Litigation

Weekend Update: Rakofsky v. Internet Week 2
For the benefit of those not already following it obsessively, this post will compile the most recent publicly available developments relating to the Rakofsky litigation, in which Joseph Rakofsky is suing an array of media organizations, professional organizations and, above...

Digging Deeper, Defamation Suit Filed by Rakofsky
After by virtually all accounts being incompetent in his attempt to present a defense to murder charges, Joseph Rakofsky chose not to focus solely on how not to do that again, but instead has sued virtually everyone who's mentioned his...

A Trial Court Weighs in on Joseph Rakofsky's "Competence"
Josephy Rakofsky has sued me and several others for calling him incompetent. It's thus worth noting what the trial judge who oversaw his murder trial said of Rakofsky: It appeared to the Court that were were theories out there - defense theories out there, but the inbility to execute those theories...

Weekend Update: Rakofsky v. Internet Week 3
Another week yields another round of online commentary on Rakofsky v. Washington Post, et al., better known as Rakofsky v. Internet. My initial "Rakofsky week in review" post was sufficiently well received that another edition seems in order...

Joseph Rakofsky

Rakofsky v. Internet, a/k/a "shine a light on my stupidity"
Sometimes, it is best just to move on and and not turn an unfortunate event into a catastrophe.  Case in point: young, inexperienced lawyer, a recent graduate of Touro Law School (to be honest, I've never even heard of it) takes a murder case to trial...

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Labor and Delivery
Judge awards mother $6 million medical malpractice settlement after baby was born with brain injuries.