Articles Posted in September, 2006

Officer Safety Doctrine: The current issue of OCDLA’s Oregon Defense Attorney, Sept/Oct 2006, has an interesting story by Jamesa Drake, about the officer safety doctrine, “Cigarette Packs and Pocketbooks: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Officer Safety Doctrine.”

Shepard’s Discontinues West Headnote Coverage: See Law Dawg Blawg story, here.

Lost Pension? Follow the Money: beSpacific links to a useful PAC document that shows you how to find a lost pension. This is up there with Unclaimed Property links.

Governor Appoints Supreme Court Justice: This morning, Governor Kulongoski appointed Martha Lee Walters of Eugene to the seat held by Justice Riggs, who had resigned. Link to the KATU story, here. It’s a pity the story shouts, “… appoints woman to Supreme Court …,” but then it’s only 2006 – sigh. I haven’t yet seen the story on the OJD Media Releases page, but it will likely appear soon if not as I am writing this.

Walk the Line … to Music: This is why we love Evan Schaeffer. This iPod-iBreathalyzer isn’t just for those with an addiction to alcohol. If you think about it, which you may not want to do but I believe in facing life head on, it could be useful for anyone who enjoys even a single drink now and again – and is driving. Who’s to say that 110-pound svelte body of yours (yeah, yeah) won’t be affected by that bar association meeting sherry? Do you want to take a chance?

Supreme Court Transcripts: Word on the law librarian lists is that the U.S. Supreme Court will make their oral argument transcripts available the day of argument, starting with the October 2006 Term, from their web page.

Constitution Day: Monday, September 18th, is when we celebrate Constitution Day this year. No, I won’t give you permission to shred it, burn it, or eat it, but even if you do, we still have it – so there. You MAY, however, celebrate it, here and here and here.

The Business of America is Business: The latest issue of the OSB Bulletin arrived in my library this week and we enjoyed it as usual. Among other tidbits and mouthfuls, the Briefs section has some good research leads. One is to the new Ater Wynn Business Litigation Blog and the other is to an updated publication released by Perkins Coie attorneys, “The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives.” It can be found here, with many other useful publications. Isn’t it great how lawyers share their research and writing?

Grandparents Rights and Elder Abuse: Two recent and useful publications on grandparents (and others) legal rights and elder abuse, here and here (click on 60+ (even if you’re not :-)).

Lawyers, Business Practices, Office Management, and Customer Service: The same day I saw this , “Dissatisfaction With Lawyers – Why?”, from Ernie the Attorney, I also saw this , “What’s With All the Legal Consultants?“,from Legal Ease, linked to from Ross Ipsa Loquitur. Notice the common thread?