Update: English-only cheesesteak ordering
Not unlawful in Philadelphia after all ("Ruling: English-only sign at cheesesteak shop not discriminatory", AP/Examiner, Mar. 19; Inquirer, Michelle Malkin; earlier).
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New Mexico in recent years has been the scene of a little cottage industry in class-action settlements over insurance companies' allegedly inadequate disclosure of charges on installment payments....
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If you're not keeping up with our sister site, you're missing out on stories about how expert evidence standards help plaintiffs too (and more); animal rights more voguish at many law schools than...
View ArticleMel Weiss to plead guilty
WSJ: "Melvyn Weiss, the onetime powerhouse shareholders lawyer, has struck a deal to agree to plead guilty in a case alleging improper kickbacks, according to a person familiar with the investigation."...
View ArticleSuing teachers in Canada
"A British Columbia father has sued his son's Grade 2 Montessori teacher claiming that she 'purposely and maliciously worked to damage the self-esteem' of his son over such things as failing to...
View ArticleQuoted in today's Times
I'm quoted on the Melvyn Weiss guilty plea, and on the way certain crooks have successfully been passing themselves off as white knights in press coverage of shareholder and consumer litigation....
View ArticleMarch 21 roundup
Updates galore:Bogus Michael Boyle v. Ford verdict tossed by appellate court. [Law.com] More on the Patent Troll Tracker lawsuit. [Law.com] Federal district court rejects challenge to Michigan...
View ArticleFlorida high court sanctions Jack Thompson
It "won't accept any more filings" from the embattled anti-videogame attorney "without the signature of another Florida Bar member." (DBR). Relaedly, Above the Law is retiring Thompson to a Hall of...
View ArticleStarbucks barista tip pool
I'm covering a judge's $100 million ruling against the coffee chain at Point of Law.
View ArticleSite search fixed
With help from the Movable Type people we've restored site search, which had been broken for the past couple of days since our software upgrade. In coming weeks watch for some enhancements to the site...
View ArticleHillary's Michigan do-over angels
The ten big donors who bootlessly pledged up to $12 million include some familiar names, such as John Eddie Williams and Peter Angelos, as well as a new one, Calvin C. Fayard, Jr., of the firm Fayard...
View Article"What is wrong with tort law"
Colloquy of Coyote and commenters, based on the John Ritter malpractice jury verdict.
View ArticleNew feature: Most recent comments
Our new Movable Type upgrade finally allows us to add a feature we've wanted to add for a long time, a list of the most recent reader comments. Check out the right-hand sidebar.
View ArticleDeep Pockets File: Bauer v. Nesbitt
On September 3, 2003, 19-year-old Frederick Nesbitt was underaged at "Wing Night" at the C View Inn in Cape May, New Jersey, so the waitress at the bar only served him soda while his companions drank...
View ArticleRolling redesign, cont'd
As you can see, I've embarked on a step-by-step redesign of the site, still very rough and unfinished, but I hope smoothing out as we get into next week. Reactions welcome, including whether readers...
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