In the wake of the 68-31 vote confirming Judge Sotomayor, Prof. Michael Dorf does a quick review of the prior votes going back to 1975 and how things have changed;

Last week a New York woman was ticketed for breastfeeding in her car. So this week state senator Liz Krueger has organized a Breastfeeding Mothers’ Subway Caravan.

Ron Miller rounds up some personal injury posts;

A 101 year old lawyer, who says the key to longevity is “not dying;”

Where does a 500 pound man hide a gun he is trying to smuggle into a jail?

Sui Generis with a weekly New York Legal News Round Up;

TortsProf with this week’s Personal Injury Round-Up, which they have now been doing for over one year;

And Scott Greenfield pinch hits at Blawg Review for a reviewer that when AWOL. Seems some lawyer marketing type signed up to do the review but then didn’t do the actual work. Greenfield isn’t happy. Or surprised. It’s a good thing he’s good at venting. And in a two-fer, the anonymous Editor of Blawg Review does a part two of Blawg Review.

Another tort “reform” champion brings his own medical malpractice suit. And loses at trial. I wonder how many of his jurors had been prejudiced by all that nonsense about frivolous lawsuits that his favorite group has been peddling?

A blogger threatens a Crocs rep that, if he doesn’t cough up free shoes for her, she’ll write something bad about the company on her blog;

The Associated Press claims that using their headlines and a link to their articles requires a licensing agreement. In response, Scott Greenfield tells the AP to go suck eggs.

The Horizon Realty Group of Chicago did a bad thing. They sued a Twitter user with 20 followers for writing:

Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment is bad for you? Horizon realty thinks its okay.

Why did they sue the Twitterer? Because, as their spokesman says, “We’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization.” This makes them (rightfully) this week’s laughingstock of the web, despite their later attempt at damage control;

One defense lawyer tries to claim that while the number of class actions suits have dropped, the plaintiffs’ lawyers haven’t gone away, premising his argument on this comment (via PofL):

Let’s be honest — fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, and plaintiffs’ lawyers make their living filing lawsuits.

OK, send him back to law school. Plaintiff’s lawyers don’t make their living by filing suits. They only get paid for winning suits. Simply filing suits is the path to their own bankruptcy.

Pennsylvania wants to hire attorneys on contingency to bring drug legislation. But objections come up, as some folks think the state should be forced instead to run the billable hour meter.

Dr. Wes shows the importance of examining not only the patient, but what the patient brings with him to the exam room.

Does a Michael Jackson wrongful death suit have value, even if the issue of negligence can be proved? Hans Pope investigates;

Bill Childs has extensive Personal Injury Law Round-Up at TortsProf. My heartfelt condolences for his loss; and

Blawg Review #222 is up at the IP Think Tank.

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How much is the life of a mother worth? Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert Young said zippo. Nada. Bupkus. And this is the reason.

A spammer gets e-shamed out of a job by a blogger;

Torture lawyer John Yoo, who is teaching at Stanford and degrading its reputation, had a special, unannounced, visitor to his class. He wasn’t pleased. And yes, it was videotaped.

Some folks have a good sense of humor about warning labels;

Since my kid got hurt at school, I can sue, right?

I submit a brief that I slaved over, and Westlaw and Lexis can use it for their personal profit? Is that right? (Volokh; Greenfield)

Flori-duh town outlaws fun:

Now, to be fair to the Clearwater City Council, since they passed this badminton-related deaths have dropped dramatically.

And TortsProf with the weekly Personal Injury Law Round-Up.

The state of medical care in Texas sees more potential for decline, as two whistle blower nurses are criminally charged after expressing patient safety concerns;

I’ve written before that the best way to put me out of business is for doctors to say “I’m sorry.” Now comes yet another study on the subject;

A $348 wheelchair costs taxpayers $1,200;

William Safire adds to the discussion on “Sotomayor & Associates” in his On Language column in the New York Times Magazine. He also expected questions on the subject;

Nebraska to New York: Your bicameral legislature is a circus. Come watch how a nonpartisan, unicameral government works just fine;

Does this ad infringe on Apple’s famous “I’m a Mac; I’m a PC” campaign?

Another lawyer tries to copyright his nastygram. Here’s the analysis on why lawyer Martin Singer is full of hot air. With Greenfield (The Lawyer Letter Commandeth), me previously when Public Citizen called the bluff of John Dozier (Don’t Post This Letter On The Internet!), The San Diego Reader (If You Use This, I’ll Sue) and Overlaywered with more links.

This week The Complex Litigator gave us Blawg Review #221, from the perspective of a class action attorney. Last week it was Walter Olson at Overlawyered with Blawg Review # 220 who, shall we say, may not be as keen on class actions as others.

TortsProf with their 42nd iteration of the Personal Injury Law Round-Up; And in case you were keeping track, I ran 36 of these round-ups before exhaustion got the better of me. Brooks Schuelke did it for awhile, but it was likewise for him too much to do on a consistent basis. So a big tip of the hat to Bill Childs and his merry band of torts professors, not just for the quality of their links but for their stamina as they come up on their one year anniversary of doing it.

And the Naked Cowboy is running for Mayor. Why not?

Sarah Palin rants against frivolous ethics complaints. Then threatens her own frivolous action, for defamation. (PopTort, Turley, Sugerman);

Roy Mura celebrates 500 posts over at Coverage Counsel;

A million bucks for an ankle fracture? John Hochfelder describes how that happened;

Kevin, MD. asks: Did propofol, or Diprivan, kill Michael Jackson? And a slew of commenters add their two cents;

The Namby Pamby Attorney is proposing new legislation: The title of this act is “The Pedestrian Commuter Protection Act” (This act may also be referred to as “Move Bitch, Get Out Da Way”). Proceed with caution;

From Carolyn Elefant: If bloggers must disclose, why shouldn’t bar associations?

New York City gets attacked by turtles. Yes, turtles, that is not a typo (NYT, City Room);

But that’s not as odd as Batman and Superman getting arrested in Times Square for wearing their costumes. Really. And the Man of Steel didn’t take kindly to it, either. (NY Mag, Intel)

Max Kennerly has a story that looks like it was written 50 years ago, but wasn’t: Philadelphia Swim Club Refuses Black Children Because Of Their “Complexion” (with a follow-up today);

Ron Miller with a great collection of links for the July 4th weekend;

TortsProf with a personal injury law round-up, also July 4th edition;

Last week, Adrian Dayton did his ode to Twitter in Blawg Review #218 (though I’m not a fan of the service, as I said both before and after I tried it);

This week Cathy Gillis rocks ‘n rolls through Blawg Review #219;

And if you’d like to have your own post considered for Blawg Review, Walter Olson is writing next week’s Blawg Review #220, fresh on the heels of his 10th anniversary as a blogger. He has the details at Overlawyered.