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No posts this weekend. I haven’t taken a break for a while, and I have to work Sunday to prepare for an argument on a major motion Monday morning.

A great man and a great trial lawyer died on April 27, the day before his 62nd birthday. Charlie Williams was a true believer in “the cause.” He used his passion for the law to help people in need. He cared about his community and served on many boards and…

For the quarter – $8,400,000,000 Per day – $93,333,333 Per hour – $3,888,888 Per minute – $64,814 Minimum Wage – $5.15 per hour

Do you ever get that feeling that you just can’t get the words from your brain to come out your mouth – correctly? You are not alone. Thanks to The Wall Street Journal Law Blog for telling me about this story.

Here is some interesting data about injuries in the United States from the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: * 50 million injuries a year require medical attention * Cost in medical expenses? $80+ Billion * Cost in lost productivity over the injured person’s lifetime? $326 Billion. *…

Not a bad deal ….

Read this, please: “John Fund [of the WSJ], after discussing how disgruntled the GOP base may be, has it exactly right: ‘Republicans have appeared to the world to be as unprincipled and rudderless as the politicians they campaigned against back in 1994. Unless they change course dramatically in the seven…

I am a little late in posting today because I have been busy preparing for a speech and panel discussion in Knoxville. The Tennessee Journal of Law & Policy is honoring Justices Drowota, Anderson and Birch today; I have been invited to speak about the impact that these gentlemen have…

Cameron Diaz has won her lawsuit over unauthorized sale of photos of her topless.

I am out of town today giving a speech for the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys. I won’t likely get a chance for a substantive post, unfortunately.