Accidental Justice – Helping the Needy or Greedy?

This 1997 book by Peter A. Bell and Jeffrey O’Connell sadly remains relevant.

From Chapter 3:

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Accidental Justice – Legal Rules That Bend, Not Break

This 1997 book by Peter A. Bell and Jeffrey O’Connell sadly remains relevant.

From Chapter 2:

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Accidental Justice – How Tort Law Works

This 1997 book by Peter A. Bell and Jeffrey O’Connell sadly remains relevant.

From Chapter 1:

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Try Your Own Case – Part III

Part III of the book gets into miscellaneous topics.

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Try Your Own Case – Part II

Part II of the book gets into the trial.

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Try Your Own Case – Part I

The book is designed for pre se litigants but provides the best overview of the civil litigation process I have read to date.

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The Terrible Truth About Lawyers

A 1987 book that still rings true.

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Class Action Lawyers Target GLP-1 Drugs

At the 5/28/26 Union County Commissioner meeting there was this resolution:

2026-392: Authorizing the County Manager to enter into an Agreement with the Frantz Law Group, APLC, San Diego, CA, to investigate and pursue litigation against manufacturers and PBMs concerning insulin and GLP-1 prescription drugs, as to damages suffered by the County of Union.

When asked why there was nothing on attorney fees County Counsel Bruce Bergen explained:

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So what is this all about?

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Law On Trial – Government Lawyering

Subtitled “An Unlikely Insider Reckons With Our Legal System” Part II of the book offers insights into how prosecutors and municipal attorneys can subvert the system.

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King Magnus Gets It

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This blog is intended to provide useful informatioun on the US legal system based on my real world experiences of:

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