Rites of Spring: Evaluations based–at least in part–on client service standards.
This blog began nine years ago as a daily diversion from the demands of lawyering. It became an eclectic soapbox for a […]
Month: April 2014
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In Texas: Dallas County jury awards family $2.9 million in “intentional” nuisance fracking case.
In Parr v. Aruba Petroleum, Inc. (Dallas County, TX 2011), a Texas family sued an oil company for health problems and loss […]
England’s most famous Etonian suffers a lapse in class.
Did the British PM blow a few “dog-whistles” at cranky devout Christian voters last week? Though almost a week old, this story […]
National Academy of Sciences: Methane releases from Pennsylvania fracking grossly underestimated.
A significant environmental development appeared in the Los Angeles Times two days ago. The story was apparently missed by mainstream press in […]
Sarah Silverman for Congress in 2016, New Hampshire, 1st Congressional District.
And what’s not to like? Forty-three now, she’s smart, well-educated, articulate, outspoken–and of course funny. She grew up in Manchester, NH. She […]
Is clean technologies still a fad?
For over three decades, all manner of “alternative energy” products have been pitched as safer, healthier and cheaper ways to energy independence, […]
The Economist: “Ukraine, the disappearing country”
Here. For Russia, “this region will not be enough. They want everything. They will take all Ukraine.” Th Economist
The Duke experience: Salon excerpt from new book about Duke lacrosse rape case.
In early 2006, three members of Duke University’s nationally ranked lacrosse case were falsely accused of rape in a protracted, much publicized, […]
Ontario trial judge: “Paper must vanish from this Court…”
So says Canadian Justice David M. Brown in a case administration decision penned on April 5 in Bank of Montreal v Faibish, […]
Think you can prepare and skillfully interview anyone? Then try Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel sometime.
Think you can skillfully interview anyone? I do. I take pride in dragging out facts, doing cross and direct, taking depositions, putting […]
Cross-Culture: Canada, the next global player.
“Deferential yet stoic” Canada is poised for a bigger global role, says Cross-Culture in its new post, “The Quiet Colossus“. One of […]
Law prof group admits declining value of law school classroom component; endorses proposals to replace 4th semester and entire 3rd year with training and other activities that are “actually not silly”.
Agreeing that the manufacture of client-ready young lawyers is at least as important as teaching law students how to think kike a […]