Tag Archives: class action lawsuits

The N.C.A.A. lawsuit, via Joe Nocera

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Naomi

I haven’t been following this one. Joe Nocera, however, who has made the injustices of amateur athletics his editorial focus lately, caught me up perfectly. O’Bannon, et al v. N.C.A.A. is the sort of huge lawsuit that will change our … Continue reading →

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Class action: woman lawyer versus Big Law, with EEOC approval

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Naomi

All about gender discrimination. Francine Griesing worked as a lawyer for years at big law firms. She quit Big Law, started her own practice and filed a $200 million class action lawsuit against Greenberg Traurig, the last big law firm … Continue reading →

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Law, government regulations and tort “reform”

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Naomi

A topic I’ve written about, if only tangentially. Yesterday’s Times had a great letter, one of those responding to the letter of the week — the Times publishes one every week concerning an interesting topic and asks for comments for … Continue reading →

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