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May you and your family enjoy a wonderful Christmas and have a safe and healthy 2006 – and beyond.

What is the perfect Christmas gift for someone who loves the law of torts?

The original Restatement of Torts, published in 1934. My wife found a set for me on EBay.

The comments are full of examples concerning steamships and railroads. It is a real pleasure to see how the law has changed over the past 75 years.

Those of you who attend ATLA conventions probably know Howard Nations. Howard is a Vandy Law grad who practices in Houston. He is a frequent speaker at ATLA programs.

This is a paper he wrote called ?Shakespeare’s Tribute to Trial Lawyers.” Read it and feel good about what you do.

Thank you, Howard.

Ok – if you didn’t see Stewart poke a little fun at Ford Motor Company last night go to Crooks and Liars and watch the video.

Some of you know that I have been involved in litigation against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville for the past 6 years, suing it on behalf of two young men (and the mother of one) for outrageous conduct arising out of the abuse of the young men when they were teenagers.

The case was filed in January of 2000, lost on summary judgment in June 2001 shortly before trial, and lost again in the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed and remanded; read the opinion here.

The case was set again for trial March 13, 2006 and settled in the late afternoon on Saturday, December 10. Read about the settlement here.

Ever had a lawsuit involving a horse? For example, have you ever had a horse and car collision case? A case where a person riding a horse got hurt? How about a case arising out of a breach of contract concerning the sale of a horse?

Here is a site that collects the law of horses. Really.

If you have a PI case that involves a person injured while riding horse be sure to read the Tennessee Equine Activity Act.

Well, if you have, it is gone.

You fellow bloggers know how it works and the rest of you probably have guessed what happens.

The spammners attempt to post comments on blogs. Maybe I should appreciate all the wonderful people telling me where I can buy Viagra, how I can lose weight, and where I can gamble on-line but I do not need the advice of any of them now or in the foreseeable future (ok, maybe the weight loss, but nothing more).

I just learned that David Shrager, a fine gentleman and lawyer from Philadelphia, has died. David is a former President of ATLA and a man I greatly admired. He always took the time to talk to young lawyers and remind them of their responsibility to their clients and the public. He was a giant of the trial bar.

Ken Suggs, the current ATLA President, has sent out a email about David’s death. It is set out fully below.

“ATLA, the legal profession and the vulnerable families we represent have lost an outstanding leader and friend.

Well, I just said that I wasn’t going to post anything and then came upon this interesting article about the events leading up to the war in Iraq. This article does as fine a job as I have seen compiling the facts about the representations made by the Bush administration leading up to the war.

Please don’t write to me and tell me that I don’t support our troops. That is ridiculous.

I am taking a few days off to enjoy the holidays. I be back with you on Monday a.m.