• Anti-vaccine activist files defamation suit over much-discussed Wired article against Dr. Paul Offit, author Amy Wallace and Conde Nast [Orac and many followup posts]
• “Kid Suspended for Bringing Peppermint Oil to School” [Free-Range Kids]
• Eric Turkewitz names his favorite Blawg Reviews of the year and has kind words for ours;
• “New Guide to FTC Disclosure Requirements for Product Endorsements” from Citizen Media Law;
• U.K. safety panel: press misreported our views, we do want businesses to grit icy public paths [update to earlier post]
• Another kid trespassing on the railroad tracks, another case headed to court [Oregonian]
• “Katrina negligence lawsuit has implications for all hospitals” [USA Today, earlier]
• “Judicial Misconduct: The Mice Guard The Cheese” [WSJ Law Blog on this Houston Chronicle piece]

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