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March 2 roundup

Walter Olson — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:30:02 +0000

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who crusades against distracted driving, worsens the problem by honking at motorists he sees using phones [WTOP via Mike Riggs, Reason] Expensive new mandate for back-up cameras in cars may be delayed until after election [Ira Stoll and more, Ann Althouse]
With reporter Lee Stranahan, the late Andrew Breitbart shone an investigative spotlight on the USDA’s billion-dollar settlement with lawyers representing black farmers, and there was indeed much to investigate [Big Government]
Substance on floor may have been own baby oil: “Oiled Stripper Loses Slip and Fall Lawsuit” [Erik Magraken; B.C., Canada; related on-the-job pole-dance injuries here and here]
Honeywell’s new thermostat design deserves high marks, its patent litigation maybe not so much [Farhad Manjoo, Slate]
Socialism takes too many evenings: @ChadwickMatlin live-tweets Park Slope Food Co-op meeting [The Awl]
Auto bailout a success? Really? [Mickey Kaus, Todd Zywicki, Ted Frank, Prof. Bainbridge]
Way to go Maryland: proud of my state for enacting law recognizing same-sex marriage, signed by Gov. O’Malley yesterday [WaPo]

Tags: agriculture and farming, autos, Maryland, NHTSA, patent litigation, same-sex marriage, strippers and exotic dancers

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September 9 roundup

Walter Olson — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:29:13 +0000

Not a parody: economics professor sets off debate on “ugly rights” with suggestion of making unattractiveness of appearance a protected discrimination-law category [Daniel Hamermesh/NYT, PoL, Eric Crampton, Jon Hyman] Apparently Niall Ferguson needn’t worry [Telegraph]
Feds sue banks and more than 130 executives, demanding billions over their role in the mortgage crisis; new “tobacco/asbestos” predicted [Biz Insider, more, yet more] Takes some cheek to cast Fannie and Freddie as victims [John Berlau, CEI]
Also on mortgages: Rahm Emanuel’s unsound new “lender must cut the grass” ordinance [Funnell] California AG sues lawyers, telemarketers over class action loan modification scheme; lawyer fires back with civil rights suit [AP, ABA Journal] New York chief judge wants state to fund more lawyers to resist enforcement of mortgages [PoL]
Related to last, on Civil Gideon’s “‘impossible dream’ of giving every civil litigant a lawyer” [Benjamin Barton & Stephanos Bibos, SSRN via Instapundit]
Fallen tree damage from all these storms? Think twice before taking your neighbor to court [Ilya Somin]
Stories you read here first: wider coverage for EEOC suit against trucking company for not letting alcoholic drive [Fox, earlier]
Illinois advocates plan push for punitive civil suits against johns, strip club owners, sex-ad websites [NYT]

Tags: banks, civil gideon, discrimination law, mortgages, strippers and exotic dancers, trees

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Suit: quality complaint over escort resulted in trauma

Walter Olson — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:25:23 +0000

A college student is suing a stripper-referral service, saying the assigned dancer engaged in an illegal act of prostitution with him but did not stay the full hour as promised. Proceeding pro se without a lawyer, the student “said he now needs medical treatment for a mental condition related to the incident.” When he complained to Las Vegas police about the incident, he says, they threatened to arrest him. He “said he also told the company he was incapable of making an informed agreement with the stripper because he was drunk at the time.” [Las Vegas Sun]

Tags: pro se, strippers and exotic dancers

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Update: adult clubs to settle EEOC age-bias suit

Walter Olson — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:30:50 +0000

“Two Houston adult entertainment clubs this week agreed to settle a federal age discrimination case with a former waitress who alleged younger, male managers called her ‘old’ and said she showed symptoms of memory loss. The owners of Centerfolds and Cover Girls agreed to pay $60,000 to Mary Bassi. She was 56 when she was fired in 2006 ‘without provocation or explanation,’ according to a lawsuit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on Bassi’s behalf.” [Houston Chronicle; earlier]

Tags: EEOC, Houston, strippers and exotic dancers

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October 18 roundup

Walter Olson — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:19:05 +0000

Touchy tandem jump: “Gay Skydiving Instructor Sues Over Firing” [Legal Blog Watch]
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, plans to ticket people who forget to lock their cars [Ryan Young, CEI]
Soft surface contact only next time: man hit in eye by exotic dancer’s heel wins $650K [NBC Miami, evidently a different case from this 2008 hit-by-exotic-dancer's-shoe mishap, also in Florida]
Breyers ice cream class action settlement with $0 for class might draw objections [CCAF]
“Who are the Top Plaintiff’s Lawyers?” [Mark Behrens and Cary Silverman via AmLaw]
California voters mulling attorney general choice should keep in mind lawsuit abuse issues [John Sullivan, Daily Journal courtesy CJAC]
Mine safety enforcement push bogging down in litigation [WaPo]
Liability a concern as elementary school in Attleboro, Mass. bans game of “tag” [four years ago on Overlawyered]

Tags: attorneys general, class action settlements, nanny state, strippers and exotic dancers

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October 9 roundup

Walter Olson — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:14:42 +0000

Update: “Tax Panel Rejects Lawyer’s Bid to Deduct Spending for Sex” [NYLJ, William Barrett/Forbes, earlier] And: “Musings on laws affecting adult entertainment, alcoholic beverages and other ‘vice’ industries” [Meeting the Sin Laws blog]
Mississippi: judge jails lawyer for not saying Pledge of Allegiance [Freeland]
More on much-written-about Israeli “rape by fraud” case [Volokh, more, earlier here and here]
“Tribune bankruptcy talks complicated by emergence of pugnacious hedge fund” [Romenesko; earlier on involvement of hedge funds in bankruptcies]
More disturbing tales from Connecticut probate court [Rick Green, Hartford Courant, earlier]
Marc Williams of the Defense Research Institute responds to Ted Frank’s criticism of many defense lawyers [PoL]
Advice for Australians: to fix your litigation system, look to Germany’s success [Ackland, Sydney Morning Herald]
Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.) & ’70s band Orleans threaten suit against GOP remix ["Orleans Reunion Tour"]

Tags: Australia, bankruptcy, Connecticut, defense lawyers, Germany, Mississippi, music and musicians, strippers and exotic dancers, taxes, U.S. House of Representatives, wills and trusts

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“Handicapped man sues Tampa strip club”

Walter Olson — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:13:56 +0000

In Tampa, the Mons Venus strip club “is being sued for its alleged uninviting nature to people with disabilities.” Kendrick Duldulao, who uses a wheelchair, says there are no suitable ramps, “the hostess stand is too high, and the toilets and jukebox are inaccessible.” [BayNews9.com] More: Radley Balko (“Reached for comment, other Mons Venus patrons replied, ‘There’s a jukebox?’”)

Tags: disabled rights, Florida, strippers and exotic dancers

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“Woman sues strip club after her 16-year-old daughter is hired as dancer”

Walter Olson — Sat, 29 May 2010 05:15:27 +0000

The girl, described as a chronic runaway, got herself a job at the Emperors Gentleman’s Club in Tampa, and now mom wants damages. [WTSP.com]

Tags: strippers and exotic dancers

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May 12 roundup

Walter Olson — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:01:27 +0000

Charged $21K at purported “gentleman’s” club: “Plaintiff Has No Recollection of What Transpired in the Private Room” [Lowering the Bar]
Census Bureau sued for discriminating against applicants based on criminal, arrest records [Clegg, NRO] Class action against Accenture for screening job applicants based on criminal records [Jon Hyman]
Virtual indeed: “Virtual Freedom” author wants government to regulate Google’s search engine [ConcurOp]
Contingency fees for public sector lawyering could take California down dangerous path [CJAC]
“Harvard Law vs. free inquiry: Dean Martha Minow flunks the test” [Peter Berkowitz, Weekly Standard]
There’ll always be an AAJ: seminar for trial lawyers on “Injuries Without Evidence” [ShopFloor] More: The Briefcase.
Congress may expand law to enable more age-bias suits [BLT]
“FTC Closes First Blogger Endorsement Investigation” [Balasubramani, Spam Notes; Citizen Media Law]

Tags: AAJ, age discrimination, California, contingent fee, criminal records and hiring, FTC endorsement rules, Google, Harvard, search engines, strippers and exotic dancers

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March 26 roundup

Walter Olson — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:34:21 +0000

Woman “discreetly” leaning over to use cellphone during movie says armrest smacked her on head, sues theater [Chicago Breaking News, Sun-Times] Plus: more links at ChicagoNow;
For a really cogent analysis of the effects of lawsuits over independent contractor classification, ask someone whose livelihood is at stake, like this Massachusetts stripper [Daily Caller]
Menaced by lawsuit, WordPress.com yanks a blog attacking a cancer therapist, then restores it [MWW]
Baby slings, cont’d: a CPSC recall, and already Sokolove and Lieff Cabraser are advertising [Stoll, more, earlier]
Law student’s suit demanding pass/fail grading in legal writing class results in “fail” [ABA Journal]
More details on new federal mandate for restaurant and vending machine calorie counts [update to earlier post]
“As suits pile up, plaintiff labeled ‘vexatious litigant’” [Virginian-Pilot]
Tweet a summary of your favorite Supreme Court case (& cc in comments below if you like) [Daniel Schwartz, hashtag #cbftech, what others have done]

Tags: CPSC, law schools, Massachusetts, strippers and exotic dancers, Supreme Court, wage and hour suits, WordPress

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