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AMERICA VOTES FOR CHANGE, written 6 days ago, This headline fronted many newspapers the morning after the election.  There is no question but that the election of Senator Obama as our next President is hailed as a mandate for change.  Of course, this begs the question of what we change and how.  ...

The Election and Immigration Reform, written 2 weeks ago, On the eve before this important election, I thought it was worth taking another look at the candidate’s positions on immigration reform. Both candidates seek to implement significant changes to our current policies. McCain helped draft t...

2008 Medical Malpractice Report Released, written 3 days ago, The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance has released the 2008 Medical Malpractice Claims Report.? The report reveals data from medical malpractice cases settled and tried in Tennessee in calendar year 2007. The numbers: Tot...

Coach Broyles' "Alzheimer's Playbook", written 2 days ago,

Daschle to HHS, written 2 days ago, News sources are reporting that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has been tapped as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. ThinkProgress reports that this is a good sign for those interested in dramatic health reform. They state,...

Post-Bilski Computer-Readable Medium Claim Patentable, written 3 days ago, Post-Bilski Computer-Readable Medium Claim Patentable   In what appears to be the first USPTO administrative decision following Bilski, in  Ex parte Bo Li, Appeal 2008-1213 (USPTO BPAI 2008, November 6, 2008) th...

Obama and Aviation, written 2 days ago, The Chicago Tribune ran a story last week on the airline sector challenges President-elect Barack Obama will face when he takes office in January. Not surprisingly, the primary tension lies between Obama's dedication to the policy positions of the Air...

U.S. Supreme Court will hear Massey-Caperton Case, written 1 week ago, The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it has accepted the Caperton vs. A.T. Massey Coal Company case. The court will decide whether Justice Brent Benjamin's refusal to recuse himself violated Caperton's due process rights. ...

Ramblings & musings of a common trial lawyer practicing in the internet age.

Saturday Night = Torts, written 1 month ago, This book will be the death of me. We have a take-home midterm due on Monday. I always thought take-home exams would be better than normal exams. More time to complete it = An easier job, right? Oh, how wrong I was. More time to complete it = More procras...

Year 3, week 8: old tricks, written 4 days ago, “You really thought I’d fall for that old trick, BabyB. I’d have thought more even of you?” It was TopFirst and he had called me on my mobile to discuss the case in which my client’s gone missing. “I have...

Mind-based mediation: Do you do it to clients or with them?, written 1 week ago, People have asked me, "Okay, so I know what the brain is doing during conflict and what my clients need to do in their brains and minds to come to a good resolution of the dispute but how do I get them to do it?&qu...

More research requested on antipsychotics in children, written 2 days ago, Experts have requested the Food and Drug Administration, as well as other U.S. health officials to take a longer look at the side effects associated with long-term use of potentially fatal antipsychotic drugs in children. Spe...

Next President Will Shape Supreme Court, written 1 month ago, One of the most momentous and least-discussed topics in the presidential campaign is the likely departure in the next four years of as many as three of the more liberal justices on a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court. When the...

The Trade Secret Owner Has de Facto Prior User Rights -- No. 23, written 1 month ago, It is often alleged that trade secrets provide weaker protection as they are fraught with serious disadvantages.? Indeed, independent discovery and reverse engineering are defenses against trade secret misappropria...

United Gets Injunction Against ALPA, written 2 days ago, United Airlines has just gotten a preliminary injunction against the Air Line Pilots Association in response to the union's alleged sick outs. ALPA has been seeking reversal of some of the bankruptcy-era concessions they gave to United, withou...

California Love, written 3 days ago, California Love - by John Jenkins, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Looking for a sophisticated discussion of Delaware law concerning the effect of shareholder ratification on breach of fiduciary duty claims? How about an in-depth analysis of the current state.....