Various and Sundry

Empire strikes back as Star Wars Creator Sues (CNN).

Throwing away promo CD is illegal distribution of copyrighted material (EFF).

Insurance industry racking up the wins (WSJ Law Blog).

Denmark, Sweden, lead list of nations that have network-enabled economy (BBC).  I’m heartened that the U.S. is fourth on the list, but it is worth noting that countries where government regulates telecoms lead the list.

California feels that a guilty plea, given by an innocent man, means he is partly culpable in his wrongful conviction (Reason).

Lawyer sanction over suit based on opponents question in deposition (Law.com).

Corporations break the law, replace trial with “defered prosecutions) (NY Times).

The FDA is moving closer to gaining the ability to regulate the tobacco industry and Reason opines on the protectionist, anti-consumer bent of the legislation.  I’m a little curious, would FDA regulation of the tobacco industry preclude state regulation and preempt any litigation?

Posted in Law
Tags: Guilt and Innocence, Liability, Litigation, Sanctions, Technology