- We’re among the “favorite recent discoveries” of blogging technology pioneer Dave Winer (Scripting News); his own recent brush with legal unpleasantness may have primed him for the subject (Update: and more);
- ER doc: “Her vocabulary was laced with too much plaintiffese” [Time mag via KevinMD]
- Is Spain really “overlawyered”, and if so, compared with what? [The Recorder]
- Debate kicks off between lawprofs David Wagner and Michael Krauss over Supreme Court’s recent Williams decision on punitive damages [Point of Law]
- A five year old? Doing motocross? And his parents are blaming the park? [Charlotte Observer]
- Lawyers leaking court documents to reporters from improper motives? Imagine that [Wasserman/Miami Herald]
- EU consumer law might ban sock-puppet blogs [Slashdot]
- Local paper prints full trial transcript in case of Connecticut teacher Julie Amero (Jan. 20, Feb. 15), convicted after her computer caught smutware bug [Norwich (Ct.) Bulletin via Pattis]
- Swedish woman sued by lawyer-neighbor for smoking in her own garden [UPI]
- American conservatism dead set against modernity, individual liberty, secularism? Let’s hope not [Sullivan blasts D’Souza @ New Republic]
- Car dealers didn’t warn of exhaust and oil fumes, so enterprising California lawyer wants $7500 from each of them, mostly payable to, well, guess. [Five years ago on Overlawyered]
March 14 roundup
We’re among the “favorite recent discoveries” of blogging technology pioneer Dave Winer (Scripting News); his own recent brush with legal unpleasantness may have primed him for the subject (Update: and more); ER doc: “Her vocabulary was laced with too much plaintiffese” [Time mag via KevinMD] Is Spain really “overlawyered”, and if so, compared with what? […]
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