Ignorantia Juris

Net Neutrality is a load of bollocks, according to the head of Virgin Media (TorrentFreak via /.).  I’m sure this has everything to do with providing superior service, and nothing to do with ipayolla, where some companies pay extra to make sure that consumers are inconvenienced away from their competitors.

Problems filling the jury box (the Denver post).  I like this excuse from the article: “I’m too darn good looking to serve on the jury.”

Apparently, Alberto Gonzales is having a difficult time finding someone to hire him, (NY Times via … Continue Reading

The pro-business/tort-reform axis likes to push two memes, that 1) the current judicial system of America is a “lottery” that pays out disproportionately huge settlements, and 2) that any kind of restrictions on corporations push them to the brink of bankruptcy/collapse.  Combine those with a smattering of “trial lawyer” vilification and you have the basic argument for every tort reform effort.  In formula form: lots of money + imminent bankruptcy + lawyers making money = EVIL!

So the recent surge of FACTA related litigation is sure to anger them greatly.  In a nut shell, the cases have … Continue Reading

Drug makers are close to getting what they want, a legal shield from liability, even when they mislead (NYT).

Apple tries to take a bite of the Big Apple, files copyright claim against NYC (TUAW).

The European Commision wants EU citizens to be able to file American-style anti-trust class actions, via Fark.

One in Fifteen children will be harmed some sort of medical mishap (The Denver Post).

San Francisco is suing a provider of arbitration services, alleging bias.  Because in only 0.2% of cases do the arbiters find for the consumer (Wall Street … Continue Reading