Voters in Arizona

Point of Law

• Around the web, March 18
  Illinois toxics case: court turns thumbs down on medical monitoring class action [Russell Jackson] Californians may hope for class action reform, but lawyers with clout in Sacramento have other ideas [Cal Labor, Karlsgodt] Court dodges Twombly/Iqbal in pain pump... […]
  Walter Olson
• The Offer of Judgment Rule in Georgia: Analyzing Smith v. Baptiste
  The enforceability of the offer of judgment rule in Georgia is now established as the Georgia Supreme Court in Smith v. Baptiste made it clear in its ruling on Monday that the 2005 offer of judgment rule was permitted under Georgia's Constitution. (Prior post). […]
  Jonathan B. Wilson
• Discovery and tobacco historians
  Historians (of all groups) shouldn't act as if they were born yesterday when it emerges that high-stakes litigation is contentious and tends to leave no stone unturned. Right? Bill Childs reviews a cover story at The Nation.... […]
  Walter Olson
• "One of the best ways to help Haiti: modify FCPA"
  From Tyler Cowen, who knows a thing or two about Haiti.... […]
  Walter Olson
• "Celebrate the lawyers, but vilify the lobbyists?"
  It's notoriously difficult to draw any sharp line distinguishing the strictly lawyerly activities of Washington, D.C.law firms from their lobbying and public-advocacy activities; thus the marshaling of arguments into persuasive documentary form might fall into any of the three categories... […]
  Walter Olson