Like California's "Unfair Competition Law," a favorite of consumers outraged by such things as sailors fraudulently marketing crunchberry-flavored cereal and soap that did not attract women as allegedly promised, disability-access laws are also frequently misused. Access for the disabled is a…
Well, this is horrible: The Firm [this firm] utilizes the following hiring process: * All candidates are allowed to begin a paid contract legal assignment at $20.00/hour. If you apply you will be given an assignment. * Each day the…
1. You Are There for a Probation Hearing on Drug Charges This is not the first time someone has put drugs in the little box they give you at the X-ray machine, but it's the first time I'm aware of…
It’s hard to be sure.
Several good quotes by activist lawyer Ron Kuby in this one.
A heated battle recently took place in D.C. between the federal government and South Carolina in a voting-rights case that may have important implications for the upcoming election. Of course I'm referring to lawyers' bickering over font size. Not that it…
I've previously mentioned many good reasons for seeking a trial continuance, including motions that cited the start of deer season in Arkansas, the appearance of one's favorite team in the playoffs, the seven puppies recently born to one's Cavalier King…
And no, that does not seem to be a metaphor: Two lawyers from the organising committee of the London Olympics have been shadowing the torch on every step of its journey across the UK to prevent ambush marketing on behalf of…
Especially given the recent Charles Carreon nastiness, it is nice to get a reminder that many lawyers are not (and need not be) assholes. Cease-and-desist letters are a frequent source of evidence to the contrary. These are often necessary in…
Specifically, four minutes and twenty-seven seconds. I’ve known about this order for a while now—it was issued in a case called Hyperphrase Technologies v. Microsoft Corp. in 2003—but was surprised to note (after somebody sent it to me today) that I…