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Twitter from the jury box in Brooklyn

My sleepy Monday started with full-on Twitter commentary emanating from a courtroom in Brooklyn. It seems that Ryan J. Davis (@RyanNewYork), a Brooklyn social media-active guy had gotten pulled into court for jury duty. Mr. Davis was live-tweeting voir dire–AKA jury selection–from the court room. That’s to say, he was… Continue Reading →

A modest proposal: Close your Umpqua Bank account

Great coverage here in today’s Oregonian by Brent Hunsberger regarding Umpqua Bank’s decision to cram mandatory arbitration down the throats of Umpqua customers. If you’re an Umpqua Bank customer, you might want to seriously consider moving your funds to a credit union. By way of background, the U.S. Supreme… Continue Reading →

Sen. Santorum and the Hypocrisy of Damage Caps

I’ve heard so much about the Santorum surge and how he is a man of principle–a values candidate, a different kind of politician. Senator Santorum has been part of the echo chamber for caps on damages in medical injury lawsuits. He hits all the rhetoric about how caps are necessary… Continue Reading →

Oregonian on BP consumer fraud class action

The Oregonian picked up the filing of the BP class action. Their report is here on OregonLive. More on the case–including a copy of the initial complaint (pdf)–is here. A few clarifications: 1. The case covers only debit card purchases of gasoline at Oregon ARCO and AM/PM minimarket… Continue Reading →