For solid employees, anyway. Poaching generally requires a company to make a better offer; this sounds like it'll let good employees know when they're underpaid and get them an offer closer to what they're worth.

Less of a good deal for employers, of course, and deadwood will continue to be paid what they're worth (or not) as well.

At 5%, across a 30-year mortgage, it'll end up costing over $19k. But keep telling yourself how it's "practically free!"

$10k, on a 30-year note at 5%, is $54/mo, so your savings looks to be about $5-15/mo...if there's no maintenance cost.

This is a giveaway to the politically-connected solar industry, crony-capitalism "greenwashing" at its worst.

So mainstream, we're making it mandatory!

When I worked at Dell, our director made me get rid of my IBM Model M.

Pay a little closer attention. My quote was from a Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, an opinion that was affirmed by the Supreme Court. In other words, mine represents the official policy of the judiciary. Yours weren't

As Mark Twain would have put it, it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.

"Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes."

--Judge Learned Hand, Gregory v. Helvering, 69 F.2d 809, 810 (2d Cir. 1934), aff'd, 293 U.S. 465 (1935)

Monica only came to light because of rape accusations from Juanita Broaderick and Gennifer Flowers...allegations Clinton has not denied.

"Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes."

--Judge Learned Hand, Gregory v. Helvering, 69 F.2d 809, 810 (2d Cir. 1934), aff'd, 293 U.S. 465 (1935)

Exactly. The insurer can't sue directly because it doesn't have a relationship with Apple (the term of art is "privity"); the insured does have a relationship as a customer. Thus, the insured has to be a plaintiff. This is a good policy--it limits who can sue you. Similarly, subrogation moves liability to the party that created the cause of action instead of the insurer, which is a good thing because it provides incentive for parties to not do things that might cause a suit...like creating dangerous products (as alleged in this case).

As I recall, the officer was disciplined--perhaps even fired, I'm not certain--for failing to follow procedure.

Haploid.

In most jurisdictions, the Small Claims Procedure Act (or equivalent) provides the defendant with the right to remove the case to the full district court. Moreover, even small claims court is bound by the laws; if the relevant jurisprudence favors mandatory arbitration, the small claims court will honor a motion to dismiss based on that.

The Sixth Amendment applies in the criminal context, not the civil context. Patent suits are civil matters.

It'd have to be an awfully big hole; Aloha Airlines Flight 243 landed safely after losing 18.5 feet of its forward cabin. The only fatality was a stewardess who was serving drinks (i.e. not strapped in) who was sucked out when the cabin ruptured.