Law Link Love – Volume Two
Featured Articles
Four Tips to Do Great in Your First Year of Law School
Patent Law: Description and Types
Charlie’s Angels and the Contract Dispute
Around the Web in Law
When “payment is full” isn’t really payment in full.
When one agrees to accept a payment as one “in full”, does it really mean “payment in full?” According to the California Supreme Court, the answer is – sort of. In Parnell v. Adventist Health System / West, the high court held that when a hospital treats an injured plaintiff and then accepts the contractually-agreed upon reduced rate from the plaintiff’s medical insurance provider as “payment in full,” the hospital cannot then assert a lien under the Hospital Lien Act (Cal. Civ. Code, secs. 3045.1-3045.6) against the plaintiff’s damage recovery from the third-party tortfeasor. The court reasons that acceptance of the payment in full from the plaintiff’s insurance carrier extinguishes the plaintiff’s obligation to the hospital and, thus, removes any basis for the assertion of the HLA lien.
After reading about Justice at Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites, I requested a press kit from the publisher. A mock-up of a Justice cover contained in the press kit gives you a pretty good idea that the magazine, even if it is for morons, might be a hit. Justice, it seems, aspires to be the National Enquirer of the legal press. Future readers might hope that JUSTICE takes the time to add a couple of copyeditors and proofreaders to its staff. You could say that failing to do so would be an INJUSTICE . . except that the magazine seems to be targeting folks who can’t read.
Blogging as academic publishing.
The problem is that blogs run the gamut from the really useful and insightful (e.g. my new colleague Larry Solum) to useless navel gazing (I’m not going to fill in that blank). Of course we already have to evaluate all kinds of publishing. But the point is that traditionally we’ve relied on student law review editors. Blogging will force us to come up with new standards and, even, read and judge the stuff for ourselves.Â
Usability: how good usability can improve performance in your business.Â
When it comes to user errors caused by bad design, there’s a further problem as well: If the interface fails to provide adequate feedback, users might not even realize that they’ve committed an error. How many of your office systems could be improved by asking your customers and staff to show you how they use them and problems they face?
Law Link Love – Volume One
Featured Articles
Will United States Gambling Ban Beat the Odds?
The Craziest Notice of Appeal Ever
Around the Web in Law
Should Lawyers use Facebook? @ The Kennedy-Mighell Report
SIU AND CLS UPDATE: COMPLAINT FILED @ Jeremy Richey
Earlier this semester, Southern Illinois University unconstitutionally de-recognized its Christian Legal Society student organization (“CLS”). CLS has now responding by filing suit in federal court. CLS is represented by the Center for Law and Religious Freedom (“CLRF).
How Google Maps Got Me Out Of A Traffic Ticket @ Gear Live
So it came time for my testimony and I stated that I was in mid-turn when an oncoming vehicle was coming toward me very quickly and I had decided not to make the turn until that SUV passed me. The Judge stopped and asked me how could there be an oncoming vehicle if the street was only one way. I stated that it was indeed a two way street. The officer reiterated that it was only a one way. So who was the judge to believe? I was desperate for proof so I did the unthinkable: I whipped out my notebook. I was very lucky to find an extremely bad connection via Wi-Fi. I pulled up Firefox and when to maps.google.com. I typed up the intersection and zoomed in as close as possible…
How to Donate Your Car to Help Others
I was looking through the archives and I came on the article about the pro se movement for those that are unable to afford legal counsel. It made me think about basic things we sometimes take for granted that others may not be able to afford.
What about something simple like a car? We jump in one daily, rushing over to our law school classes or the firm… honestly I can’t imagine not having one! Have you ever had to leave your car at the shop and then try to get through a few days without it? It’s rough!
There’s a site called carangel.com that actually accepts Car Donations. According to the site, these donations “will enable you to use your vehicle, boat or trailer to help single mothers, distribute educational materials, homeless, teen and adult rehab, food distribution and orphans. You can also suggest the charity of your choice and we will add it to our list. We make it our business to make your requests our top priority.”
Not only do you get to help out with a great cause, there’s some great benefits as well!
- Receive your IRS tax deduction for the automobile, RV, boat, plane, or trailer.
- Avoid time-wasting Department of Motor Vehicles paperwork and smog certificate problems.
- We do free vehicle pick-up, running or not! (restrictions apply).
- Avoid the headaches of selling your Used Car — no expensive want ads, taking phone calls, showing the car, or price haggling…
- You can cancel your insurance the same day and keep your license plates.
- We have the nations fastest online response form and up to the minute tax advice.
- We are honest and integrous: we’ll handle title work and repair negotiations!
Looking at the list, it makes you get even more inclined to get involved, doesn’t it? They also can handle boat donations too. Great cause and definitely a site to think about!
