- Resolving dispute over author Pearl Buck’s lost manuscript was easier once we locked the lawyers out of the negotiating room, heirs say [Phila. Inquirer]
- After U.K.’s Channel 4 ran explosive show documenting pro-beheading, anti-Western rants at some leading mosques, government mulled race-incitement prosecution against… the network [Guardian via Reason “Hit and Run”]
- Breach-of-contract claim: 1-800-FLOWERS told his wife about the flowers he bought for his mistress, after promising not to [Lat, Houston Chronicle]
- “What are you going to do about lawyer jokes?” bar association demands of press-agent hopeful [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
- You can buy fake doctor’s excuses on the web these days, not that anyone would ever abuse the Family and Medical Leave Act of course [Associated Press]
- Federal judge flays Qualcomm for “gross litigation misconduct” in defending patent suit, orders it to pay opponent’s fees [WSJ Law Blog]
- Jersey regulators keen to shutter eatery whose cook was dealing cocaine without owner’s knowledge, reminding Ralph Reiland of the fate of a restaurant whose manager “should have known” of sex harassment [Press of Atlantic City; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
- Dropped out of Congressional race after domestic-violence arrest, now suing former father-in-law for lost salary she’d have earned on Capitol Hill if elected [Dayton Daily News]
- New at Point of Law: Atul Gawande says our malpractice system’s a “disaster”; Katrina canal-breach sense restored; Ohio Supreme Court rules against governor on product-liability veto; Paul Minor sentencing hearing (see also); and much more;
- Sacramento law firm that boasted of women’s advancement was itself a den of sleazy male behavior, complainants say [The Recorder]
- Craigslist roommate classifieds tripped up by “fair housing” law [two years ago on Overlawyered]
August 10 roundup
Resolving dispute over author Pearl Buck’s lost manuscript was easier once we locked the lawyers out of the negotiating room, heirs say [Phila. Inquirer] After U.K.’s Channel 4 ran explosive show documenting pro-beheading, anti-Western rants at some leading mosques, government mulled race-incitement prosecution against… the network [Guardian via Reason “Hit and Run”] Breach-of-contract claim: 1-800-FLOWERS […]
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So this potential congresswoman feels the need to sue – she is a public figure so she has to show malice, the defendant likely has a privilege defense, and even if she can prove her case, she has to prove that she was actually harmed – how can she really prove she would have won? As for punitive damages, what judge wants to send the message that calling 911 to report domestic abuse risks severe liability? This lawsuit seems like a personal vendetta all around.
I guess it is a good thing that this person did not become a congressional leader of this country.
“Many politicians accused of corruption and misdeeds also are lawyers, reinforcing the negative impressions about the profession, he said.
“You see President Clinton, and senators, and congressmen getting the headlines and, depending on which party you’re from, you might say, ‘Hey, he’s a lawyer, too.’ “”
Whoed a thunk it! Lawyers have a negative reputation?
“Lawyers ranked second-lowest in the study, just above the media, which garnered a vote of confidence from only 16 percent of those surveyed.”
Amazing! And to think that congress, made up of almost 400 more lawyers, has all of a 14% approval rating as well!
Domestic violence. Most women actually think this law was only to be used against MEN! They are stunned, STUNNED I tell ya! to actually think it was actually aimed at either gender!
Come on now ladies, you helped draft and pass these laws.