bullying businesses – Overlawyered https://www.overlawyered.com/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 08 Sep 2013 14:37:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Should companies turn suing into a “profit center”? https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/companies-turn-suing-profit-center/ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 04:15:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41314 For good reasons, most large companies have been reluctant to launch ambitious offensive litigation programs as plaintiffs: doing so can distract from productive missions, destroy valued business relationships, and harm a company’s public image. But lawyers (who of course may have a stake in the matter) are urging them to turn affirmative suit-filing into a […]

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]]> For good reasons, most large companies have been reluctant to launch ambitious offensive litigation programs as plaintiffs: doing so can distract from productive missions, destroy valued business relationships, and harm a company’s public image. But lawyers (who of course may have a stake in the matter) are urging them to turn affirmative suit-filing into a profit center, including not only such relatively common grounds for legal dispute as intellectual property and insurance recovery, but also contractual and other claims against suppliers, tenants, and venture partners. [Vishneski/Souza, Corporate Counsel]

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]]> August 1 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/08/july-31-roundup-3/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/08/july-31-roundup-3/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:12:37 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=31604 “Animal activists’ terror tactics drive staff out of laboratories” [Guardian, U.K.] Labor Dept. had already shelved unpopular measure: “House acts to stop rules for child labor on farms” [CBS] Dole Food, at first a victim of litigation system in banana pesticide fraud, became an aggressor and now pays an image price [NYT] “The economics and […]

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  • “Animal activists’ terror tactics drive staff out of laboratories” [Guardian, U.K.]
  • Labor Dept. had already shelved unpopular measure: “House acts to stop rules for child labor on farms” [CBS]
  • Dole Food, at first a victim of litigation system in banana pesticide fraud, became an aggressor and now pays an image price [NYT]
  • “The economics and history of cronyism” [David Henderson, Mercatus]
  • Must discard blood-draw tourniquet! It touched your skin! Now go play with the communal waiting-room toys [White Coat]
  • New York courts reinstate disbarred attorney Joseph P. Napoli, convicted in 1991 as part of the notorious Morris Eisen injury-faking ring [opinion; NYT coverage of trial and sentencing; from the appeals back then]
  • “Your Foot Doctor (and Others) Are Mandated Reporters on Elder Abuse” [Daniel Schwartz, Connecticut Employment Law Blog]
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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/08/july-31-roundup-3/feed/ 2     Forever 21 chain vs. critical blogger https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/06/forever-21-chain-vs-critical-blogger/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/06/forever-21-chain-vs-critical-blogger/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:07:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=23473 “When people like Rachel Kane stand up to bullies, it makes it a little bit easier for each and every one of us to stand up to bullies,” writes Ken at Popehat about the blogger who runs a site making fun of some of the wares of the fashion chain Forever 21, and who’s not […]

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    ]]>     “When people like Rachel Kane stand up to bullies, it makes it a little bit easier for each and every one of us to stand up to bullies,” writes Ken at Popehat about the blogger who runs a site making fun of some of the wares of the fashion chain Forever 21, and who’s not knuckling under despite a cease-and-desist letter from the store’s lawyer. More coverage: Atlantic Wire; press roundup at WTForever 21.

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/06/forever-21-chain-vs-critical-blogger/feed/ 3     “Media industry awash in cease-and-desist letters” https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/06/media-industry-awash-in-cease-and-desist-letters/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/06/media-industry-awash-in-cease-and-desist-letters/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:19:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=23195 “Spin magazine slapped Eric Rice, a Portland, Oregon Twitter user, with a cease-and-desist over his ‘@Spin‘ Twitter handle…. Spin, however, may just be following the precedent set by other magazines. Entrepreneur, for one, is notorious for bullying small businesses that use the word ‘entrepreneur,’ a term that the magazine claims to own.” [Dylan Stableford, Yahoo […]

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    ]]>     “Spin magazine slapped Eric Rice, a Portland, Oregon Twitter user, with a cease-and-desist over his ‘@Spin‘ Twitter handle…. Spin, however, may just be following the precedent set by other magazines. Entrepreneur, for one, is notorious for bullying small businesses that use the word ‘entrepreneur,’ a term that the magazine claims to own.” [Dylan Stableford, Yahoo Cutline]

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/06/media-industry-awash-in-cease-and-desist-letters/feed/ 1     Donald Trump, litigation bully https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/donald-trump-litigation-bully/ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:35:39 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22776 At Cato at Liberty, I recall a couple of the tycoon’s ventures into the use of defamation litigation to intimidate critics — Reason #1,001 for thoughtful voters to stay well away from him. P.S. And here’s Radley Balko with Reason #1,002. Tags: bullying businesses, Donald Trump, libel slander and defamation, politics

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    ]]>     At Cato at Liberty, I recall a couple of the tycoon’s ventures into the use of defamation litigation to intimidate critics — Reason #1,001 for thoughtful voters to stay well away from him.

    P.S. And here’s Radley Balko with Reason #1,002.

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    ]]>         “I really don’t care what the law allows you to do…” https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/03/i-really-don%e2%80%99t-care-what-the-law-allows-you-to-do/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/03/i-really-don%e2%80%99t-care-what-the-law-allows-you-to-do/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:51:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22058 “…It’s a more practical issue. Do you want to send your attorney a check every month indefinitely as I continue to pursue this?” [Paul Alan Levy, CL&P, on a business’s threats against the “Insurance Forums” website] Tags: bullying businesses, libel slander and defamation, online speech

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    ]]>     “…It’s a more practical issue. Do you want to send your attorney a check every month indefinitely as I continue to pursue this?” [Paul Alan Levy, CL&P, on a business’s threats against the “Insurance Forums” website]

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/03/i-really-don%e2%80%99t-care-what-the-law-allows-you-to-do/feed/ 1     Redskins owner sues Washington City Paper https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/02/redskins-owner-sues-washington-city-paper/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/02/redskins-owner-sues-washington-city-paper/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:12:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=21349 “Indeed, the cost of litigation would presumably quickly outstrip the asset value of the Washington City Paper,” wrote one Redskins official in a lawsuit-threatening letter to an investor in the alternative weekly. Not that owner Dan Snyder is a bully trying to silence his critics or anything! [letter from City Paper editor Amy Austin; Romenesko, […]

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    ]]>     “Indeed, the cost of litigation would presumably quickly outstrip the asset value of the Washington City Paper,” wrote one Redskins official in a lawsuit-threatening letter to an investor in the alternative weekly. Not that owner Dan Snyder is a bully trying to silence his critics or anything! [letter from City Paper editor Amy Austin; Romenesko, TBD]

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/02/redskins-owner-sues-washington-city-paper/feed/ 5     August 6 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/08/august-6-roundup-2/ Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:30:02 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=18712 “Vision Media Suit Over Criticism on 800Notes Dismissed” [Paul Alan Levy, Consumer Law & Policy, more; earlier here and here] “In Search Of a Definition for the term ‘Patent Troll'” [Gene Quinn, IP Watchdog] U.K.: “The end of ‘have-a-go’ litigation?” [Guardian, Telegraph] “Lessons in Blogging”: it won’t kill you to link to opposing views [Turkewitz] […]

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  • “Vision Media Suit Over Criticism on 800Notes Dismissed” [Paul Alan Levy, Consumer Law & Policy, more; earlier here and here]
  • “In Search Of a Definition for the term ‘Patent Troll'” [Gene Quinn, IP Watchdog]
  • U.K.: “The end of ‘have-a-go’ litigation?” [Guardian, Telegraph]
  • “Lessons in Blogging”: it won’t kill you to link to opposing views [Turkewitz]
  • Briefing and fairness hearing in Volkswagen sunroof leak settlement [CCAF]
  • Troublesome treaty signed by US on ADA anniversary: “Ratification of the Disabilities Convention Would Erode American Sovereignty” [Steven Groves, Heritage]
  • Abolish summary judgment? Now hold on a minute [Ronald Miller]
  • A strong liability-reform advocate on a Democratic national ticket? It happened when Gore slated Sen. Lieberman as VP pick [ten years ago on Overlawyered]
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    ]]>         “Fight with student may wreck tow firm” https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/05/fight-with-student-may-wreck-tow-firm/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/05/fight-with-student-may-wreck-tow-firm/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 11:59:16 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17494 The lawsuit against Justin Kurtz over his Facebook page “Kalamazoo Residents Against T&J Towing” hasn’t been working out so well for T&J. [Detroit Free Press, earlier] Tags: bullying businesses, Facebook, Streisand effect

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    ]]>     The lawsuit against Justin Kurtz over his Facebook page “Kalamazoo Residents Against T&J Towing” hasn’t been working out so well for T&J. [Detroit Free Press, earlier]

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/05/fight-with-student-may-wreck-tow-firm/feed/ 1     Princess-Di-as-trademark case https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/05/princess-di-as-trademark-case/ Fri, 07 May 2010 15:36:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17275 If you want to get justice against a bad lawsuit, notes Ron Coleman, you might need to own a Mint. Tags: bullying businesses, trademarks

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    ]]>     If you want to get justice against a bad lawsuit, notes Ron Coleman, you might need to own a Mint.

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