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“‘Pants Judge’ Pearson Loses Appeal in D.C. Circuit”

Walter Olson — Fri, 28 May 2010 05:09:24 +0000

BLT has the latest update on litigation we have been following for a good long while.

“Judge Who Lost Pants Forced to Rely on Briefs”

Walter Olson — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:18:52 +0000

No longer a Washington, D.C. administrative law judge, Roy Pearson, Jr. continues to pursue an appeal in his wrongful-termination case, and Kevin Underhill has fun with that.

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February 6 roundup

Walter Olson — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:33:34 +0000

Wronged wife loses suit under California “Drug Dealer Liability Act” (DDLA) against mistress who supplied crack cocaine to husband [OnPoint News]
“D.C. Circuit to Former Judge in Pants Lawsuit: Follow the Rules” [NLJ, more, earlier]
“Law firm demands retailer destroy all copies of Olivia Munn comic, retailer refuses” [BoingBoing, HeavyInk, earlier on TJIC]
Can’t find jury for tobacco trial: “Lawyers excused a woman who said people have no right to sue over diseases that are disclosed on the warning label of a package.” [Russell Jackson, Chamber-backed W.V. Record]
Despite widespread misconception to the contrary, editing comments generally does not open blogger to liability over what remains [Citizen Media Law]
To heck with HIPAA, introduce your patients to each other if you think they’ll get along [Musings of a Dinosaur]
Devoted daughter vs. RSPCA: epic will contest in Britain over family farm bequest [Times Online]
Woman found guilty after planting dead rat in meal at upscale restaurant [Appleton Post-Crescent via Lowering the Bar and Obscure Store]

Tags: alienation of affection, bloggers and the law, finger in the chili, HIPAA, illegal drugs, jury selection, Roy Pearson, wills and trusts

September 9 roundup

Walter Olson — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:04:01 +0000

Pants litigation still not over; Roy Pearson takes wrongful termination suit to D.C. Circuit [NLJ, FindLaw "Injured", my WSJ piece two years ago]
Microsoft wins stay of “alter Word or stop selling it” ruling [Bloomberg, earlier] More: WSJ Law Blog, Legal Ethics Forum, American Lawyer]
Masry & Vititoe, law firm of Erin Brockovich fame, files for bankruptcy (she’s no longer with them) [NLJ, background]
One blogger turns thumbs down on Google Books settlement [Patrick at Popehat] “Laundering orphan works legislation through a class action lawsuit”? [James Grimmelmann, ACS Blog via Mass Tort Lit] Much more: Lynn Chu/Writer’s Reps (who, I should note, has represented my literary interests on matters unrelated to this); WSJ Law Blog; Pasquale/ConcurOp; Kennerly.
Dire lesson for lawyers in how not to do social media marketing [Mark Bennett/Defending People, Scott Greenfield, Patrick at Popehat, Carolyn Elefant/Legal Blog Watch]
Tab-divider scam? For a million bucks? Against a big, sophisticated law firm? [ABA Journal, WSJ Law Blog]
Lawyer who filed “splashy-dolphin” slip-fall action against Chicago-area zoo is heard from [On Point News, earlier]
Turnabout fair play? “A Doctor’s Plan for Legal Industry Reform” [Richard Rafal, WSJ]

Tags: chasing clients, Erin Brockovich, Google, Microsoft, Roy Pearson, social media

July 30 roundup

Walter Olson — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:31:53 +0000

Federal judge throws out wrongful-termination suit filed by pants suit judge Roy Pearson, he’ll probably appeal [D.C. Examiner] More: Lowering the Bar.
Sebelius signs documents providing lawsuit immunity for swine flu vaccine developers [Orato]
How Sacha Baron Cohen keeps from getting sued, part umpteen [The Frisky]
More on British Chiropractic Association’s defamation suit against skeptic Singh [Citizen Media Law, Orac/Respectful Insolence; earlier here, here, and here]
Next round of lawsuits against Dov Charney’s American Apparel may allege “looks discrimination”, though that’s probably not actually a relevant legal category [Gawker, Business Insider, earlier here, etc.]
Demand that Chicago set aside municipal contracts for gay-owned businesses [Sun-Times]
“Grandstanding anti-Craigslist politicians still not satisfied” [TechDirt, TG Daily]
Judge Kozinski: this is America, behaving disrespectfully toward a cop isn’t a crime [Greenfield]

Tags: Alex Kozinski, Borat, Chicago, Craigslist, Roy Pearson, vaccines

No rehearing for Roy Pearson

Walter Olson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:45:44 +0000

Unless the U.S. Supreme Court will help him out, his chances are not good to get the Korean dry cleaners to pay him $54 million for his lost pair of pants. [WTOP]

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Roy Pearson loses again

Walter Olson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:57:41 +0000

At the D.C. Court of Appeals level, in the Chung missing-pants dry cleaner case (Volokh, ShopFloor).

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October 24 roundup

Walter Olson — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:29:06 +0000

Chemerinsky, other critics should apologize to Second Circuit chief judge Dennis Jacobs over bogus “he doesn’t believe in pro bono!” outcry [Point of Law and update]
New York high court skeptical of ultra-high contingency fee in Alice Lawrence v. Graubard Miller case [NYLJ; earlier here and here]
Panel of legal journalists: press let itself be used in attack on Judge Kozinski [Above the Law]
Unfree campaign speech, cont’d: South Dakota anti-abortion group sues to suppress opponents’ ads as “patently false and misleading” [Feral Child]
Even if you’re tired of reading about Roy Pearson’s pants, you might still enjoy Carter Wood’s headlines on the case at ShopFloor ["Pandora's Zipper", "Suit Alors!"]
Rare grant of fees in patent dispute, company had inflicted $2.5 million in cost on competitors and retailers by asserting rights over nursing mother garb [NJLJ]
Time to be afraid? Sen. Bingaman (D-N.M.) keen on reintroducing talk-radio-squelching Fairness Doctrine [Radio Equalizer]
“Yours, in litigious anticipation” — Frank McCourt as child in Angela’s Ashes drafted a nastygram with true literary flourish [Miriam Cherry, Concurring Opinions]

Tags: Alex Kozinski, broadcasters, campaign regulation, contingent fee, Erwin Chemerinsky, Ireland, nastygrams, New York state, patent quality, pro bono, Roy Pearson, sanctions, Second Circuit, South Dakota

Roy Pearson presses pants suit

Walter Olson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:25:08 +0000

After losing below, he’s now hauled the dry cleaning Chung family before an appeals court in his seemingly never-ending litigation over the pair of lost pants he said should be worth $54 million (WSJ law blog, Oct. 22).

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September 17 roundup

Walter Olson — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:09:31 +0000

Jones Day catching more flak over heavy-handed trademark lawsuit against BlockShopper real estate news service [Levy/CL&P, Ambrogi/Legal Blog Watch, earlier; more, EFF, Plain Dealer]
California state bar ethics complaint against serial ADA lawyer Thomas Frankovich, mostly over Jarek Molski cases [ABA Journal]
When suing your community college professor, it’s not a good idea to include death threats [KSAT, Strange in San Antonio]
Australia: school bans cartwheels, handstands on playground [Oz-ABC via Common Good]
Myron Levin, whose L.A. Times journalism was known to induce hair-pulling at this site, turns up among plaintiffs in Joe Cotchett lawsuit seeking to eject Chicago meanie Sam Zell from paper’s ownership; and did you know co-plaintiff Henry Weinstein’s a founding faculty member of Chemerinsky’s new ideologically charged UC Irvine law school? [Editor & Publisher Fitz and Jen, Portfolio, PaidContent.org via Class Action Blawg; Forbes]
Well-known Manhattan criminal defense lawyer arrested on charges of trying to “eliminate” and “neutralize” witnesses against drug dealer client [NYLJ, Greenfield]
More coverage of Pearson pants appeal [Legal Times "BLT"]
Swiping Nicole Black’s content and running it without credit on a splog is an ill-advised way to boost NYC services of attorney Michael Rehm [Sui Generis, Greenfield, viaTweet @nikiblack]
Update on Barnstable harbor dredging blogger defamation suit [Cape Cod Today, earlier]
“Ten things your lawyer won’t tell you” [five years ago on Overlawyered]

Tags: Australia, bloggers and the law, California, Jarek Molski, Massachusetts, Roy Pearson, schools, Thomas Frankovich, trademarks

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