{"id":4016,"date":"2005-08-15T15:46:29","date_gmt":"2005-08-15T19:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/08\/15\/despite-the-development\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:29","slug":"despite-the-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/08\/15\/despite-the-development\/","title":{"rendered":"despite the development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a4514'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><EM>A haiku break with Tom Clausen is always worthwhile:<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">boardwalk-<BR>we go to one end<BR>then the other<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE cite=\"img\" \/> type=&#8221;cite&#8221;&gt;<br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><BR><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; on the wall<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; Jesus on the cross<BR>above her side of the bed<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\"><BR><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">despite<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the development<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; deer path<FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/dogfanG.jpg\" alt=\"dogFanG\" \/> <A href=\"http:\/\/www.patentbaristas.com\/archives\/000227.php\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\"><EM>orig.<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><BR><BR><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">long wait alone<BR>in the parking lot&#8230;<BR>a dog in the next car<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE cite=\"img\" \/> type=&#8221;cite&#8221;&gt;<br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><BR><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">out my childhood window<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; tree sihouettes<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; grown up<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/treebwsmall.gif\" alt=\"tree b&amp;w small\" \/>&nbsp; <\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$3869\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#ff0000\" size=\"2\"><STRONG>Tom Clausen<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"1\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">by&nbsp;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$3281\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><STRONG>dagosan<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">shopping for&nbsp;sweet corn&nbsp;&#8212; <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">the&nbsp;attractive stranger<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">is very choosy<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM>[Aug. 15<FONT size=\"2\"><FONT size=\"1\">, 2005]<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><STRONG><\/STRONG><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><STRONG>&nbsp;<FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">potluck<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/tinycheck.gif\" alt=\"tiny check\" \/>&nbsp; Both <A href=\"http:\/\/www.overlawyered.com\/archives\/002644.html\">Ted<\/A> and <A href=\"http:\/\/www.overlawyered.com\/archives\/002645.html\">Walter<\/A> at <EM>Overlawyered.com<\/EM> are taking on the <A href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-tortmyths14aug14,0,2326040.story?coll=la-home-business\"><EM>L.A. Times<\/EM> series<\/A> over the&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">source of the Stella Awards and other&nbsp;<\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&#8220;tall tales of outrageous jury awards.&#8221; The <EM>Times<\/EM> <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">mentions in particular the&nbsp;infamous (and very funny<FONT color=\"black\">) &#8220;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/autos\/techno\/cruise.htm\"><FONT color=\"black\">Winnebago <\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/autos\/techno\/cruise.htm\"><FONT color=\"black\">cruise control<\/FONT><\/A><FONT color=\"black\"> lawsuit&#8221; <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT color=\"black\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">urban legend, suggesting that the tort reform movement is based <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">on false tales like that one.&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT color=\"black\">Like <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.overlawyered.com\/archives\/002650.html\"><FONT color=\"black\">Walter<\/FONT><\/A><FONT color=\"black\">, I wonder whether the <EM>Times<\/EM> has attempted to <\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"black\">find the source of the original <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT color=\"black\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">Winnebago tale and Stella Awards.&nbsp; I&#8217;d love to know.&nbsp; There <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">is no doubt, from my own <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/05\/29#a3903\"><FONT color=\"black\">experience<\/FONT><\/A><FONT color=\"black\">, that the Stellas are believed to be factual by millions <\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" color=\"black\">of Americans &#8212; and used <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT color=\"black\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">to show (1) how stupid <EM>homo sapiens<\/EM> can be, and (2) the need <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">to curb frivolous lawsuits. <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT color=\"black\">I can&#8217;t wait to see what <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.legalunderground.com\/2005\/08\/_.html\"><FONT color=\"black\">Evan Schaeffer<\/FONT><\/A><FONT color=\"black\"> thinks of this tiff.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/FONT><\/EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><EM><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/tinycheck.gif\" alt=\"tiny check\" \/> Overlawyered <\/EM>honcho <A href=\"http:\/\/www.overlawyered.com\/archives\/002646.html\">Walter Ols<EM>o<\/EM>n is hoping<\/A> Russell Crowe throws a phone at&nbsp; . . .&nbsp; &#8220;phoneRingingS&#8221;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Walter Olson.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">Of course, the hyp<EM>o<\/EM>litigious Mr. O wouldn&#8217;t even think of&nbsp;suing,&nbsp;even &nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">though hotel porter Nestor Estrada will <A href=\"http:\/\/www.wistv.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=3723991\">apparently<\/A> receive millions of dollars&nbsp;in settlement <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">from the impulse-challenged Mr. Crowe<\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">.&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/dogfanN.jpg\" alt=\"dogFanN\" \/>&nbsp; With their usual panache, <EM>Patent Baristas<\/EM> presented a piping hot <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.patentbaristas.com\/archives\/000227.php\">Blawg Review #19<\/A>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">today &#8212; 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