Warnings of Suicide Plans Were On Facebook. Liability, Anyone?
Social networking websites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others, provide almost limitless opportunities for people around the globe to communicate, sharing information about their professional and personal lives on a virtually real-time basis. Most of that information has been positive and informative, with the exception of those who air the dirty laundry of their [...]
At New York Law Firm, the Pot Calls the Kettle Black
This story made my day. In yesterday’s DealBook Blog in the NY Times, it was reported that Milberg (formerly Milberg Weiss, before its leading partners became felons) is courting victims of Bernard Madoff’s infamous Ponzi-scheme based fraud, so that its lawyers can sue Madoff on their behalf. But hold on a minute. Isn’t Milberg the [...]
News to End the Week
Today’s NY Times is rich in news about health care. The most optimistic news comes from the front of its Business Day section, in which Barry Meier reports that there is a movement afoot, spearheaded by House Democrats Henry Waxman, of California, and Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey, to restore the right of patients [...]