Venture capitalist Fred Wilson thinks that’s too high a fee in a case where standard forms were employed and the other party wasn’t represented by counsel. Is it? Are there reasons to suppose a competitive market for a widely replicable legal service wouldn’t converge on some sort of market-clearing rate? [Above the Law]
More: Max Kennerly offers one lawyer’s view.
First was the ban, then came the legalization, and now along comes the right to sue your employer for being disapproving or at least uncooperative about it. Former Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill. [Nancy Berner, Cal Labor] I wrote about related issues last year.
The anti-scent movement wafts on, following controversy over a proposal to ban perfume and cologne in Portland, Ore. city buildings. [Balko]
A reminder that I’m scheduled to be a guest on the incomparable Milt Rosenberg’s 50,000-watt radio show tonight, 10-12 p.m. Central Time. Talkers magazine has described him as the “nation’s leading author interviewer. A Chicago institution for the literate” and I’m not surprised. He had me on his show for an earlier book and I was bowled over by what a close and intelligent reading he’d given my words and what a wide-ranging yet relaxed conversation we had as a result. Definitely a don’t-miss show!
Federal judge Kimba Wood in Manhattan applies some skepticism to the quantum of damages demanded by record companies in copyright actions against file-sharing service LimeWire. [American Lawyer]
Florida: “To protect the [6-year-old] girl [with a severe peanut allergy], students in her class at Edgewater Elementary School are required to wash their hands before entering the classroom in the morning and after lunch, and rinse out their mouths, [Volusia County school spokeswoman Nancy] Wait said, and a peanut-sniffing dog checked out the school during last week’s spring break.” [Reuters]
Or is it already too late?
Each year the rankings arms race seems to produce a new low in law school conduct. Although all the law schools are run by lawyers, our reliance on moral suasion has failed….
This day is upon us because nobody in the legal academy was willing to step up and lead.