Law and More
"Deconstructing what happens in law." A particular focus on consumer law and class-action litigation, and lead-paint litigation in particular. Some posts amount to professional-skills pep talks, and others recap recent episodes of Boston Legal.
Author: Jane Genova is a writer and "executive and marketing communications pro" based in New Haven, Conn. She also authors Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Tort Law • Product Liability Law • Blawg 100
Recent Posts from Law and More
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In Humor We Trust - Why the blogosphere decried "Jones v Minkin"
Okay, we all love the crowd at Abovethelaw.com. And we will die at the stake for First Amendment rights. But there was more than that - admittedly that was a lot - to why the…
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"Finding a new job is extremely difficult," David Leonhardt, THE NEW YORK TIMES
The jinx of joblessness is severe. There's that Catch-22: Legal headhunters only will deal with the employed. Skills atrophy. Contacts fade. Confidence, always an unstable entity, falls of the cliff. David Leonhardt sums it up…
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Another Bury The Bad News Friday? - Cleary Gottlieb Bonus Time
Friday is no day to be releasing news, unless it's bad and needs to be buried. So, David Lat at Abovethelaw.com views the fact that Cleary Gottlieb told its employees about their bonuses on a…
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Cornell's John & Lisa: Could Lisa, plus their spouses sue John for neglience?
At Cornell, tech consultant John pressed the "cc" button when transmitting an email to his mistress Lisa, also an employee at the university. That particular transmission indicated his longing to be "SPANKING that FINE ASS…
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"Jones v Minkin" - Coverage by Establishment Media Vs. Blogosphere
Today, the Establishment Media - THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL - is just reporting on the plaintiff's withdrawal of complaint "Jones v Minkin." That withdrawal was done on Wednesday. Abovethelaw.com, whose parent Breaking Media was one…
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October '09 - Legal Sector Loses 5800 Jobs [Source: BLS]
Figure it out. In a report just released today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we find out that the legal sector lost 5800 jobs in just one month. That month was October 2009. Meanwhile…
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Ft Hood - Of course there'd be copycats, but THIS SOON?
A copycat shooting a la Fort Hood incident was expected. Only not this soon. Talk about speeded-up sense of time. In Orlando. Florida, at least eight are wounded, maybe more. The gunman is still on…
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Beware Jobless Lawyers: The Emotional Cheerleaders aka Upliftment Industry Always Win
This is America, the land of the emotional cheerleaders and the thriving Upliftment Industry. After all, look at how far Bubble Bath/Candles will renew your spirit Oprah got. So, despite its flawed premise that a…
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Watching where Harvard B School alumni flock: Can this predict the next bubble?
There is a new predictive model being kicked around. According to Ray Soifer, when Harvard Business School alumni flock to Wall Street that's an indicator that the market is overheating and your investment value is…
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Death of Common Sense Among Law Students
This is a puzzle worth airing on "Masterpiece Theatre ." Applications are up 62% at Iowa Law School, reports Elie Mystal at Abovethelaw.com. They are also up at many other law schools across America. This…