The baseball star, who’s threatening to sue people who say false and misleading things about him, has retained two Oakland, Calif. civil rights attorneys, including repeat Overlawyered mentionee John Burris (Jul. 5, 1999; Nov. 23, 2006) (Sports Law Blog, Aug. 14). More: Gwen Knapp @ SF Chronicle, Sports Illustrated, SF Weekly.

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