Silly Bar Exam Rules
Jeremy Blachman a/k/a “the Anonymous Lawyer” has a funny bit on silly bar exam rules. Rules like: gum is OK, but only if unwrapped (presumably, people could write very small cheat sheets on the wrapper). Jeremy’s conclusion:: A few final…
Rebate-Mania
With our big move, we’ve been involved with more than our fair share of commerce recently. As a result, we’ve run into the inevitable but dreaded rebates. Rebates are very unpopular with consumers, and for good reason. They are a…
Initial Observations about California Living
I’ve created a new category for this blog, “California Living.” This is the analogue to my “Life in Wisconsin” category, which I haven’t officially retired but isn’t likely to see a lot of posts. To kick off the new category,…
On California Soil
We arrived in California last week. It felt like I was returning to my ancestral homeland–which is ironic because I was actually born in Wisconsin (a little-known fact). My new contact information: Eric Goldman Santa Clara University School of Law…
Ethical Issues in Contract Drafting
Last month, I gave a presentation entitled Ethical Issues in Contract Drafting to a group of lawyers. My slides. An interesting anecdote about this presentation–I had a former Vice President of the United States in my audience. At this point…
Slinky Manufacturing Article
I don’t know how I missed this article when it first came out in 2002. The article describes the Slinky manufacturing, distribution and retailing process, beginning with the processing of scrap metal at a junked car lot in Florida and…
Whole Foods vs. the Outpost
I maintain a page on being a vegetarian in Milwaukee. On that page, I discuss a local natural foods grocery chain, the Outpost, and the eagerly-anticipated arrival of Whole Foods. I wrote: “When Whole Foods gets here, I don’t know…
Bar/Bri Class Certified
Rodriguez v. West Publishing Corp., No. 05 CV 3222 (C.D. Calif. class certified May 16, 2006). My initial post on the case. Plaintiffs’ counsel in the Rodriguez case has announced that its class has been certified, clearing a major hurdle…
Vanity Monitoring Tools
At the Bloggership conference, a few of us discussed tools to track citations to our blogs or articles. It quickly became apparent that I ranked high on the vanity-o-meter due to my extensive knowledge on this topic. So, at the…
Email Mania
On Sunday I sent out a mass email to 300+ of my closest friends letting them know that I was switching jobs. The resulting email frenzy was predictable. I got lots of emails from friends and colleagues back, and this…