PORTRAIT

You Want Their Attention? Sue!

By Courtney Leatherman

Washington, D.C. -- "Sue the bastards!"

Those are words John F. Banzhaf, III, lives by.

When Mr. Banzhaf, a law professor at George Washington University, puts the emphasis on the first word, he means: The best way to get someone's attention is to sue.

When Mr. Banzhaf stresses the last word, he means: Always sue the bad guys.

Wherever...