Overlawyered.com Feb. 11-Mar. 13
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New since the last update (selected highlights):
* Condo dweller is being sued by her neighbors for taking baths too
early in the morning (Feb. 27)
* City of Calabasas, Calif. gives itself power to jail outdoor smokers
(Mar. 9)
* Ted Frank tangles with Texas plaintiff's lawyer Roger S. Braugh Jr.
on interpretation of Ford/Mazda crash verdict (Feb. 16)
* Connecticut rapist repeatedly sues his victim, until judge finally
steps in (Mar. 8)
* Have lawsuit threats from Church of Scientology deep-sixed an episode
of South Park? (Feb. 28)
* Hmmmm: woman who sued hotel for $20 million over bedbug infestation
returned for another stay just nine days later (Mar. 9)
* Highly visible Nevada lawyer compares self to Ty-D-Bol man (Mar. 10)
* Guess who's paying for that lawsuit against Craigslist housing ads?
(Mar. 6)
* Arise, ye prisoners of high-paid Wall Street jobs -- sue for overtime
and get even richer (Mar. 10)
* Trip on your front-porch mail? Sure, you can sue the Postal Service
(Feb. 23)
* Man convicted for running Florida prostitution ring sues its clients
for getting him in trouble (Mar. 7)
* Chrysler's LaSorda says liability system adds $500 to price of
average car (Feb. 13)
* Richard Kreimer, Jersey's famously litigious homeless guy, wins
another settlement (Feb. 25)
* Informal knitting circles using "Stitch 'n' Bitch" nickname get
nastygrams from business that trademarked the name (Feb. 13)
* Fans file FTC complaint saying it was deceptive for "American Idol"
runner-up not to be more forthcoming about his sexual leanings (Mar. 1)
* Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus: I couldn't do it again in today's
legal environment (Feb. 16)
* Factories' pollution caused birth defects in Texas? One $17 million
settlement later, it seems it probably didn't (Feb. 14)
* United Farm Workers union, heirs of Cesar Chavez, uses libel-suit
threats to chill critics (Feb. 14)
* Rhode Island jury decides former lead paint makers liable for
nuisance (Feb. 23)
* Judge quits bench as major scandal erupts in Ky. over fen-phen
settlement (Mar. 6)
* Plus: BlackBerry dispute settles; lawyers buying up your cellphone
records; Google image thumbnailing; "customer of size" loses suit
against airline; Calif. lawmakers target coursing of hares; Netflix
class action; liability costs may sink Australia's famed Bachelor &
Spinster Balls; defensive pediatrics; blaming banks for terrorist
attacks; guestblogger Warren Meyer (CoyoteBlog); shareholder suits
reach new high; Banzhaf browbeats school officials over soda; Pellicano
wiretap scandal; Taser suits; Vioxx maker 2 for 3, with 9650 at-bats
remaining; when Virginia saved Sally; and much, much more.