http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published By Miller & Zois en-us 2010-07-26T13:50:32-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/07/why_blog.html In the past I have written about why a law blog may not be for everyone. Here is a great blog post examining four highly successful law blogs. Some tidbits from the article (found through Above the Law): Blogging takes... John Bratt 2010-07-26T13:50:32-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/07/apparently_nothing_is_obscene.html The obscenity trial I wrote about here is over. The trial judge dismissed the prosecution's case before it ever reached the jury. Some reports say that the jury would not have voted to convict anyway.... John Bratt 2010-07-20T10:00:26-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/07/todays_sign_of_the_apocalypse_1.html Judge Judy is pulling down $15 million a year for a show that lasts 22 minutes a day, exclusive of commericals. I hate Judge Judy. People see her show and think it bears a resemblance to real court cases... John Bratt 2010-07-19T09:32:03-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/07/more_press_release_follies_1.html It is generally a good thing when a law firm issues a press release and as a result gets mentioned in the newspaper. I mean, that's the idea right? A press release is designed to garner attention. But it's not... John Bratt 2010-07-15T13:10:59-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/07/what_is_obscene_in_washington.html Is anything obscene in Washington, D.C.? I guess we will find out. No, this is not a politics post. Apparently, jury selection is underway in the first obscenity trial I have ever heard of in the Maryland/DC area. An "adult... John Bratt 2010-07-13T09:09:56-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/07/more_tort_reform_propaganda_fr.html Hot of the presses is a new "study" on "Tort Liability Costs for Small Business" from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's tort reform propaganda ministry, the dubiously named "Institute for Legal Reform." I found this through the efforts of Walter... John Bratt 2010-07-12T09:51:04-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/07/im_back_1.html I am slowly getting back into my daily routine after concluding a long trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Regular readers (assuming there are some) know that I usually provide a summary of my cases that go to... John Bratt 2010-07-08T09:17:06-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/06/i_shall_return.html I have been away from the blog because I have been wrapped up preparing for a five-day trial in a product liability case that begins Monday. So the blog will be on hiatus until the trial is over. But I... John Bratt 2010-06-25T10:27:42-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/06/nobody_is_shouting_bruce_brale.html By way of full disclosure, readers should be aware that I have a man-crush on U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley. Here's the deal. Braley is a former president of the Iowa Association for Justice, and despite that, won election to Congress.... John Bratt 2010-06-14T10:45:17-05:00 http://www.baltimoreinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/06/does_the_supreme_court_lack_di.html Ron Miller and I have a tendency to get off-topic when we are collaborating on a case or project. One thing we have been talking about recently is judicial selection, spurred on by the recent nomination of Elena Kagan to... John Bratt 2010-06-11T10:52:06-05:00