Or so readers infer from a $200 million patent infringement verdict against Microsoft [TechDirt, Slashdot]
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Point of Law- AP poll: most favor limiting med-mal awardsA "new Associated Press poll says most Americans support curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits. The AP poll found that 54 percent favor making it harder to sue doctors and hospitals for mistakes taking care of patients, while 32 percent are... […]Walter Olson
- Around the web, November 20Moving beyond judicial elections? Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform has a new report out (PDF) on the subject of "Best Practices in Judicial Merit Selection" More: Gavel Grab. Earlier: here, here, etc. Latest from the Jury Verdict Research people:... […]Walter Olson
- Is the Bell Tolling For Philip Morris? $300M Verdict for One Former SmokerAfter getting the mammoth $145 billion judgment against it thrown out on the grounds that each member of Florida's plaintiff smoker's class had to sue separately, the suits are coming in, and the latest verdict is not good news for... […]Michael Krauss
- "Goodies for labor tucked away in health bill"There are lots of them, and they're bound to encourage more unionization among health care workers and others, according to this op-ed by A. Kevin Troutman of Fisher & Phillips for the Houston Chronicle.... […]Walter Olson
- Waiting for pleural plaques in the UKThe UK government has yet to announce a decision on compensating for pleural plaques other than "as soon as possible." [h/t GlobalTort]... […]Jim Twu
- AP poll: most favor limiting med-mal awards
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- Michael McConnell v. Martin Flaherty on Whether the Pay Czar’s Appointment Violates the Appointments ClauseAn online debate at the Federalist Society site — a fascinating subject, and two first-rate debaters. Check it out; here’s the summary (paragraph breaks added): Under the statute authorizing the Troubled Assets Relief Program, Congress authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to “require each TARP recipient to meet appropriate standards for executive […]Eugene Volokh
- Stalin’s Bust at the D-Day MemorialAccording to the New York Daily News and other news sources, the National D-Day Memorial has added a bust of Stalin to its line-up of allied leaders. This has understandably caused a great deal of controversy. The defense is most elaborately discussed here. Here’s my thinking on the matter: Sculptures at memorials have [...] […]Eugene Volokh
- Condo Prices down 40% Year Over Year in Miamiaccording to Bloomberg. Not terribly surprising for the “ground zero of the housing bubble,” and launchplace of Condoflip.com. Copyright © 2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing [...] […]David Bernstein
- Stimulus IdeaNo Social Security or Medicare tax for a year. Raise the retirement age by one year starting in 2014. Pure fiscal stimulus, no additional long-term debt. Copyright © 2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in [...] […]David Bernstein
- “Night Lights” Classic Jazz Radio ProgramI recently discovered the “Night Lights” Classic Jazz Radio Program, an hour-long weekly jazz program produced by Indiana University’s public radio station. It’s marvelous, and there are five years’ worth of archives available on the web that you can listen to at any time. Each program focuses on a particular artist, particular period, and/or part […]Orin Kerr
- Michael McConnell v. Martin Flaherty on Whether the Pay Czar’s Appointment Violates the Appointments Clause
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