- U.S. v. I.E.V.: “Annals of Tremendously Entertaining Alex Kozinski Opinions” [Kyle Graham] Judge Kozinski on video [Above the Law]
- FTC drops Google antitrust probe [Eric Goldman, James Grimmelmann, Geoffrey Manne, earlier here, here]
- Andrew Trask picks 2012’s ten most significant class action cases and interesting class action articles;
- “I’m quite certain no adults need Patrick Kennedy – of all people – dictating what substances they’re allowed to consume.” [Glenn Greenwald]
- U.S. Chamber annual worst-lawsuits list [and DC Examiner editorial] Family of Little League teen sued by spectator hit by ball is grateful for public support [Manchester, N.J. Patch, earlier]
- “Boy, 6, suspended from Silver Spring school for pointing finger like a gun” [WaPo, followup (school reverses), Tim Lynch/Cato] Lenore Skenazy nominates the craziest Free-Range stories of 2012;
- Toyota’s $1.1 B class action pact will encourage future shakedowns [Michael Krauss/PoL, Public Citizen]
Filed under: Alex Kozinski, class actions, Federal Trade Commission, Google, Little League, Toyota
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it’s about time somebody got suspended for pointing a finger gun. everybody knows that finger guns are gateway guns to real firearms.
That “U.S. Chamber” thing is a pretty shady affair. It’s not actually a government organization, but it uses a part of a government’s organization name. The press release includes a description of the US Chamber of Commerce even though neither the release nor the issuing organization have anything to do with that body.
This is like those loan scams that send you a letter with “OFFICIAL FEDERAL BUREAU OF REAL ESTATE LOANS” on top, with a logo that has an eagle and a flag or something, and it says “postmaster: confidential information, handle in accordance with FR 32.19289(b)” (which is in fact the general statue for delivering mail).
DD>I think you’re quite wrong on that. The U.S. Chamber is the leading association of private business in this country, and I’ve never heard of anyone mistaking it for some sort of federal government entity. (The Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform is simply a branch of the Chamber.)
There is no more reason to confuse the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the federal Department of Commerce than there is to confuse the American Federation of Labor with the federal Department of Labor.
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