Over at Simple Justice, Scott Greenfield has taken time off from bashing marketers to bash coupon settlements. That's when some lawyers initiate a lawsuit against a corporation on behalf of a large number of people, and then settled for a payment that allows the corporation to send out some sort of redeemable coupon instead of cash. In this case, it's the Ford Explorer rollover … [Read more...] about Coupon Madness
Success Attracts the Wolves at Google
Reason's Brian Doherty raises the alarm about Justine Varney, the new head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. According to a Wired article, she might be planning to go after Google. The technology industry, she said, was coming under the sway of a dominant behemoth, one that had the potential to stifle innovation and squash its competitors. The last time the … [Read more...] about Success Attracts the Wolves at Google
Burnett Draughn, Rest In Peace
My father, Burnett Draughn, was born in on Decoration Day, May the 30th, in 1919, somewhere near Daniel's Branch, Kentucky. He was Joe and Melissa Draughn's eighth child out of an eventual total of ten. My dad liked to say that he had nine brothers and sisters, and every one of them also had nine brothers and sisters. Burnett is an unusual first name. His parents had named him … [Read more...] about Burnett Draughn, Rest In Peace
Obama’s Getting Alinskied
You've been hearing about it: Democratic representatives, home on the August recess, are -- at least some of them -- holding the traditional "town hall" meetings to hear from voters in their districts.And some of them are hearing yelling. Lots of yelling.The folks on the left have a simple explanation: this is a well-funded conspiracy, powered by gazillion … [Read more...] about Obama’s Getting Alinskied
Adventures In Avvo – Take 4
I gave Avvo Answers---Avvo's forum for lawyers to answer questions for free---a test drive a couple weeks ago with a test question about bailing someone out, and the result was a bit confusing, but I eventually got the answer I was looking for. You can read about it all in three short posts starting here: Adventures In Avvo - Take 1. I just got email saying my question had been … [Read more...] about Adventures In Avvo – Take 4