• “Feds seek to halt inmate’s frequent lawsuits” [AP; J.L. Riches]
• “SeaWorld Blasts ‘Improper’ Suit Over Trainer’s Death” [OnPoint News, earlier]
• Does new NY law serve as road map for charities that wish to defy donor intent? [CultureGrrl]
• Cruise ship case an example of tensions that arise when defense lawyers jump fence to join plaintiffs’ side [Julie Kay, DBR]
• More on Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal’s “my lawsuits create jobs” stance [Bainbridge; related, New York Times Magazine (opponent MacMahon: “His business is suing people.”)]
• Australia: “Autistic student sues over test” [The Age]
• “The most conservative court? Hardly” [Jacoby, Globe] And Justice Breyer, for one, has “rejected the notion that the U.S. Supreme Court has a pro-business slant and said the court doesn’t rule in favor of companies any more frequently than it has historically.” [Bloomberg via Adler, Volokh]
• “Abducted by aliens? Call now for compensation” [four years ago on Overlawyered; Germany]

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