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The Daily Memo - 9/26/06

check.jpgA very amusing hierarchy of legal scholarship (I’m particularly partial to number 9 on the list). (Is That Legal?)

check.jpgQuizLaw’s former law school dean, Ron Cass, says that an antitrust lawsuit against Intel is akin to claiming that Tiger Woods is a dominant golfer because of unfair antitrust-like advantages. (WSJ Law Blog)

check.jpgDavid Gest’s $10 million lawsuit against his estranged wife Liza Minnelli has been tossed out of court by the judge because Gest didn’t offer evidence to rebut Minnelli’s evidence that “Gest’s headaches were caused by a strain of herpes that causes shingles and not by beatings.” (CNN)

check.jpgFlorida’s hazing law, one of the toughest in the country, is being put to the test as five Kappa Alpha Psi brothers are being charged for the alleged blindfolding, paddling and punching of a pledge. (CNN)

check.jpgA class-action lawsuit has been certified against Big Tobacco for allegedly deceiving smokers by advertising some cigarettes as “light.” (WSJ Law Blog)

check.jpgSamsung is being sued by Pioneer for patent infringement over plasma TVs. (Engadget)

check.jpgAOL has been sued by some of its subscribers because of its public release of search request data. (Slashdot)

check.jpgA California inventor has received a patent on a laser microphone. (Engadget)