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Blogger Successfully Quashes Subpoena

Posted by kdawson on from the oh-and-here's-your-head dept.

Ares writes "In a follow-up to Blogger Subpoenaed for Criticizing Trial Lawyers, Katherine Seidel's blog indicates that not only has she successfully quashed her subpoena, but the lawyer issuing said subpoena is now under orders to appear and explain why the courts shouldn't sanction him for it. This should be interesting, because in addition to Ms. Seidel's subpoena in New Hampshire, the lawyer issued a similar subpoena to a doctor and a Harvard professor under similar circumstances."

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  1. s/Katherine/Kathleen/ by McDutchie · · Score: 4, Informative

    The blogger's name is Kathleen Seidel, not Katherine. The previous Slashdot story got this wrong as well.

  2. Re:More important things by clarkcox3 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Wouldn't a female overlord be an overlady?

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  3. pro bono? by l2718 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I am not sure that there were any legal fees. According to her blog post, Ms. Seidel was represented by the First Amendment team at Public Citizen. Perhaps Public Citizen should be the ones recovering some of the expenses? In any case they should be congratulated for the win!

  4. Re:Justice sure feels good by dubl-u · · Score: 3, Informative

    can genes code for behaviors that are detrimental to the individual but good for the gene pool overall? Genes generally code for behavior that is good for genes. A gene for you to treat family well doesn't give a shit about you personally; your family members are likely to have the same gene, so it's just being good to other copies of itself.

    Those seriously wondering about this topic should read The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins's first book, wherein he coined the term "meme"). Then follow that up with Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals. They're two very readable books by two real scientists, and they have rocked the worlds of everybody I have lent them to.
  5. Re:Sweet justice by Bobby+Mahoney · · Score: 5, Informative
    Scumbag doesn't begin to classify this guy: He's made a career out of extorting the VICP (Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund), which allows one to file a claim for vaccine injury, with no out of pocket legal expenses, because the court pays attorneys fees, regardless of the merit of the case.

    Paraphrased from Kathy's extremely... "in-depth" blog http://www.neurodiversity.com/weblog/article/149:

    Since June of 2006, Mr. Shoemaker (scumbag) has been paid fees in 22 VICP cases, 15 of which were dismissed.

    Total fees paid to this DB for the DISMISSED CASES are up to $254,291.25.

    Total fees paid for cases which resulted in awards were $330.158.04.

    Oh, and it was 4 hours after this info was published on Kathy's Blog that she was served with the Subpoena.

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  6. Re:What I want to know... by joseph449008 · · Score: 3, Informative

    She filed pro se. I understand Kathleen got some help from knowledgeable friends, but that's about it. The online free speech project at Public Citizen had offered to provide their legal help, but it would seem that Kathleen did such an excellent job with her pro se filing that Public Citizen didn't have to file anything.