Ignorantia Juris

California’s cap on “pain and suffering” has lead to an unwillingness by lawyers to proceed with malpractice cases.  Via the LA Times.

But the Insurance companies are making money!  That’s gotta be good.

A judge and a defendant have a . . . saucy . . . back and forth, the upshot of which is the defendant getting 5 years for contempt. Via Legaljuice.

Be forewarned, a clicking through will expose you to some NSFW language.

The W.T.O. has granted Antigua the right to violate U.S. copyrights, ruling that U.S. restrictions on online gambling violate W.T.O. agreements.

Predictably, the U.S. is not happy with this and is making vague threats.W

EDIT. The best joke title so far is World Trade Organization says Piracy is OK in the Caribbean.

I’ve returned from a brief vacation, and now begin the job of cleaning up my life following everything being backburnered for the duration of finals.  I took the time to deal with the important things, like bills, but things like “re-grout the bathtub” and “buy gifts” went unattended.

There will also be postings, as the internet reveals things that are worthy of being featured on the blog.  That may take some time, as Google Reader has filled up to the point where it stopped counting the number of unread items.

Alberto Gonzalez.

From the article:
“Think about Time magazine’s Person of the Year,” Adams said in an interview. “In years past they’ve named people like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin. So we’re not suggesting by these awards that these are the best lawyers in any sense of the word. We are saying … Continue Reading

CIA got lawyers’ OK to trash tape.

‘Tis the season for complaints about trial lawyers, class actions suits, and the litigiousness of society at the NYT.

Well, technically, it’s always the season for that. Lawyers, especially trial lawyers, are easy targets, because they are generally conceived of as something between extortionists and hypnotists, able to weave words that cause twelve good men and true to abandon their good sense and concentrate on getting some opportunists paid.

The article is noteworthy for what it doesn’t say as much as it does. It opens with the horror that plaintiffs lawyers, after assembling their case, are willing to … Continue Reading

At Law.com, a missive on how Biglaw lawyers are now considered just a hair above middle class, and they are treated like door men at elite private schools in New York.

Personally, I feel horrible for the plight of people pulling down six figures. Easily. Just horrible.

I can’t provide you with my commentary on things of note.  But I can provide links to such things.

Judge rules that sperm donor is liable for child support.

U.S. says that it can kidnap any one they want, anywhere.   And they will.

An Italian court has ordered several cartoon characters to appear as witnesses in a counterfeiting trial. Via Neatorama.

I return to International Law now.