Law Students

Notes From DEA Law of Deadly Force Class
A public-spirited reader sent me his notes from the portion of DEA training dealing with the use of deadly force. He tells me that the students would be given certain fact patterns and told to stand up in class and respond with the exact phrases described in the notes to justify a shooting...

class notetaking rant
So… if you’re given a wiki to take notes into to share with your classmates, and you’re typing notes, why would you not type notes into the wiki? Lots of typing and at least some visible notetaking last week, but nothing in the wiki...

Laptops and perverse incentives
Among those who want to ban laptops because of a dislike of stenographic notetaking, any proposal always includes some mechanism to enable students to obtain mostly-stenographic notes...

When Law Students Attack: IL Puts Robber Into Hospital to Protect His Case Notes
Arizona State Law Student Alex Botsio was willing to part with his wallet and guitars when faced with an armed robber but intruder Gabriel Saucedo learned that he would have to pry away his cold dead fingers from his laptop containing his class notes...

Notes from the 12th Annual National Institute on Class Actions
As promised, here are some highlights of my notes from Friday’s 12th Annual National Institute on Class Actions: What are the Hot Trends in Class Actions? Following an introduction from Tydings & Rosenberg partner and National Institute on Class Actions founder and John B...

Laptops in Class
Law students may or may not be aware of this, but the distraction that many law professors think is created by allowing students to take notes on laptops in class is an ongoing topic of discussion...

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Toy Recall
RC2 Corporation agrees to $30 million Thomas and Friends lead paint contamination class action settlement.

PTDS class action
Veterans Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Class Action

Sunscreen Manufacturers Face Class Actions over Misleading Advertising
Banana Boat, Coppertone Face Class Action in Canada

ASMP and Other Visual Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google
Google Faces Class Action for Copyright Infringement

Settlement Reached in Female Athletes' Class Action
Slippery Rock University Settles Discrimination Class Action

GE Reitrement Class Action Settled
GE $40 Million Settlement Agreed in Retirement Class Action