From Lowering the Bar's blog, we learn that O'Melveny & Myers has filed an appellate brief in the Fifth Circuit that is -- drum roll please -- 239 pages long. This is what happens when lawyers and word processors get together without adult supervision.
In 1908 Louis Brandeis caused a sensation when he filed a 113-page brief in Muller v. Oregon. For a time, long briefs were known as "Brandeis Briefs." Now, presumably, they'll be known as O'Melveny briefs.
Showing posts with label Lawsuit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lawsuit. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Frivolity
Even in a legal-language website, words fail POFP when it comes to DC Judge Pearson's $54 million lawsuit against a local dry cleaner that damaged or lost (or whatever) his pair of pants.
One word that comes to mind is frivolous. In everyday English, it means light-hearted, but in legal language, it is code for "a meritless lawsuit." Why bring a meritless lawsuit? Well, it does pass the time, and it's a great tool for extorting money from people.
Overlawyered.com reports that a trial-lawyer interest group (Public Citizen) is pushing to limit the definition of "frivolous" so severely that - you guessed it - Judge Pearson's lawsuit would not be frivolous. So go ahead and sue the pants off of anyone you like!
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