No great surprise, but noteworthy: Senate defeats...
Jacob T. Levy (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
No great surprise, but noteworthy: Senate defeats Coburn amendment on NSF funding of political science.
Blawgs
5Vote!
5Vote!
Dawkins causes population crisis shock!
Family Lore (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Further to my last post I read today that Dawkins is being blamed for falling birth rates across Europe ! This would be laughable, but for the fact that our government has recently seen fit to elevate the author of this nonsense, Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks , to a position in the upper house of this country's Parliament. His argument appears to be that secularism equals selfishness and immorality. This...
Videos
4Vote!
Obama Administration Agrees to Reverse Increase in Truckers Allowable Hours of Driving
Trucking Accident Attorney Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The length of truckers’ on-the-road shifts is an important issue for Missouri big rig accident attorneys like me. Research and common sense show that driving for very long hours leaves drivers tired, and very tired drivers can get into serious...
5Vote!
Remember, remember... one of the most-read posts...
Jacob T. Levy (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Remember, remember... one of the most-read posts ever on this blog: Guy Fawkes Day, V for Vendetta, and American politics.
5Vote!
Dear Mr Obama, about that extradition treaty
GeekLawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
There is news that 13 member of the infamous US state terrorist organisation the CIA have been convicted in absentia of kidnapping an Italian citizen in order to rendite him for torture by Egyptian proxies. It raises the issue of whether or not these thugs will ever see justice. The American Society for International Law [...]
Explore : Terrorist Groups
5Vote!
No fossil rabbits in the Precambrian
Family Lore (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
When I am ready to shuffle off this mortal coil I will not be able to console myself with the thought that I did anything useful with my life. I did not make any great scientific discoveries, I did not save lives and I did not teach children the wonders of the world. I was a lawyer . Still, it could have been worse - I could have been a politician. Why these depressing thoughts? Well, I have just finished...
5Vote!
This week Tuesday, November 3: Deadline for...
Jacob T. Levy (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
This week Tuesday, November 3: Deadline for proposals for the Canadian Political Science Association, June 1-3 in Montreal. Proposals in all areas of political theory welcome; and there's a thematic workshop on "non-ideal and institutional theory." Wednesday, October 4 , 6 pm: Thomas Pogge (Philosophy, Yale) will deliver the Osler Lecture at McGill: "The Health Impact Fund: Pharmaceutical...
5Vote!
Needs Must
Family Lore (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Reading the big-money cases reported over the years and dealing (occasionally) with cases involving significant wealth myself, I've often been amused by the amounts that parties claim they need to live on. However, a case hitting the headlines in America takes the amusement to a whole new level. Jamie McCourt is the wife of Frank McCourt, the owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team (although his sole...
Explore : Alimony, Authors, Baseball, Culture, Divorce, Family, Frank McCourt, Literature, Sport, US Sport
5Vote!
Control, or React?
Family Lore (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
I posted a few days ago about the Law Commission's proposal that cohabitants should have an entitlement on intestacy. My good friend John Hirst of Jailhouselawyer's Blog has drawn my attention to this article in The Times , in which Ross Clark (left) argues against the proposal, saying that: " For any cohabiting couples who don’t like the inheritance laws there is a simple answer —...
4Vote!
And to All, Agood Night - Going on Hiatus
Indiana Civil & Business Lawyer (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
This year has been rocky with this blog as it has been for this part of my practice. With the current economy, it seems unlikely to grow and I need the time I would need to spend on this blog and this practice area in other areas which can keep the bills paid. Even that might be too optimistic at this time. In the past month alone I have been dealing with flu, an eight year old with a broken leg and...
4Vote!
Sweep Takes 77 Commercial Truck Drivers Off the Road for Drug and Alcohol Violations
Trucking Accident Attorney Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Trucking regulations are an important part of my job as a St. Louis semi truck accident attorney. Trucking companies and truckers are required to follow certain safety rules, but after many accidents, an investigation shows that they outright ignored or...
Explore : Trucks
4Vote!
Trade Secrets - Criminal Case and Interesting Issues
Indiana Civil & Business Lawyer (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Not too often do I make a big deal about a criminal case, but Silicon Valley 'Spies Like Us': Trial begins for 2 engineers accused of economic espionage involving China doe shave interestng points . First, the facts: According to the indictment, the defendants allegedly created a company, SICO Microsystems, "for the purpose of developing and marketing products derived from and using the stolen...
5Vote!
Inconsistent
Family Lore (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
The point has already been made , but it does seem a little odd that the Law Commission is proposing that cohabitants should have an entitlement on intestacy , while at the same time the Government has shelved plans to give cohabitants property rights upon separation. If the Law Commission's proposals are passed into law, we could have the very strange situation whereby if your partners dies intestate...
4Vote!
Non-Competition - Policy Ideas
Indiana Civil & Business Lawyer (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
I have eruitten before aobut Massachusetts liberality towards non-compete agreements here and here . NECN reported a potential change its Mass. non-compete culture to change? Warner said he believes limiting or banning non-competes would lead to more companies like Google, Cisco Systems, and Avid getting launched in this area instead of Silicon Valley or other parts of the country. "Here's what...
4Vote!
News: Settlement from IMI in Concrete Price Fixing Case
Indiana Civil & Business Lawyer (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
$29M deal reached in IMI price-fixing lawsuit | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star IMI's settlement must be approved by a federal judge before it's official. It would boost the amount of settlement money paid by the companies in the case to $53 million. "This is an historic settlement. We could not be more thrilled," Irwin Levin, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said Tuesday. The settlement...