Overlawyered » Virginia http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:28:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Upcoming speeches: Washington & Lee, University of Virginia http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/upcoming-speeches-washington-lee-university-of-virginia/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/upcoming-speeches-washington-lee-university-of-virginia/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:30:34 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=24726 I’ll be speaking this week at two law schools in Virginia, courtesy of the local Federalist Society chapters, about my new book Schools for Misrule. At noon Wednesday I’ll be talking to students at Washington & Lee in Lexington, Va., and then at noon Thursday I’ll speak at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, with Prof. J. Gordon Hylton slated to respond. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my past visits to both schools and expect that these will be a treat as well. If you’re in the area, consider dropping by.

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  • New DoL classification mandate could tee up wage/hour class actions [Peter Kirsanow, NRO Corner] “Survey of wage and hour settlement highlights risk to employers” [Hyman]
  • Why 24/7/365 campaigns? Because politics “has taken over so much of life” [Roger Pilon, Cato at Liberty]
  • Nigerian auto tariffs have ripple effects for the worse in Prince George’s County, Md. [Tyler Cowen]
  • Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli’s dubious case against climatologist [Barton Hinkle, Richmond Times-Dispatch]
  • Employers and jobs moving from California to… Michigan? [Perry]
  • “Huffington Post Law Suit: Should You Work For Free?” [Suzanne Lucas, BNET, earlier here, here, etc.]
  • With apparent aim of protecting music rights holders, lawmakers heap burdens on sellers of used CDs [four years ago on Overlawyered]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/05/may-9-roundup/feed/ 4     Cause for furrowed brows? http://overlawyered.com/2011/05/cause-for-furrowed-brows/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/05/cause-for-furrowed-brows/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 11:44:15 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22824 The maker of Botox is hit with a $212 million jury award [Richmond Times-Dispatch]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/05/cause-for-furrowed-brows/feed/ 0     “No-show Norfolk employee says she was wrongly fired” http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/no-show-norfolk-employee-says-she-was-wrongly-fired/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/no-show-norfolk-employee-says-she-was-wrongly-fired/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:15:35 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21885 An employee who was kept on the Norfolk, Va. payroll for 12 years without being asked to come in to work has complained that she was wrongfully fired. The employee was originally suspended after misconduct allegations that her agency head for unclear reasons failed to get resolved; his successor dismissed her. [PilotOnline]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/no-show-norfolk-employee-says-she-was-wrongly-fired/feed/ 6     Criminal charges for spitballs in school http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/criminal-charges-for-spitballs-in-school/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/criminal-charges-for-spitballs-in-school/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:29:57 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21327 Most striking part of this Spotsylvania County, Va. story:

    Capt. Liz Scott [of the] Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office says while Mikel’s punishment [and misdemeanor assault charges] may be controversial, “assault is assault is assault.”

    “There were three victims that were involved in this, and I think the public needs to remember that,” Scott told FoxNews.com.

    Scott said those victims, two females and one male, complained of feeling a “pinch” or “sting” when they were hit with the pellets and one even had a welt on her arm as result.

    Perpetrator Andrew Mikel II is 14 years old. In other school and zero-tolerance news, police in Hammonton, New Jersey have charged a 7-year-old for bringing a Nerf-style toy gun to class [NBC Philadelphia] A lawmaker in Hawaii is proposing to ban the sale of squirt guns to minors [Free-Range Kids] A St. Lucie County, Florida kindergartener who was “voted out” of his classroom by fellow students at his teacher’s suggestion has won a $350,000 settlement. [TCPalm/Orlando Sentinel] And lawsuits by parents against school districts over alleged bullying of kids are said to be burgeoning in Florida [Orlando Sentinel]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/criminal-charges-for-spitballs-in-school/feed/ 13     “High-priced lawyer sues former client, then agrees to pay him $102,000″ http://overlawyered.com/2010/10/high-priced-lawyer-sues-former-client-then-agrees-to-pay-him-102000/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/10/high-priced-lawyer-sues-former-client-then-agrees-to-pay-him-102000/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:42:49 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=19624 Glenn C. Lewis, a divorce lawyer who “boasts that he is the most expensive lawyer in the [Washington, D.C.] region,” sued a former client “for an additional $500,000 in fees and interest, although he’d already been paid $378,000.” Lewis says the case was a demanding one and that he earned the money fair and square, but things did not go particularly well for his cause before judges in suburban Fairfax County. [Washington Post via Above the Law]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/10/high-priced-lawyer-sues-former-client-then-agrees-to-pay-him-102000/feed/ 0     “Felony charges dropped in fire-breathing bartenders case” http://overlawyered.com/2010/08/felony-charges-dropped-in-fire-breathing-bartenders-case/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/08/felony-charges-dropped-in-fire-breathing-bartenders-case/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:13:32 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=19000 Fairfax County, Virginia prosecutors had charged two bartenders at Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern in Herndon over the trick, which (the report suggests) resulted in no mishap or injuries and which the tavern owner said they had done hundreds of times previously. They still face misdemeanor charges. [Fairfax Times] Scott Greenfield discusses the case (with a mention of yours truly) and proposes a “bartender flambé” rule for knowing when the bubble-ization of everyday life has gone too far.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/08/felony-charges-dropped-in-fire-breathing-bartenders-case/feed/ 8     “HOV lanes are racist” case http://overlawyered.com/2010/07/hov-lanes-are-racist-case/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/07/hov-lanes-are-racist-case/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:23:00 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=18274 Arlington, Virginia taxpayers have managed to pay a law firm $744,000 to pursue it [Sun-Gazette via Ted at PoL]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/07/hov-lanes-are-racist-case/feed/ 1     June 20 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2010/06/june-20-roundup-2/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/06/june-20-roundup-2/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:11:01 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=17872
  • Happy Father’s Day! Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy proposes criminal penalties for parents who skip parent-teacher conferences [WJBK via Welch, Reason]
  • Plaintiff’s bar takes to online marketing in big way, Boston’s Sokolove firm has 20-employee team [WSJ Law Blog]
  • Stuart Taylor, Jr., “The Myth of the Conservative Court” [The Atlantic]
  • Happy Father’s Day, cont’d: that “sex offender” neighbor could turn out to be this poor guy [Stephen Mason, Psychology Today via Alkon]
  • Libertarians debate anti-discrimination law [David Bernstein and others, Cato Unbound]
  • Despite trial lawyer lobbying push, Congress declines for now to create “aid and abet” securities-fraud liability [Bainbridge] “Overcriminalization in the Financial Reform Legislation” [David Rittgers, Cato]
  • As international “human rights” proliferate, they’re being applied for businesses’ benefit too, to some advocates’ displeasure [Bader, Examiner]
  • Happy Father’s Day, cont’d: Virginia Supreme Court rules child can sue dad after traffic collision for not strapping her properly into car seat [OnPoint News]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/06/june-20-roundup-2/feed/ 6     Regulation vs. artisanal mixed drinks http://overlawyered.com/2010/04/classic-mixed-drinks-with-egg-white/ http://overlawyered.com/2010/04/classic-mixed-drinks-with-egg-white/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:39:02 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=16890
    San Francisco warns against infused bitters, the New York City health department cracks down on raw egg whites, and Virginia’s ABC state commission keeps many exotic spirits out of reach (Reason.tv via Reason “Hit and Run”).

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