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Wimpy Kid sues Zombie Kid!

From today’s Publisher’s Lunch. I hope I never rise to such literary heights that I find myself filing a trademark infringement lawsuit. Authors: WIMPY KID’s Kinney Sues For Trademark Infringement; Author of the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series Jeff … Continue reading

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Another racial harassment lawsuit

Reported in the New York Times, Millennium Broadway Hotel Loses Hostile Workplace Suit – NYTimes.com. Since the defendant was the Millennium hotel chain and the successful plaintiff is one man, an African-American employee named Freddrick MacMillan, it reminds me to … Continue reading

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Lawsuit for our times: hydrofracking

I thank Elizabeth Kolbert who, in the December 5, New Yorker‘s lead Talk of the Town piece, wrote about the dangers of hydrofracking, such as “tap water turning brown and, on occasion, explod[ing].” In the 2005 energy bill, largely crafted … Continue reading

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