The Appellate Gourmet

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• Internet law

  Judge Rules Web Commenter Will Be Unmasked to Mom of Criticized TeenFrom ABA Journal Weekly, Posted Nov 9, 2009, 04:00 pm CST By Martha NeilAn Illinois judge has decided that an anonymous commenter on a…

• Home Court Showdown at the Supreme Court

  Battle over wage-and-hour action against Hertz is all about location, location, location a post by Marcia Coyle in The National Law Journal November 10, 2009"The auto rental giant Hertz is incorporated in Delaware, has its…

• Explanation of benefits, valid medical reports and spicey cornbread

  Insurance -- Personal injury protection -- Explanation of benefits -- Circuit court appellate division departed from essential requirements of law in affirming county court judgment finding that an insured has a private cause of action…

• Dad’s Dumpster Dive Led to $1.8M Win in Phone Records ‘Pretexting’ Case

  From the ABA Journal Law News NowPosted Oct 19, 2009, 07:26 pm CDTBy Martha Neil"Saleswoman Kathy Lawlor got into a dispute with her employer four years ago over a big incoming commission, and she said…

• The RICO Class Action Controversy Continues | Litigation News | ABA Section of Litigation

  The RICO Class Action Controversy Continues | Litigation News | ABA Section of LitigationPosted using ShareThis

• new regs on breast cancer treatment, e-records and chocolate covered espresso beans

  Florida Insurance - General - State Bill Tracking2010 Florida Senate Bill No. 190 112th Regular Session (SUMMARY - NETSCAN)Breast Cancer Treatment; Includes lymph node dissections under provisions prescribing the length of hospital stay relating to…

• Citigroup GC Has No Sympathy for Law Firms Seeking Premium Fees

  From the ABA Journal Law News Now, October 2, 2009:"The general counsel for Citigroup says his in-house legal department has been battered by the economic downturn, leaving him with little sympathy for law firm arguments…

• Equal Protection, indigents and the FTC's Red Flags Rule

  Lerajjareanra-o-kel-ly, v. Schow,(Idaho App.)Prisoners - Statute generally requiring indigent prisoners to make at least partial payment of filing fees did not violate equal protection.In a matter of first impression, the Court of Appeals of Idaho…

• Worst of Recession is Over for Law Firms, Says PricewaterhouseCoopers Survey

  ABA Journal Law News Now, 9-25-09Worst of Recession is Over for Law Firms, Says PricewaterhouseCoopers SurveyPosted Sep 23, 2009, 06:46 pm CDTBy Martha Neil"After the economic carnage earlier this year, financial statistics show law firms…

• Appeals, covenants not to compete, indemnity, loan agreements and mesclun salad with balsamic-grape seed oil mustard vinaigrette

  Contracts -- Employment -- Noncompetition covenant -- Enforcement -- Attorney's fees -- Employer who had restrictive covenant with employees cannot recover its attorney's fees from a third party who knowingly aided and abetted the employees'…