If law firms were asked to pay for all the emotional distress they inflict, there might never be an end to it. [ABA Journal]
Posts Tagged ‘lawyers’
Lawyers in Greece go on strike
All hail St. Ives
“A lawyer and not a thief / A marvelous thing to the people” [Steele/Legal Ethics Forum] The name day for St. Yves/Ives, by the way, is May 19, according to this page.
“Lawyering up”
John Steele takes a look at this interestingly pejorative phrase, which President Obama used in criticizing BP over its spill response. [Legal Ethics Forum]
Sophisticated advisors?
According to the New York Law Journal, “hundreds” at least of law firms have fallen victim to advance-fee and counterfeit-check scams in recent years.
“New York’s most obnoxious lawyer” charged with tax rap
AmLaw Daily has the story. Although we’ve covered Heller before, it’s never been entirely clear why the coveted title should have been conferred on this one guy against so many rivals, at least absent some American Idol-like competition of obnoxious NYC lawyers.
April 8 roundup
- “Litigation nightmare” seen in Unvarnished, site that allows Yelp-like review of people’s reputations [L.A. Times, Balasubramani] Arkadelphia, Ark.: “16-year-old boy accuses mother of Facebook slander” [AP]
- Inadvertent rape? At Duke, “perceived power differentials” might negate consent [Popehat, Joanne Jacobs]
- New CPSC leadership signals policy of greatly stepped-up fines for CPSIA violators [Northup, Rick Woldenberg/Amend the CPSIA ($2 million Daiso fine) and more]
- “PI Lawyer Pleads in $2.2M Client Theft, Will Get Between 3 and 9 Years” [ABA Journal, NY Daily News, earlier; Marc Bernstein of Bernstein & Bernstein, NYC]
- Let’s say landlords who knowingly rent to accused criminals or released convicts can get sued for negligence in case of repeat offense. Then where do we propose that accused criminals and released convicts live? [Volokh]
- Some theories on lawyer unpopularity [DeVoy, Legal Satyricon]
- Privacy class action over ill-advised Facebook “Beacon” venture settles for… for what, exactly? [Popehat]
- Wisconsin D.A. to teachers: if you obey state’s new sex-ed law, I’ll prosecute you [Radley Balko, Reason “Hit and Run”] More: Volokh.
March 9 roundup
- From attorney Bob Ambrogi, on Twitter: “This felt wrong: Shortly after heated call with lawyer saying he’d sue my client, he sent me invite to connect on LinkedIn.” Related: Amy Alkon.
- “Spot the lawsuit in this commercial” [Louis Vuitton vs. Hyundai; Trademark Blog]
- Video: “Community swimming pool closes due to lawsuit” [Hazleton, Pa.; U.S. Chamber Faces of Lawsuit Abuse series; plaintiff’s side of things]
- Recycling, found materials, and why so much “green building” won’t last [Sippican Cottage and followup]
- German ban on homeschooling not a compelling reason to grant asylum to affected family [Krikorian, NRO, Volokh]
- Ted’s Center for Class Action Fairness files objections to a Costco fuel class settlement; related reflections from the judge in the recent Honda case;
- “Photographing Public Art: A Legal Waltz in Seattle” [Citizen Media Law, earlier]
- “Big Bankruptcies’ Big Fees Raising Questions” [Asarco, Station Casinos; Baxter, AmLaw Daily]
Lawyer business card Hall of Fame
Actually, a pair of them, showcased at Above the Law.
“Do you have a possible court case where you really want to ‘get’ someone?”
Chris Fountain brings us a truly over-the-top California lawyer website: “For us, the other side is not merely an opponent—they’re the enemy! For us, litigation is war. We’ve given the term ‘scorched earth litigation’ new meaning … We carpet bomb the other side with discovery, and our deposition questions are like hellfire missiles.”
And the sequel he finds on Facebook is even funnier.