John Stossel’s show…
…will be taking on class action lawyers tonight, with guests that include Ted Frank, Texas lawyer Mark Lanier, and Marie Gryphon of the Manhattan Institute. (9 p.m. EST) Tweet Tags: class actions, John...
View ArticleOctober 5 roundup
“Mark Lanier, Marie Gryphon and Ted Frank debate if a free market can protect consumers as well as lawyers.” [John Stossel's Fox Business show last week; Point of Law (Lanier has kind words for loser...
View ArticleObama administration’s Title IX activism
The quota pressure in sports has been around for a while, but the idea of an enforcement push in hard academic disciplines may be getting extra encouragement from the very top: Obama himself seems to...
View ArticleJune 25 roundup
OSHA cracks down on a shooting range with punitive fines. A coming trend? [Kopel, earlier on David Michaels here, here, here, etc.] Gun control lobbying on the public dime, courtesy Mike Bloomberg...
View ArticleMay 31 roundup
The American Illness: Essays on the Rule of Law, new book from Yale University Press edited by Frank Buckley, looks quite promising [Bainbridge] So the New York Times gets spoon-fed “confidential”...
View ArticleJohn Stossel “Trouble with Lawyers”
Coming up on TV tonight, including the winner announcement for the year’s Wacky Warning Label contest with Bob Dorigo Jones. Tweet Tags: John Stossel, wacky warnings John Stossel “Trouble with Lawyers”...
View ArticlePolice and civil disorder roundup
All-Ferguson edition, including my CNBC exchange last Friday, above: Typically good John Stossel column [Washington Examiner, syndicated, and thanks for mention] Disturbing innovations coming our way...
View Article“Operation Choke Point Hits Ammunition Company in Maryland”
“Fox Business Network’s John Stossel interviews US Consumer Coalition’s Brian Wise and Kat O’Connor, owner of TomKat Ammunition LLC, on the Justice Department’s Operation Choke Point.” The...
View Article“Not to Be Used as a Battle Device”
Found on a Star Wars light saber toy, “For Accessory Use Only. Not to Be Used as a Battle Device,” and more finalists from the latest Wacky Warning Labels contest. [Bob Dorigo Jones, John Stossel]...
View ArticleMedical roundup
Radiologist Saurabh Jha had me on his popular podcast a while back to discuss the history of malpractice law. Now he’s written a substantial piece (link to article, gated) on my book The Litigation...
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