Though my friend and frequent co-counsel Lanny Darr has done many, many things meriting distinction, his latest appearance in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was what some observers might call a dubious distinction: "Class-action suit filed here may be first since new U.S. law was enacted," by Paul Hampel.
But wait! In another newspaper, the best-dressed full-time tort reformer in Illinois actually endorsed Lanny's lawsuit. It happened in an article in the Belleville News-Democrat, where Ed Murnane had this to say about Lanny's case involving unsolicited faxes: "If this is not an abusive case, let it go. I might sign up."
But enough of the fun and games. What I really wanted to say is that in just seven days, Lanny and I are leaving together for Prague, as first reported in this post. It was a trip we purchased at a charity event that we attended with our wives. Our wives, for some reason, wanted to get us out of town, and so much more.
Assuming I can get an Internet connection, I'll be bringing you a week's worth of the Prague Blog beginning next Monday--and reporting on Lanny's antics to boot, unless he objects, which I'm going to advise him, as his attorney, to do.
As we have stated on many occasions, class actions can and do serve a very useful purpose. It is the abuse of the class action mechanism that needs to be brought under control. Improper venue is one of those abuses. Distorted legal fees is another.
Posted by: Ed Murnane | February 28, 2005 at 11:32 PM