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9 Jan 2012, 7:11 pm
" In the NYT, Adam Liptak calls attention to the dissonance conservatives ought to feel about litigation: “I have serious misgivings about asking the courts to fix this through lawsuits,” [Walter Olson, a fellow at the Cato Institute, said]. [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 2:59 pm
Still, the Eighth is probably right that the case is strong enough to survive summary judgment.I agree with Walter Olson, quoted in the story, that litigation is not the best way to solve this problem. [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 6:18 am
Olson said. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 9:05 pm
With that quote in mind, now consider a point Walter Olson made on his blog about the SEC's forthcoming conflict minerals disclosure regime: Some expected that the big new SEC regulations on industrial users of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold would mostly affect electronics and jewelry makers, but the actual net being cast is far wider. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 4:30 am
You’ll recall that back in early December, we were named one of the top 100 legal blogs by the editors of the ABA Journal, and as a part of that, we were placed into a category with five other well regarded Torts blogs, including our friends Walter Olson of Overlawyered, J. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 2:16 am
As Walter Olson noted, in L.A. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 10:09 am
Walter Olson: “Rights-bearing individuals do not forfeit those rights when they associate in groups” argue my Cato colleagues Ilya Shapiro and Caitlyn McCarthy in the John Marshall Law Review [SSRN via Cato at Liberty]: Much of the criticism of Citizens United stems from the claim that the Constitution does not protect corporations because they are not “real” people. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 10:40 am
As Walter Olson notes, the 3,000-death figure is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s estimate for deaths due to all sorts distracted driving, and only one-third of these deaths were attributed to the use of portable electronic devices.” [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 5:34 am
As Walter Olson notes, the 3,000-death figure is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s estimate for deaths due to all sorts distracted driving, and only one-third of these deaths were attributed to the use of portable electronic devices. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 4:17 am
FAKE DEATHS: Walter Olson: NTSB Misled Public On Cellphone Toll. “The NTSB’s own mission statement describes the board’s primary function as ‘determining the probable cause of transportation accidents’ with ‘independence and objectivity.’ If instead its leaders mislead the public about accident causes, and forsake their independence in exchange for a cheerleading role in DoT campaigns, one has to ask: is the board worth keeping? [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 5:27 am
Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination EEOC sues construction company for not hiring applicant with epilepsy to run heavy equipment – from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered Obama EEOC Wipes Out Jobs By Making Hiring More Difficult – from Washington DC Examiner 10 reasons for employers to be jolly about the ADA (says the EEOC) – from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider The ADA May Invalidate a High School Diploma… [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 5:02 am
” Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination Expanding mental diagnoses: the legal rub – from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered 10 things an employment lawyer never wants to hear – from Robin Shea’s Labor & Employment Insider Things Employment Lawyers Don’t Want to Hear – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog EEOC Cries Fowl, Sues Turkey Giant Butterball for Disability Discrimination… [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 4:30 am
Many thanks to Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the founder of the Overlawyered blog, for speaking in both Greenville, South Carolina (the location of the Abnormal Use home office) and Charlotte, North Carolina (home of another of our offices) this past week. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 6:38 am
" Needless to say, Svorny's position is at odds with that we've generally taken here at Point of Law (see back posts here), including our former editor, Svorny's Cato colleague Walter Olson (see, e.g., here, here, here, here). [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 4:30 am
As a part of the ABA’s list, we’ve been placed in the Torts category with five other stellar legal blogs, including our friends Walter Olson of Overlawyered, J. [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 4:57 am
– from Texas Employer Handbook Synagogue youth workers wage-hour suit – from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered End-of-Year Bonuses, the Regular Rate of Pay and Overtime – from Russell Cawyer’s Texas Employment Law Update Wage and Hour Misclassification Costs Oracle $35 million – from Rush on Business How to Explain Stock Options to a Dog – from Compensation Cafe Firing an Employee for FMLA Fraud Is Legal, But the Proof Is Hard… [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 1:30 am
We’re very pleased to be included in the Torts category with such blogging greats as Eric Turkewitz of the New York Personal Injury Law Blog, Walter Olson of Overlawyered, Bill Marler of Marler Blog, J. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 5:03 am
As Walter Olson notes, the Food and Drug Administration appears to be moving ahead with plans to force gradual reductions in the salt content of processed foods.” Are tar and feathers regulated? [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 4:30 am
Friend of the blog Walter Olson, the founder of the Overlawyered blog and a senior fellow at The Cato Institute, will be speaking right here in Greenville, South Carolina next week. [read post]
30 Nov 2011, 3:30 pm
As Walter Olson notes, the Food and Drug Administration appears to be moving ahead with plans to force gradual reductions in the salt content of processed foods. [read post]
