- Estate of Anna Nicole Smith may sue over opera based on her life [Daily Mail via Surber, other Daily Mail]
- Maryland Department of Environment: yep, we put tracking devices on Eastern Shore watermen’s boats [Red Maryland]
- Trial lawyers’ federal contributions went 97% to Dems last cycle [Freddoso, Examiner]
- $6.5 million for family abuse: unusual sovereign-exposure law costs Washington taxpayers again [PoL]
- Canadian court: no, we can’t and won’t waive loser-pays for needy litigants who lose cases [Erik Magraken]
- CPSC considers mandating “SawStop” technology [Crede, background]
- Gun groups alarmed over ATF pick [Chicago Tribune]
- Jury blames hit-run death on wheelchair curb cut [four years ago on Overlawyered]
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Regarding the loser-pays article, perhaps the Plaintiff attorney would want to help them pay the defense costs. He/she is just as responsible for taking it as far as it went.
CPSC may finally give me enough incentive to scrap my old table saw and buy a new one with modern technology. It will be a Delta Unisaw, and I’d better hurry and get it before they mandate that Saw Stop gizmo.
If the plaintiff’s lawyer had a business contract (a contingency fee arrangement) with the plaintiffs for the “winnings,” should he not also be held liable for part of the “losses”?
In BC, the lawyer would only be liable if that was part of the original retainer agreement or if negligent.
I would think, if I found an unknown device attached to my boat, I would call the Coast Guard and report a possible terrorist bomb attempt. Then let the Fish Police explain things to the bomb squad.