If you haven’t heard of litigation funders, then stay tuned. I’m sure you will soon. They’re here to make sure your next big case gets the cash it needs to stay alive to victory or settlement. Or are they just here to see if they can make a buck? Or both? If you have heard […]
Anyone’s fault but mine
July 12, 2011 by
A sign we’ve become too litigious? Or just stupid? This, from Namby Pamby, my favorite lawyer-with-a-nom-de-plume: Caller: I fell and I want to talk to a lawyer about taking my case. Me: You’re talking to a lawyer. Tell me what happened. Caller: It was raining when I got out of my car. I closed the […]
A post in which a businessman feeds himself to a shark, er, lawyer.
June 17, 2011 by
You own a small business. You provide a service or a product. Then one day, you get a letter. No, it’s not a letter of gratitude from a happy client. Actually, it is just the opposite. Somewhere along the way, one of your well-meaning employees messed up on a job. It caused a lot of […]
Libya: Members of Congress Challenging Constitutionality of Military Action
June 16, 2011 by
It’s the American way. Got a problem? Take it to court. Even if that problem is military action in Libya. While Rep. Boehner is taking a more diplomatic tact by sending a letter to President Obama seeking clarification on Libya, others have had enough and are challenging him in federal court. Is our continued military […]
Bank of America Gets Pad Locked After Homeowner Forecloses On It | digtriad.com
June 9, 2011 by
This is yesterday’s news, but it’s still a win for the small guy, and, frankly, hilarious. It started five months ago when Bank of America filed foreclosure papers on the home of a couple, who didn’t owe a dime on their home. The couple said they paid cash for the house. The case went to court and […]
Big Brother: not just the government, anymore.
April 26, 2011 by
As sure “as the day follows night,” Apple has been sued for its iPhone location tracking. Whether the suit survives a summary judgment motion is another question.
October Surprise or Legitimate Lawsuit?
October 9, 2010 by
Image of Mayor Peter Corroon via Wikipedia It seems James Evans, former Salt Lake County Republican Party Chair has taken a Latin phrase seriously: In Ius Voco Spurius. Robert Gehrke lays out how Evans is accusing Utah gubernatorial candidate and Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon of violating campaign finance laws: The lawsuit, filed by former county […]
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