auto dealership protection laws – Overlawyered https://www.overlawyered.com/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 22 Dec 2014 18:38:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 October 31 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/10/october-31-roundup-3/ Fri, 31 Oct 2014 04:05:52 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48173 “Government Is the Biggest Threat to Innovation, Say Silicon Valley Insiders” [J.D. Tuccille, Reason] Acrimonious split between Overlawyered favorite Geoffrey Fieger and long-time law partner Ven Johnson [L.L. Brasier, Detroit Free Press] Case against deference: “Now More Than Ever, Courts Should Police Administrative Agencies” [Ilya Shapiro on Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association; boundary between “interpretive” […]

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  • “Government Is the Biggest Threat to Innovation, Say Silicon Valley Insiders” [J.D. Tuccille, Reason]
  • Acrimonious split between Overlawyered favorite Geoffrey Fieger and long-time law partner Ven Johnson [L.L. Brasier, Detroit Free Press]
  • Case against deference: “Now More Than Ever, Courts Should Police Administrative Agencies” [Ilya Shapiro on Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association; boundary between “interpretive” and “legislative” agency rules]
  • “The Canary in the Law School Coal Mine?” [George Leef, Minding the Campus] Ideological diversity at law schools [Prof. Bainbridge and followup]
  • Familiar (to economists) but needed case against state auto dealership protection laws [Matt Yglesias, Vox; our tag]
  • Trial lawyers dump millions into attempt to defeat Illinois high court justice Lloyd Karmeier [Chamber-backed Madison County Record, Southern Illinoisan]
  • A genuinely liberal regime would leave accreditation room for small Massachusetts college that expects students to obey Biblical conduct standards [Andrew Sullivan, more]
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    ]]>         April 15 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/04/april-15-roundup-2/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/04/april-15-roundup-2/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:05:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=44792 “Nullification” a non-starter, but states do have ways to resist federal encroachment [Amy Pomeroy, Libertas Utah, with podcast] Passport to Baraboo? State GOP resolutions committee backs “Wisconsin’s right, under extreme circumstances, to secede.” [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel] Flawed forensics: “DUI expert pleads no contest to perjury charges, gets house arrest and probation” [PennLive] “Insurance: The Musical” turned […]

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  • “Nullification” a non-starter, but states do have ways to resist federal encroachment [Amy Pomeroy, Libertas Utah, with podcast] Passport to Baraboo? State GOP resolutions committee backs “Wisconsin’s right, under extreme circumstances, to secede.” [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
  • Flawed forensics: “DUI expert pleads no contest to perjury charges, gets house arrest and probation” [PennLive]
  • “Insurance: The Musical” turned out to be an April Fool’s, a pity since I was looking forward to the actuary production number [Insurance Journal, but see (David Skurnick, “Cut My Rate,” set in California Insurance Department) and more (“The Sting”)]
  • Executive power grab? New F.H. Buckley book on “The Rise of Crown Government in America” [Tyler Cowen, with Canada comparison]
  • My appearance on Anne Santos’s radio show discussing lawsuit culture [KNTH]
  • If General Motors objects to direct consumer sales freedom for Tesla, perhaps the answer is to set GM free too [Dan Crane, Truth on the Market; James Surowiecki/New Yorker, Adam Hartung via Stephen Bainbridge]
  • James Maxeiner on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure after 75 years [Common Good]
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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/04/april-15-roundup-2/feed/ 1     “The NY Times has a very bad article on Tesla…” https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/03/ny-times-bad-article-tesla/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:02:16 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=44691 …but Alex Tabarrok offers some corrective regarding the structure of the auto dealership business, including the rent-seeking dealership protection laws that have snagged the startup automaker [Marginal Revolution, drawing on Francine Lafontaine and Fiona Scott Morton, “State Franchise Laws, Dealer Terminations, and the Auto Crisis”, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010). Tags: auto dealership protection laws

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    ]]>     …but Alex Tabarrok offers some corrective regarding the structure of the auto dealership business, including the rent-seeking dealership protection laws that have snagged the startup automaker [Marginal Revolution, drawing on Francine Lafontaine and Fiona Scott Morton, “State Franchise Laws, Dealer Terminations, and the Auto Crisis”, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010).

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    ]]>         May 10 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/05/may-11-roundup/ Fri, 10 May 2013 12:39:18 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=37791 Electric-car maker Tesla doesn’t get many kind words from free market types, but here’s one [Coyote] More: North Carolina auto dealer lobby strikes back [News & Observer] One lawyer’s selection of the worst lawyer billboards, though they’re far from the worst we’ve seen [John M. Phillips] House hearings on litigation abuse and on litigation and […]

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  • Electric-car maker Tesla doesn’t get many kind words from free market types, but here’s one [Coyote] More: North Carolina auto dealer lobby strikes back [News & Observer]
  • One lawyer’s selection of the worst lawyer billboards, though they’re far from the worst we’ve seen [John M. Phillips]
  • House hearings on litigation abuse and on litigation and international competitiveness [Judiciary, more, Point of Law]
  • Ninth Circuit cites conflict of interest, throws out credit reporting class settlement [Trial Insider; Daniel Fisher]
  • Private pensions, market-based water rates and more: “Australian travel notes from a policy wonk” [Alex Tabarrok]
  • “Use elevators properly. Riding outside of cars can be dangerous and deadly” [Scouting NY, seen in Bronx apartment building]
  • “It’s long been my view that blawgs, law blogs, are the greatest peer reviewed content ever created.” [Greenfield]
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    ]]>         November 26 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/november-21-roundup-5/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/november-21-roundup-5/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:06:37 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=34166 Car dealers sue Tesla for selling direct to customers [NPR via @petewarden] Had the measure been “fatalities per 100,000 miles driven above urban speeds” this story might have been a good bit less “amazing” [Fair Warning] No GOPers want to take away anyone’s contraception? Maybe Sen.-elect Cruz means no elected GOP officials [my new Secular […]

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  • Car dealers sue Tesla for selling direct to customers [NPR via @petewarden]
  • Had the measure been “fatalities per 100,000 miles driven above urban speeds” this story might have been a good bit less “amazing” [Fair Warning]
  • No GOPers want to take away anyone’s contraception? Maybe Sen.-elect Cruz means no elected GOP officials [my new Secular Right post]
  • Trial lawyers, FDA, New York Times continue hot on trail of caffeinated energy drinks [Jacob Sullum, Abnormal Use, earlier]
  • Lawsuit aims to strike down SEC’s resource extraction disclosure rules [Prof. Bainbridge]
  • Quebec language muscle: “After series of fire-bombings, Second Cup coffee shops added the words ‘les cafes’ to signs” [Canadian Press]
  • The CPSIA effect, cont’d: more makers of kids’ apparel drop out rather than cope with CPSC rules [Nancy Nord] More: Katherine Mangu-Ward, Reason.
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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/november-21-roundup-5/feed/ 9     GM to reinstate 600+ unwanted dealerships https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/03/gm-to-reinstate-600-unwanted-dealerships/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/03/gm-to-reinstate-600-unwanted-dealerships/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:08:49 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=16387 Marc Hodak sees post-office-ization at work. Tags: auto dealership protection laws, General Motors

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/03/gm-to-reinstate-600-unwanted-dealerships/feed/ 3     Because taxpayers and creditors haven’t given enough https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/12/because-taxpayers-and-creditors-havent-given-enough/ Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:31:57 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15127 “The House approved legislation on Thursday that would grant Chrysler and General Motors dealerships the right to challenge the companies’ decisions to close them in third-party arbitration.” The measure apparently has the support not only of Democratic leaders but of House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio). [NYT] Tags: auto dealership protection laws, Chrysler, General Motors

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/auto-dealerships-and-congress/feed/ 1     “Majority of House supports bill to reverse dealer closings” https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/majority-of-house-supports-bill-to-reverse-dealer-closings/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/majority-of-house-supports-bill-to-reverse-dealer-closings/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:11:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12234 The supposed “bankruptcy” process that winds up sparing politically influential constituencies keeps rolling along: let’s hope the Senate can say “no”. [Detroit News via Salmon, Drum, Manzi (“seems only fair, as the dealers paid good money for these politicians”)] Tags: auto dealership protection laws, bankruptcy, Chrysler, General Motors, U.S. House of Representatives

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/majority-of-house-supports-bill-to-reverse-dealer-closings/feed/ 7     May 16 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/05/may-16-roundup-2/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/05/may-16-roundup-2/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 04:21:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=11195 At “Hit and Run”, Damon Root deems a certain website “indispensable” [Reason; accolades file] Montgomery Blair Sibley, colorful lawyer for the “D.C. Madam” and a figure much covered on this site, has new book out [Doyle/McClatchy] Although Indian tribal litigators attacked it as “disparaging”, the Washington Redskins football team can keep its trademark, for now […]

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  • At “Hit and Run”, Damon Root deems a certain website “indispensable” [Reason; accolades file]
  • Montgomery Blair Sibley, colorful lawyer for the “D.C. Madam” and a figure much covered on this site, has new book out [Doyle/McClatchy]
  • Although Indian tribal litigators attacked it as “disparaging”, the Washington Redskins football team can keep its trademark, for now at least. “My ancestors were both Vikings and Cowboys. Do I have a course of action?” [Volokh comments]
  • “Is Patent Infringement Litigation Up or Down?” [Frankel, The American Lawyer]
  • Maryland high court dismisses autism-mercury lawsuit [Seidel, Krauss @ Point of Law]
  • Chrysler dealers are lawyering up against the prospect of being cast off [WSJ Law Blog]
  • “Should doctors who follow evidence-based guidelines be offered liability protection?” [KevinMD]
  • Obama proposes $1.25 billion to settle black farmers’ long-running bias claims against the U.S. Department of Agriculture [AP/Yahoo]
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