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25 Apr 2018, 4:12 am
” At the Cato Institute’s Cato at Liberty blog, Walter Olson maintains that with this decision, “[t]he Court has simply made it clear that if the United States courts are to become a sort of human rights policeman to the world, it is Congress that will need to decide to fit them out for that task. [read post]
30 Jun 2012, 4:33 am
Via Walter Olson at Overlawyered: Pay up, EEOC tells a cafe owner, for not taking on a hearing- and speech-impaired applicant for a cashier’s position [EEOC press release (Albuquerque's Savory Fare Bakery and Cafe agrees to pay $20,000 and offer other relief).The EEOC described the employee as "hearing impaired" and "having a minor speech impediment," which neither makes her a bad person nor unemployable by any stretch of the imagination. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 9:02 am
As Walter Olson points out in his post at Cato, the New York Times carefully quotes environmental crimes prosecutor David Uhlmann to call this an “isolated situation. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 12:25 pm
Recent LexBlog Q & A posts: Tom Mighell [1.7.08] Bob Ambrogi [1.4.08] Colette Vogele [1.3.08] Denise Howell [12.21.07] Walter Olson [12.20.07]Or, see our full list of legal blog interviews. [read post]
21 Oct 2007, 5:01 pm
Walter Olson and Ted Frank of Overlawyered were both quoted in the column, with Frank suggesting that rather than competing with one another on price, search keywords are where the interfirm struggle for clients is fought for certain types of claims. [read post]
27 Dec 2009, 9:01 pm
And Cathy Gellis presented an homage to Huey Lewis and the News.With contributions from Ted Frank, Walter Olson marked the 10th anniversary of Overlawyered, probably the oldest blog about law. [read post]
2 Apr 2007, 4:00 am
At Overlawyered, Walter Olson reported a case of "no good deed goes unpunished" ("California Good Samaritan out of luck") and David Nieporent pointed to an Ohio attorney whose profitable "creative" construction of a consumer protection statute finally wore out the patience of the appellate court ("Quitting while you're behind"). [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 8:38 pm
~~~ Related: Walter Olson at Overlawyered is the latest to report that Butlin's, the UK operator of holiday resorts, has resorted to banning bumping on its bumper cars to counter potential liabilities. [read post]
15 Dec 2007, 12:57 pm
Walter Olson addresses this question in this article in today's Wall Street Journal. [read post]
7 Aug 2016, 3:43 am
*Walter Olson points to a bizarre post by Harvard Law prof Noah Feldman, where he writes: But on closer examination, I think the commission got this one right. [read post]
3 Mar 2008, 2:51 pm
Rob La Gatta: Walter Olson said you cover your niche better than the conventional legal press (not surprising, given the timeliness of blogs compared to print). [read post]
3 Dec 2018, 10:06 am
See also Walter Olson, “Asbestos awareness pre-Selikoff,” Point of Law (Oct. 19, 2007); “The U.S. [read post]
2 Apr 2007, 4:00 am
At Overlawyered, Walter Olson reported a case of "no good deed goes unpunished" ("California Good Samaritan out of luck") and David Nieporent pointed to an Ohio attorney whose profitable "creative" construction of a consumer protection statute finally wore out the patience of the appellate court ("Quitting while you're behind"). [read post]
1 Mar 2008, 1:33 pm
Walter Olson said you cover your niche better than the conventional legal press (not surprising, given the timeliness of blogs compared to print). [read post]
12 May 2012, 2:34 am
Add to this Walter Olson's beef, from Schools for Misrule, that the focus of most clinical programs reflects the political bias of academia (why should students be indoctrinated to believe that people suing large corporations are inherently more righteous and entitled to clinical love than the corporations being sued, or that "victims" of domestic violence are invariably honest and good while defendants are necessarily guilty and evil?) [read post]
11 Feb 2012, 3:46 am
Walter Olson was sued. [read post]
7 Jan 2008, 11:50 am
Recent LexBlog Q & A posts: Bob Ambrogi [1.4.08] Colette Vogele [1.3.08] Denise Howell [12.21.07] Walter Olson [12.20.07] Ernest Svenson aka Ernie The Attorney [12.14.07]Or, see our full list of legal blog interviews. [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 3:45 am
It's not required that a law blogger be a lawyer of course, as Walter Olson of Overlawyered and Point of Law demonstrates, but it just makes it a lot easier to recognize and discuss relevant legal issues.It's worth noting that many others stood up and took notice of FindLaw's ugly conduct -- during a holiday week, no less -- including: FloridaLegal, Molly McDonough (ABAJournal), BlawgWhisperer (ABAJournal), Ron Coleman, Kevin O'Keefe, Nicole Black, Don Cruse;… [read post]
20 Mar 2019, 3:53 am
” At the Cato Institute’s Cato at Liberty blog, Walter Olson worries that “[t]he implications of assigning retrospective liability to actions lawful at the time loom large and disturbing over continuing expansions of liability like the one announced in today’s case. [read post]
28 Jan 2009, 10:18 pm
His blawg, which is far more academic in tone and content, has yet to see its commentary devolve to the point of being problematic, while Orin Kerr at Volokh and Walter Olson at Secular Right have had very different experiences. [read post]
