Archive for May, 2008

Radiohead Vs. Prince In The World Series Of Copyright Law [The Most Beautiful Lawyer In The World]

By now, you’ve probably heard that Prince put his own spin on Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella last month. However, any recorded evidence of the cover has been removed from the Internet faster than you can say Prince and the New Web Sheriff Generation. (One copy might remain below the cut.) But does Prince actually have [...]

Secured Future

My mother pays for child life insurance plans for my three younger sisters. Having read through the policy before, I felt that I also wanted to get one for Basti because of the numerous benefits that it can give him, primarily, having something for him to use in the event that I pass away. Morbid [...]

Dell Being Investigated

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo set up a web site for consumers seeking restitution from Dell Inc. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More: continued here Tags: 2008, Attorney General, E, GA, The

Shame on Dell

The New York Attorney General’s Office has won a major suit against Dell, with the court ruling that Dell engaged in fraud, false advertising and deceptive business practices. Read more about it here. Now are we going to see any money (Show Me the Money) or is it going to be the typical case (no [...]

Pressure China on human rights post-Olympics: Amnesty

AFP, May. 28, 2008- LONDON (AFP) — The world needs to maintain pressure on China for human rights reform after the Beijing Olympics, the head of Amnesty International said, as the group published its annual report Wednesday. Irene Khan said China’s growing weight as a world power means it can no longer ignore human rights [...]

Hot Topics in Food Illness Litigation

Hot Topics in Food Illness Litigation Posted on May 27, 2008 by Food Poisoning Attorney I (www.billmarler.com) am off to Eastern Washington a bit later this morning to give a talk at the “Farm-to-Table” Conference. My talk is on “Hot Topics in Food Illness Litigation.” It is also a bit of a homecoming – I [...]

Six Issues to Cover In Your Home Inventory

To follow up my create a home inventory post, I thought I’d do a quickie about what to include – in case your insurance co. forgot to give you a list. Six things to note – no matter if you’re using a video camera, camera, or pad and pencil. Note, if you’re using a paper [...]

Denver’s Ultimate Persecution of Columbus Day Resisters to Begin Today

Vindictive Trial of the Elderly and Disabled Shows City’s True Colors Denver (Colorado AIM) – On Wednesday morning, May 28, at 8:30am, in Courtroom 117M in the City and County Building, 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, the City of Denver is scheduled to begin its final round of prosecutions of the 83 Columbus Day protesters, who [...]

The job of reclaiming the Justice Dept. from the Bush regime’s wrecking ball is too big and too important to wait for a Democratic administration

As wacky as any of the other Federalist Society wackos: Chief Justice John Roberts On the one hand, you could argue that the executive-power-grabbing megalomaniacs of the Bush regime, while undeniably ruthless and insatiable in their lust for power, are in the end clueless morons. Because what happens if they actually succeed in overturning the [...]

How Health Reform Could Hurt Military Recruitment

If a Democrat wins the contest for the White House and then does something serious about gaps in health coverage, the Army could be the big loser. Get your health insurance here–for now, anyway. How’s that? Floyd Norris of the New York Times lays out the case. Polls show the proportion of young people who’d [...]