• German law firm demands that Wikipedia remove true information about now-paroled murderers [EFF] More: Eugene Volokh.
• “Class Actions: Some Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Fed Up, Too?” [California Civil Justice]
• Drop that Irish coffee and back away: “F.D.A. Says It May Ban Alcoholic Drinks With Caffeine” [NYT]
• Profile of L.A. tort lawyers Walter Lack and Thomas Girardi, now in hot water following Nicaraguan banana-pesticide scandal [The Recorder; my earlier outing on “Erin Brockovich” case]
• Federalist Society panel on federalism and preemption [BLT]
• Confidence in the courts? PriceWaterhouseCoopers would rather face Satyam securities fraud lawsuits in India than in U.S. [Hartley]
• Allegation: Scruggs continuing to wheel and deal behind bars [Freeland]
• Not much that will be new to longtime readers here: “Ten ridiculous lawsuits against Big Business” [Biz Insider] P.S.: Legal Blog Watch had more lists back in June.

Filed under: alcohol, banana pesticide litigation fraud, Dickie Scruggs, Erin Brockovich, FDA, federalism, Federalist Society, Germany, India, preemption, Thomas Girardi, Wikipedia