Legal Commentary

By Evan Schaeffer

LAWYERS' VOICES ONLINE . . . This time, it's strictly weblogs--

• "I don't know what's happening here, but California didn't even make the hellhole list."  [Bruce Nye at Cal Biz Lit, commenting on ATRA's list of judicial hellholes]
• "Although clearly the biggest aspect of wage and hour law has been the explosion of collective action cases brought by private plaintiffs' counsel, even the DOL's enforcement activities and recoveries are at an all time level." [Michael Fox at Jottings by an Employer's Lawyer, calling wage-and-hour developments "the story of the year."]
• "Before I tell you about my home office, let me tell you about Home Office Warrior.  This is the brainchild of Grant Griffiths and it is really terrific. This site is not dedicated to lawyers. It is dedicated to ANYONE who is or wants to work out of their home." [Susan Cartier Liebel at Build a Solo Practice, LLC, writing about home offices]
• "When speaking with a person - client, attorney, etc. - I will not pick up my telephone to see who it is. I will not check my blackberry while in a business conversation setting." [Mark at A Georgia Lawyer, with resolutions for 2008]
• "It's another setback for vaccines-cause-autism campaigners, as the court (applying Maryland's Frye-Reed standard, as opposed to Daubert) excludes a team of experts led by the controversial Dr. Mark Geier."  [Ted Frank Walter Olson at Point of Law]

As always, if you have ideas for Lawyers' Voices Online, please send them to LawyersVoicesOnline--at--gmail.com.

Full post as published by Notes from the (Legal) Underground on January 03, 2008 (boomark / email).