Endangered Species in the Legal System
The Grizzly Bear, Bighorn Sheep and Humpback Whale. Now is a good time to add Doe Plaintiffs to the endangered species list. In Doe 1 et al. v. Ciolli et al., the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants...
View ArticleProducts Liability Watch: Butter-Flavored Microwave Popcorn
MedPage Today: Brochiolitis Obliterans Pops Up in Home Microwave. A microwave-popcorn addict who found the aroma of the freshly made snack to be irresistibly intoxicating has developed brochiolitis...
View ArticleBeOS is Better than Windows
From the Complaint filed in Daisy Mountain Fire District v. Microsoft Corporation: Software companies offering superior operating systems and/or lower prices (namely, companies such as Digital...
View ArticleYou lost me at…T-Shirt
From the Complaint in Brittany Pitts v. Joseph R. Francis et al.: Plaintiff was socializing with friends and new acquaintances on the beach in Panama City when she was approached by Defendant Joe...
View ArticleCorbis Sued for Copyright Infringement
When the RIAA sues some teenager for sharing music on Kazaa, it’s no longer news. After a while, the legal machinations gets old. Quick. So, when a media company gets sued for copyright infringement,...
View ArticleDeal or No Deal
The New York Times reports that a new study compares the settlement offers and trial outcomes for plaintiffs and defendants who ended up going to trial. The study was performed by DecisionSet, a...
View ArticleCredit Default Swap Explained
I just discovered OverHedged, a blog by Thompson Hine that covers hedge fund litigation. Earlier, I was reading a news article about credit default swap (CDS) agreements and started looking for some...
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