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 […]
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.
Meet the Tiger Elders, with lawyers on speed-dial
January 31, 2011 by
Image via Wikipedia Meet the Tiger Elders, with lawyers on speed-dial. Citing the New York Times, the blog Overlawyered notes that a law has been proposed in China that would require adult children to visit their elderly parents… or face a law suit. China is facing an aging population that will increase pension and health care costs, Baby […]
Memorable Depositions
September 10, 2010 by
The ABA Journal has asked readers what are some of the memorable depositions they’ve been in over the years. I had a good laugh at a few of them. “Andythelawyer” remembered a depo where the client shared more than his attorneys thought appropriate: A couple of decades ago I was representing one of many directors […]
It’s true: you can sue for anything…
August 27, 2010 by
Image by striatic via Flickr Winning the lawsuit is another story. The latest in our nation’s history of obnoxious and frivolous law suits is that of the Mormon suing his own church for injuries incurred while performing proxy baptisms in an LDS Temple. He claims he was hurt because the people he was baptizing were […]
Wanna buy a bridge in Brooklyn? Or maybe a Baby Einstein video?
February 11, 2010 by
If someone had told me that watching t.v. can actually make me smarter, common sense would have dictated that I laugh at them. But that was exactly the promise behind Baby Einstein products. When the Baby Einstein phenomenon hit back in the late 1990s, parents across American rejoiced. Suddenly, babies and toddlers quieted while the […]
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