Overlawyered.com Mar. 14-Apr. 28
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New since the last update (highlights):
* Suicidal prisoners? Naturally jailers get sued (Apr. 17, Apr. 28)
* Dating service sued for turning away married guy (Mar. 29)
* $6.5 million for not promoting agoraphobic employee (Mar. 17)
* By popular acclaim: man hits own car, then sues himself (Mar. 16)
* Court: Coke should have warned of fizziness (Apr. 13)
* Accurately reporting someone's criminal record = invading their
privacy? (Mar. 16)
* Federal agent shoots self in foot, sues over embarrassment (Apr. 13)
* Gun scholar John Lott sues "Freakonomics" author Steven Levitt (Apr.
11, 19 and others)
* Whew: court rules discussion of air carrier's poor safety record
wasn't "defamation" (Mar. 15)
* Ted, with co-author Martin Grace, refute a medical malpractice report
put out by trial lawyer allies (Apr. 25)
* 17-year-old boys climb RR cars, judge allows suit against Amtrak to
proceed (Apr. 12)
* NYC chefs upset as city nixes "sous vide" cooking technique (Mar. 15)
* Calif. high court throws out "Friends" scriptwriting harassment suit
(Apr. 20)
* "Abstinence education": a bait and switch? (Apr. 26)
* Who's watching the kitty after lawsuit settlements, to ensure it's
not squandered? (Mar. 14)
* Welcome guestbloggers Dave Kopel (late March) and Peter Morin (early
April)
* Tries to outrun NYC subway train, wins $1.4 million (Mar. 27)
* The Joe Jamail deposition video everyone's talking about (Apr. 8, 27)
* No car needed: Texas arrests drinkers for intoxication inside taverns
(Mar. 23, 31)
* Plus: Chicago bans foie gras; lessons of Pellicano scandal; new
federal bankruptcy law criticized; Princeton tower-toppler; unions'
tactical use of lawsuits; Scientology and South Park; Poland Spring
lawyer fracas; California special ed; safety mask litigation; Geoffrey
Fieger; Western Digital hard drive settlement; Indian land claims;
Starbucks claims exclusive rights to "double shot"; federal
government's "do not shop" list; nastygram from the Red Cross; and
much, much more.