Federal Court Tosses Case Against Avvo

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A federal judge in Seattle yesterday dismissed the class-action complaint filed by two lawyers against lawyer-rating site Avvo. U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik ruled that the opinions expressed through Avvo’s ratings system are absolutely protected by the First Amendment. Here is the money quote from the opinion:

“Rather than seeing the Avvo ratings

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An Extra Day in Paradise

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Thanks to the weather in Boston, American Airlines is treating me to an extra night in St. Croix. If you need to be stuck somewhere, this is the place.

I was here to speak at the annual meeting of the Virgin Islands Bar Association. This was the bar’s first CLE program since instituting…

The World’s Wealthiest Patent Owner?

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From an article I wrote for the newsletter of IMS Expertservices:

“Ronald A. Katz once predicted that he would someday become the wealthiest patent holder ever. By most estimates, he has achieved that goal – or will soon.

“He has arrived there through an aggressive strategy of patent litigation that has had him taking

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Is Lawbby Dead?

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I wrote in May 2006 about Lawbby, a site that aspired to be the MySpace of the legal world. Lawbby described itself as a place where lawyers could mingle, whether for business or pleasure, by creating their own profiles and groups. But in recent days, attempts to visit the site were rerouted…