Overlawyered.com Dec. 10-Feb. 10
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New since the last update (selected highlights):
* One reason publishers aren't being braver about those Danish
cartoons: prospect of liability should attacks ensue (Feb. 10)
* "Fair housing" suit against Craigslist rental ads (Feb. 9)
* "We just want a fair jury" -- sure, tell us another one (Jan. 5)
* Flying Shrimp of Death affair results in verdict in favor of Benihana
(Jan. 13, Feb. 9)
* A million little lawsuits: publisher of faked memoir hit with
multiple class actions, including claim for value of readers' lost time
(Jan. 25)
* Newspaper circulation scandal: advertisers get $15K, lawyers $40K
(Jan. 13)
* Mom locks kid in car, sues firemen and police (Jan. 29)
* No volume knob? Apple sued over iPod's threat to hearing (Feb. 2)
* Retailer Target sued because its website isn't accessible to blind
(Feb. 8)
* Lawsuit-averse English town tells villagers glowsticks must replace
lit torches in traditional Xmas procession (Jan. 20)
* Hand over those emails, and none of this privacy nonsense (Jan. 31,
Feb. 9)
* Safari park gives up, fences off lions from cars (Jan. 23)
* Texas personal-injury lawyers make a shift into patent litigation
(Dec. 21)
* Find a law that's been ruled unconstitutional, then cash in for big
legal fees (Dec. 20)
* Manhattan Inst. job opportunities for those interested in litigation
reform (Dec. 14)
* Unmarried, pregnant teacher says Catholic school violated her rights
by firing her (Dec. 21)
* "Ovenware will get hot in oven" and other of the year's wackiest
warning labels (Jan. 6)
* Plus: suing Dora the Explorer; chili finger duo sentenced; "Texas
Shark Watch"; BlackBerry; Indians lay land claim to Denver; objections
to Netflix settlement; welcome Baltimore Sun, Chicago Sun-Times,
Forbes.com readers; history of videogame litigation; Canadian gov't
mulls "speed governors" on cars; Renee Zellweger in court; silver
dragées, and Pirate's Booty; David Letterman restraining order; and
much, much more.