Why is the National Pork Board, an extension of the US government, buying the trademark “the other white meat” for $60M? One economist speculates that it’s because the seller, the National Pork Producers Council, is a private actor, which means…
NY Lawyer (free registration req’d) republishes an NLJ article about law professors establishing “of counsel” relationships with law firms, giving the examples of Laurence Tribe at Akin Gump and Kathleen Sullivan at Quinn Emanuel. According to a Quinn Emanuel partner,…
Franklin v. Chavis, Opinion No. 26251 (SC Sup. Ct. Jan. 22, 2007) An insurance agent helped a 91 year old woman prepare a will using Quicken lawyer. Some relatives who got less than they thought they deserved challenged the will,…
My decision to join Epinions was motivated significantly by ideology. Simply put, I was sold that it was better to make decisions predicated on the collective wisdom of multiple trusted contributors than on the guidance of any single product reviewer….
I’m guest blogging this month at Concurring Opinions. You can find my posts here.
During my Israel trip, I tried to squeeze in as many tourist destinations as possible. To avoid getting myself into unsafe situations, I didn’t travel independently. Instead, I generally took organized tours (such as those organized by Egged/United Travel). I…
When my wife and I got married, we discussed our various naming options. (See my brief writeup on this decision). “Traditionally,” the wife takes the husband’s last name. However, my last name, Schlachter, was long, hard to pronounce and harder…
Catching illegal hunters in the act can pose some unique challenges. The solution? Robotic animals that act as irresistible targets for the illegal hunters. According to the story: Poachers aren’t easy quarry, yet more and more law enforcement officials are…
While planning my trip to Israel, I found TripAdvisor somewhat helpful in assessing possible lodging destinations. So I decided to contribute two reviews of my own on the Cinema Hotel in Tel Aviv and the Christ Church Guest House in…
According to the Washington Post, kids with high IQs are more likely to become vegetarian than those with lower IQs. The article says: “Vegetarians were more likely to be female, of higher social class and better educated, but IQ was…