Murphy v. Boston Herald Updated
I recently wrote a posting about the Murphy v. Boston Herald case, in which Reporter David Wedge found himself on the wrong side of a defamation case. At the time,
I recently wrote a posting about the Murphy v. Boston Herald case, in which Reporter David Wedge found himself on the wrong side of a defamation case. At the time,
The city of Largo, Florida has voted to terminate its city manager because he has decided to have trans-gender surgery. I have no ability to understand what happens inside a
I wish that I had the requisite volume of creative juices to make this stuff up. CNN reports: A math teacher whose name is used in a student film featuring
A friend of mine sent me this photo. I wonder why she thought I would find it funny…. After some brief research, I found where it must have originated… one
Found this story on Likelihood of Confusion (highly recommended blog, by the way). The Democratic National Committee has a pretty good horse in the contest for most ill-considered demand letter
I still don’t think I would vote for him, but I can’t help but shake this feeling that there might actually be a Republican presidential candidate who isn’t a fascist.
In one of the most foolish (but not the MOST foolish) trademark maneuvers I’ve ever seen, the NFL was seeking to trademark “The Big Game.” Article here. Jeffrey Standen, a
This is the most amazingly shady thing I’ve ever seen lawyers do. A pox on Foley Hoag. On the dark side are: Gary Crossen, an attorney with Foley, Hoag &
A lesson in practicing with civility. Beyond the letter and purpose of the legal standards, conscientious judges and attorneys attempt to implement our litigation system with reasonable efficiency, civility, and
As promised in this earlier post on Related Group v. Stranahan House, I have reviewed the complaint in this matter. My conclusion? Garbage. There are some points in the complaint,
One does not need to be too close to me to know my opinion about defamation actions. Most of these cases are frivolous, unfounded, and the result of a plaintiff
This is ongoing litigation involving my firm, therefore I won’t directly comment upon it. Nevertheless, the Houston Chronicle ran a pretty good story on the case, which I have reproduced