Bay Area Blawgers 4.0 Recap
A couple of weeks ago, the High Tech Law Institute hosted the fourth gathering of Bay Area legal bloggers. About 20 bloggers and friends gathered on campus for a very spirited discussion. Attendees included Harry Boadwee, Cathy Gellis, Eric Goldman,…
BlogInsure: New Insurance for Bloggers
Bloggers have a new insurance option. The CMLP writeup. This is a huge step in the right direction, and kudos to all involved for spearheading the effort. Even so, I’m hoping that some marketplace competition will help drive down the…
Pesticide Drift and the Coase Theorem
Two farms are next to each other. The brussels sprouts farm uses pesticides; the herb farm is seeking organic certification. When the pesticide is deployed, the wind or fog may blow pesticide onto the herb farm, destroying its organic status….
Blog Posts Not Reliable Evidence of Consumer Confusion–Blue Bell v. Denali
Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. v. Denali Co., LLC, 2008 WL 2965655 (S.D. Tex. July 31, 2008) In a trademark infringement lawsuit over whether “Mooo Tracks” ice cream infringes “Moose Track” ice cream, the plaintiff tried to introduce some blog posts…
Comments on Ethan Leib’s “Friends as Fiduciaries” Article
I am participating in the Fourth Annual Conglomerate Junior Scholars Workshop as a commenter on Ethan Leib’s paper, Friends as Fiduciaries. The group discussion. My comments. The intro from my comments: There can be a fine line between genius and…
Reuters Mismanages License Option
I’ve previously noted that contract drafting attorneys aren’t done when their contracts are signed because post-signing activities can dictate whether a well-drafted contract works as intended. Specifically, important dates related to the contract need to be calendared in a reliable…
Law School Proliferation
The legal education industry is facing a potentially significant expansion of supply. As Leigh Jones at the NLJ reports, up to 10 different universities are investigating adding new law schools. Some of the potential new entrants include: * Wilkes University,…
Bay Area Blawgers 3.0 Recap
Last week, we had the third gathering of Bay Area Blawgers at UC Berkeley Law School. Over 2 dozen bloggers and friends convened to discuss topics of interest to legal bloggers [see list of attendees below]. Some photos from the…
Writing About Legal Topics for Non-Lawyers
Brandt Goldstein, Lost in translation? Some brief notes on writing about law for the layperson. 52 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 373-385 (2007-08). This article provides an overview of the issues that arising when writing about legal topics for a non-legal…
Thursday Grumbles–Errors in Speeches, and Forwarding Private Emails
Maybe I’m just in a cranky mood today, but two issues have been bothering me recently. 1) Every now and then, I hear a speaker make a major factual error. (For some reason, this seems to happen a lot with…