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Archive for the ‘Litigation in the News’ Category

"There is a separate language in each of us."

11 Jan

In 2006, I was visiting a friend in the District of Columbia. It happened that she had a prior engagement that she had to attend during my visit. I took the opportunity to attend a talk by Senator McCain. While…

 

"Julie of the Wolves" or Julie Eaten by the Wolves

10 Jan

HarperCollins is suing digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media for copyright infringement over the digital rights to Jean Craighead George’s Julie of the Wolves, a children’s book published in 1972 based on a 1971 contract with the author which gave…

 

Fact-checking the Duncan Law School Story

09 Jan

In an earlier post, I speculated that it was probably not a coincidance that Duncan Law was featured in a New York Times article by David Segal just before the law school received official notice that the ABA denied its…

 

Duncan Law School’s Provisional Accreditation Denial: ABA Asks Court to Butt Out of Its Affairs

05 Jan

In its Jan. 3, 2012 brief in opposition to Duncan Law School’s motion for a temporary restraining order, the ABA starts out making its case why the ABA’s recent denial of provisional accreditation should not be litigated at this time:…

 

Provisional Accreditation Denial by the ABA: A speculative back-story for Duncan Law School’s Lawsuit

03 Jan

On Dec. 22, 2011, Duncan School of Law filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Tennessee against the ABA alleging antitrust and due process violations after failing to receive ABA provisional accreditation. [Text of…

 

ABA gives Law School Coal for Christmas, Law School uses Coal for Fuel to Sue

29 Dec

On December 20, 2011, the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education denied provisional accreditation to Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law. On December 22, 2011, the law school filed suit against the ABA in the United States District…

 

Court Questions Existence of An Academic Privilege of Confidentiality

19 Dec

There’s an opinion out of federal district court in Boston from last Friday that’s making the rounds of academic news sites. It’s the case In Re: Request from the United Kingdom Pursuant to the Treaty Between the Government of the…

 

Google To Seek Dismissal of the Book Scanning Case

07 Dec

Google is asking the District Court to dismiss the claims brought against it by the Author’s Guild et al. This comes as settlement talks still appear to be ongoing, though nowhere near any agreement. I don’t know if this is…

 

Pope Being Charged with Not Wearing Seat Belt While Traveling in Popemobile

30 Nov

And apparently evidence by way of YouTube videos can be offered. Works for me. You? Lowering the Bar reports: As a repeat offender, the suit claims, the defendant should face the maximum fine of 2,500 euros (or, presumably, an alternative…