September 08, 2009
Supply and demand for judicial services
I've been trying to understand changes over time in the California state budget, though the data are presented in a way that makes that extremely difficult to do. I did spend enough time to discover one component of the budget that seems to have grown at a pretty healthy pace if you look at the last decade as a whole.
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September 29, 2007
Patent abuse
Nattering Naybob condemns the injustice in the Vonage court decisions.
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April 18, 2007
Patent protection and technological innovation
There is a potential conflict between the two that we ought to revisit as the nature of technological advance itself undergoes profound changes.
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September 24, 2006
Environmental totalitarianism
What do Russia and California have in common?
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July 21, 2006
That's one way to raise those campaign dollars
A California lawyer tells doctors that they should not expect to be asked to testify in workers' compensation trials unless they contribute $2,500 to Phil Angelides' campaign for governor.
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April 13, 2006
An open letter to the Honorable Judge Carl J. West
My two cents worth on the multimillion dollar class-action lawsuit that was filed on my behalf against Ralphs Grocery Company.
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December 20, 2005
Rockfall lawsuit
When I expressed dismay this fall about a lawsuit against the National Park Service on behalf of a rock climber killed by a rock slide, several readers told me not to worry, the case would be dismissed. Well, you were right.
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November 28, 2005
Blind leading the blind
Score another one for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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September 17, 2005
Lawsuit abuse
Two more examples of why I think America's lawyers are out of control.
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August 22, 2005
Murky future for Merck
So what's the big deal? We'll just get some other company to take its place in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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