“A truly chaotic defense,” with “perfunctory” legal filings

Point of Law

• Defusing Citizens United hysteria
  Todd Henderson takes on critics of the free-speech decision: ...does the fact that the conduct permitted by Citizens United was legal in 26 states prior to Citizens United, suggest that politicians are hopelessly corrupt in over half our states? What... […]
  Walter Olson
• NY comptroller candidate interviewed
  Ira Stoll at Future of Capitalism talks with GOP hopeful Harry Wilson, who says, with reference to the pay-for-play scandals that have hit New York and other states, that he "would not be an active litigator" on the securities front.... […]
  Walter Olson
• Nothing new, no money for tort reform in latest health care bills
  Before the Blair House confab on health care and then in a March 3 letter to members of Congress, President Obama made much of his acceptance of Republican ideas on health care reform, such as medical liability reform. The President's... […]
  Carter Wood
• California trial lawyer generosity, cont'd
  The Civil Justice Association of California is out with updated details on its adversaries' political contributions, which topped $4 million in California's '07-'08 political cycle.... […]
  Walter Olson
• "Federal Judge Tosses $100 Million Punitive Damages Award Against BP"
  Curt Cutting at Cal Punitives analyzes a Texas worker-toxic-exposure case.... […]
  Walter Olson