here, here, and here. And a Boston case has prompted questions about the reach [...]

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]]> Assuming the Rutgers roommate/consummate jerk should be facing criminal charges in the aftermath of Tyler Clementi’s suicide — a big if — it shouldn’t be over purported “bias intimidation,” argues Jacob Sullum [Reason, more; Jersey Conservative] Earlier on the Clementi case here, here, and here. And a Boston case has prompted questions about the reach of hate-crime law: “Are Lesbian Gay-Bashers Guilty of a Hate Crime?” [Atlantic Wire]

Related: At Psychology Today, Israel (Izzy) Kalman writes a blog critical of the rise of the “anti-bullying industry” and attendant efforts to criminalize for the first time many personal interactions both verbal and behavioral.

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/dharun-ravi-on-trial-for-bias-intimidation/feed/ 21 February 29 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/february-29-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-29-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/february-29-roundup/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:17:27 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27828 Jackpot justice and New Jersey pharmacies (with both a Whitney Houston and a Ted Frank angle) [Fox, PoL, our Jan. 3 post] New Mexico: “Trial lawyers object to spaceport limits” [Las Cruces Bulletin] Dodd-Frank: too big not to fail [The Economist] Robert Teitelman (The Deal) on new Stephen Bainbridge book Corporate Governance After the Financial [...]

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  • Jackpot justice and New Jersey pharmacies (with both a Whitney Houston and a Ted Frank angle) [Fox, PoL, our Jan. 3 post]
  • New Mexico: “Trial lawyers object to spaceport limits” [Las Cruces Bulletin]
  • Dodd-Frank: too big not to fail [The Economist] Robert Teitelman (The Deal) on new Stephen Bainbridge book Corporate Governance After the Financial Crisis [HuffPo] Securities suits: “trial lawyers probably won’t be able to defend a defective system forever” [WSJ Dealpolitik]
  • Uh-oh: U.K. Labour opposition looks at unleashing U.S.-style class actions [Guardian] “U.K. Moves ‘No Win, No Fee’ Litigation Reforms to 2013″ [Suzi Ring, Legal Week]
  • More on controls on cold medicines as anti-meth measure [Radley Balko, Megan McArdle, Xeni Jardin, earlier here, here, here]
  • Recognizable at a distance: “In Germany, a Limp Domestic Economy Stifled by Regulation” [NY Times]
  • Fewer lawyers in Congress these days [WSJ Law Blog]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/february-29-roundup/feed/ 2     N.J.: town “official bemoans $12K in paperwork to remove tree from creek” http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/n-j-town-official-bemoans-12k-in-paperwork-to-remove-tree-from-creek/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=n-j-town-official-bemoans-12k-in-paperwork-to-remove-tree-from-creek http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/n-j-town-official-bemoans-12k-in-paperwork-to-remove-tree-from-creek/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:46 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27732 New Jersey: “The state Department of Environmental Protection requires permits and engineering work totaling $12,000 before the township can pull a tree out of a creek near Pittstown, Committeeman Scott Bauman told the Township Committee on Feb. 9.” The tree fell on private property and is causing a drainage problem by obstructing the creek. [Hunterdon [...]

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    ]]>     New Jersey: “The state Department of Environmental Protection requires permits and engineering work totaling $12,000 before the township can pull a tree out of a creek near Pittstown, Committeeman Scott Bauman told the Township Committee on Feb. 9.” The tree fell on private property and is causing a drainage problem by obstructing the creek. [Hunterdon County Democrat]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/n-j-town-official-bemoans-12k-in-paperwork-to-remove-tree-from-creek/feed/ 5     “The court that broke Jersey” http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-court-that-broke-jersey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-court-that-broke-jersey http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-court-that-broke-jersey/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:58:28 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27515 Steve Malanga on New Jersey’s perennially activist Supreme Court [City Journal]. We’ve periodically discussed the court’s lamentable jurisprudence in its Abbott (school finance redistribution) and Mount Laurel (towns given quotas to build low-income housing) decisions. The court has also nullified constitutional limitations on borrowing by the state. Tweet Tags: fair housing, New Jersey, schools

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    ]]>     Steve Malanga on New Jersey’s perennially activist Supreme Court [City Journal]. We’ve periodically discussed the court’s lamentable jurisprudence in its Abbott (school finance redistribution) and Mount Laurel (towns given quotas to build low-income housing) decisions. The court has also nullified constitutional limitations on borrowing by the state.

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