Overlawyered
This blawg "explores an American legal system that too often turns litigation into a weapon against guilty and innocent alike, erodes individual responsibility, rewards sharp practice, enriches its participants at the public's expense, and resists even modest efforts at reform and accountability."
Author: Walter Olson is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the author of The Rule of Lawyers, The Litigation Explosion, The Excuse Factory and Getting Away with It; Ted Frank is a lawyer who is resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and directs its Liability Project; and David Nieporent practices at the Coleman Law Firm in Clifton, N.J. Olson also edits and Frank also contributes to Point of Law. Frank also authors Lagniappe: an unserious blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Firms • Law Practice Management • Tort Law • Trials & Litigation • Solo / Small Firm • Blawg 100 • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Overlawyered
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Rolling redesign, cont'd
As you can see, I've embarked on a step-by-step redesign of the site, still very rough and unfinished, but I hope smoothing out as we get into next week. Reactions welcome, including whether readers would…
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Deep Pockets File: Bauer v. Nesbitt
On September 3, 2003, 19-year-old Frederick Nesbitt was underaged at "Wing Night" at the C View Inn in Cape May, New Jersey, so the waitress at the bar only served him soda while his companions…
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New feature: Most recent comments
Our new Movable Type upgrade finally allows us to add a feature we've wanted to add for a long time, a list of the most recent reader comments. Check out the right-hand sidebar.
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"What is wrong with tort law"
Colloquy of Coyote and commenters, based on the John Ritter malpractice jury verdict.
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Hillary's Michigan do-over angels
The ten big donors who bootlessly pledged up to $12 million include some familiar names, such as John Eddie Williams and Peter Angelos, as well as a new one, Calvin C. Fayard, Jr., of the…
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Site search fixed
With help from the Movable Type people we've restored site search, which had been broken for the past couple of days since our software upgrade. In coming weeks watch for some enhancements to the site…
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Starbucks barista tip pool
I'm covering a judge's $100 million ruling against the coffee chain at Point of Law.
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Florida high court sanctions Jack Thompson
It "won't accept any more filings" from the embattled anti-videogame attorney "without the signature of another Florida Bar member." (DBR). Relaedly, Above the Law is retiring Thompson to a Hall of Fame in which he…
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March 21 roundup
Updates galore:Bogus Michael Boyle v. Ford verdict tossed by appellate court. [Law.com] More on the Patent Troll Tracker lawsuit. [Law.com] Federal district court rejects challenge to Michigan Proposition 2 ban on racial set-asides after far…
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Quoted in today's Times
I'm quoted on the Melvyn Weiss guilty plea, and on the way certain crooks have successfully been passing themselves off as white knights in press coverage of shareholder and consumer litigation. (Jonathan D. Glater, "High-Profile…