Seventeen veterans won judgments against Iraq for being tortured during the first Gulf War. The Bush Administration has filed a brief opposing the right of the veterans to collect these judgments. This post by Dave Lindorff has an interesting take on why the Administration would not be supporting our veterans.…
The Court of Appeals just handed down a new decision that addresses the circumstances under which one may pierce the corporate veil. The case is Boyles v. National Development Company; read the opinon here. The court affirmed the imputation of liability through the corporation to the person who set it…
Here is an interesting article published by the ABA called “Dealing With Difficult Clients.” The article is a condensed version of a 14-page paper on the same subject. The author is Carole Curtis, a lawyer from Toronto. I recommend both, especially the 14 page paper. It is a helpful reminder.
How many times have you seen this discovery response: “Objection; this request for production of documents is vague, ambigious, oppressive, unduly burdensome, seeks information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, and seeks the discovery of material protected by the attorney client privilege, the work product…
Forbes has written an article on Dr. Gary Ordog, an expert witness who testifies in mold cases. Click here to read the article. The article is not very flattering. I must confess I have always been a little concerned about these cases. I do not believe that being in the…
You have got to hand it to Wendy’s. When someone points the finger at the quality of their food, they don’t just wave it off. Anna Alaya has been arrested in Vegas and will not fight extradition to California. However, the police have not be able to identify whose finger…
Remember the woman who said she found a finger in the chili she bought at Wendy’s? She was arrested late yesterday afternoon. Read the press report here. There is supposed to be a press conference today so that we can get the details behind the arrest. As I said in…
I am taking the weekend off. Those of you who are kind enough to stop by on Saturdays and Sundays (and there are scores of you who do) please know that I will be back on Monday morning. I am going to Wisconsin (my home state) for a family reunion.…
Call it a coincidence, but the General Assembly has passed a bill addressing the subject of bullying in schools. Read an article about it here. The bill requires school districts to develop a policy that prohibits harassment, intimidation or bullying. To see the bill itself, click here and look up…
Well, that isn’t quite right. “Bullying” is just a sub-class of the tort we all know as intentional infliction of emotional distress. According to press reports of the trial, the plaintiff perfusionist was the subject of a verbal attack by a heart surgeon. The plaintiff claimed that the attack forced…