http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/employment-law-roundup-2/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/employment-law-roundup-2/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:05:36 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=26086

Age discrimination law (including my views) discussed [Reihan Salam, NRO] “3d Cir.: Employees Fired for Pornographic Emails Lose Age-Discrimination Case” [Molly DiBianca]

Will Obama administration lawsuit derail employer use of career-readiness certificates? [Charlotte Allen, Minding the Campus]

A warning for Gov. Cuomo: “The case against pension-financed infrastructure” [Edward Zelinsky, OUP]

EEOC is on the warpath and employers had better hope they escape unscathed [Hans Bader, CEI]

Since we know unemployment extensions have no incentive effects, this story from the Midwest is purely imaginary [Marietta, Ohio Times, related]

Court rejects “announcement of same sex marriage harassed me” hostile environment claim [Volokh] “Jobs with a higher risk of sexual harassment pay workers more” [WaPo] Half of all students harassed? Surprising it’s only half [Katie Roiphe, NYT]

Funny-sad “666″ workplace suit: “The safety sticker of the beast” [Volokh]

“Do you know what an employment lawsuit costs?” [Jon Hyman]

Tags: age discrimination, EEOC, harassment law, hostile environment, unemployment benefits, workplace

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Eugene Volokh on Lineage II “addictive videogame” lawsuit [Volokh Conspiracy, earlier]

New “Trial Lawyers Inc.” report on environmental litigation [Manhattan Institute, related from Jim Copland on a Richard Blumenthal suit]

Furor continues over Philadelphia’s $300 “business privilege tax” on bloggers and other low-revenue businesses [City Paper, Instapundit, Atlantic Wire, Kennerly]

“DoJ seeks Ebonics translators” story affords glimpse of oft-abused market for prosecution experts [Ken at Popehat]

Much more on FASB show-the-adversary-your-cards litigation accounting proposals [Cal Biz Lit and more, Beck, Hartley, ShopFloor, PoL (with Chamber views), earlier]

“The Many Ways In Which Fashion Copyrights Will Harm The Fashion Industry” [Masnick, TechDirt, on the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act, earlier links here]

Denmark carries out a real-world experiment in the incentive effects of unemployment compensation [Stossel]

“Junk fax” suit demands $2 trillion [eight years ago at Overlawyered]

Tags: accounting, bloggers and the law, copyright, Denmark, environment, expert witnesses, Philadelphia, taxes, unemployment benefits, videogames

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Oregon Supreme Court plays chicken with SCOTUS over $79.5 million punitive damages award in Williams v. Philip Morris case. [Sebok @ Findlaw; Krauss @ IBD; POL Feb. 1]

Speaking of punitive damages, I did a podcast on Exxon Shipping v. Baker. I can’t bear to listen to it, so let me know how I did. [Frank @ Fed Soc]

Arkansas case alleged legal sale of pseudoephedrine was “nuisance” because meth-makers would buy it; case dismissed. [Beck/Herrmann]. This is why I’ve stockpiled Sudafed.

Lawyers advertise for refinery explosion victims before fire goes out. [Hou Chron/TLR]

Connecticut Supreme Court: cat-attack victim can sue without showing past history of violence by animal. [On Point] Looking forward to comments from all the anti-reformers who claim to oppose reform because they’re against the abrogation of the common law.

Op-ed on the Great White fire deep pockets phenomenon. [SE Texas Record; earlier: Feb. 2]

“FISA lawsuits come from Twilight Zone.” [Hillyer @ Examiner]

Legislative action on various medical malpractice tweaking in Colorado, Hawaii, and Wyoming. [TortsProf]

Request for unemployment benefits: why fire me just because I asked staffers for a prostitute? [Des Moines Register]

“So much for seduction and romance; bring in the MBAs and lawyers.” [Mac Donald @ City Journal; contra Belle Lettre; contra contra Dank]

Where is the Canadian Brandeis standing up for free speech? [Kay @ National Post]

In defense of lobbying. [Krauthammer @ WaPo]

Tags: Arkansas, Canada, chasing clients, Colorado, common law, Connecticut, deep pocket, Exxon, Exxon Shipping v. Baker, FISA, free speech, Hawaii, Heather Mac Donald, lobbyists, Oregon, Philip Morris v. Williams, pseudoephedrine, public nuisance, punitive damages, regulation through litigation, Rhode Island Station nightclub fire, roundups, Ted Frank, tort reform, unemployment benefits, Wyoming

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