https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/06/free-speech-roundup-5/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/06/free-speech-roundup-5/comment-page-1/#comment-163092 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:59:18 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=30278#comment-163092 Is advocating a paleo diet against the law?
I’m not a registered financial adviser. However, I have shares in the Dril-n-Dridup Oil Company, and they are going fine. Am I allowed to tell you it’s a good deal, and recommend you buy a few shares? If so, can I recommend a few other companies? How many recommendations can I make before I have to be registered as a financial adviser?
You see the point? A good case can be made that a person cannot take money for providing advice on share buying, paleo diet, or anything else, without formal qualifications, and perhaps it could be justified requiring bloggers to state up front that they don’t have such qualifications. But, hell’s bells! We all give advice on lots of things. It’s up to the listener to decide whether the adviser knows what he is talking about.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/06/free-speech-roundup-5/comment-page-1/#comment-163027 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:17:06 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=30278#comment-163027 Interestingly, someone bearing the doctor’s name appeared in the article’s comments. I wonder if his lawyer knows.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/06/free-speech-roundup-5/comment-page-1/#comment-162884 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:39:45 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=30278#comment-162884 I’m not so sure I’d want to use a Doctor who’s in the habit of suing his patients!

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