Jim Blasingame, “The Small Business Advocate”
I was a guest this morning on the nationally syndicated radio show, discussing rumored BlackBerry lawsuits, wage and hour law, and class actions. Tweet Tags: BlackBerry, on TV and radio Jim Blasingame,...
View Article“BlackBerry addiction”: the hype continues
Notwithstanding our repeated debunking efforts (Aug. 25, Sept. 18) the U.K.’s Independent can still approach this story as if born yesterday. (Sophie Goodchild and Martin Hodgson, “CrackBerry addicts:...
View ArticleDecember 8 roundup
Can reformers declare victory? [Point of Law; American Lawyer] Mississippi Supreme Court reaffirms: no litigation tourism for asbestos plaintiffs. [AP/Commercial Dispatch (h/t SB); Coleman v. A-Bex;...
View ArticleWeb “addiction”, cont’d
Business Week is urging us all to take seriously a lawsuit by IBM employee James Pacenza of East Fishkill, N.Y., sacked for improper internet use at work. Pacenza’s attorney has filed a $5 million...
View ArticleN.Y. solon: let’s ban phones, audio in crosswalks
“A state senator from Brooklyn said on Tuesday he plans to introduce legislation that would ban people from using an MP3 player, cell phone, Blackberry or any other electronic device while crossing the...
View ArticleApril 8 roundup
Coca-Cola’s sense of humor doesn’t extend to other artists’ parodies; shuts down movie release over single dream sequence showing Jesus drinking Coke. [Variety via BLT] Kevin MD on defensive medicine....
View Article“Require that employees get permission first before using their BlackBerrys...
Otherwise, the employer may just be setting itself up for wage-hour suits based on the premise that the after-hours use constitutes uncompensated overtime, says Mitch Danzig, “an attorney in the San...
View ArticleWAMU Kojo Nnamdi show
I’m scheduled to be one of the guests on the popular Washington, D.C. public radio show today, during the 12 to 1 p.m. segment. We’ll be discussing BlackBerry legal issues, in particular, the degree to...
View Article“Employer Liability for Technology Addiction”
It’s behind a pay screen, so I may never find out, but I have a sinking feeling this is not a parody. In a Times (U.K.) column two and a half years ago, I should note, I scoffed at the idea that suits...
View ArticleOctober 31 roundup
A pack of gum, e.g.: “What the Proceeds of a BlackBerry Class Action Could Buy” [Rebecca Greenfield, Atlantic Wire] A million law firm ads later: “Pfizer’s Anti-Smoking Drug [Chantix] Isn’t Riskier...
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