• Despite sparseness of evidence, lawyers hope to pin liability on hotel for double murder of guests [Tennessean]
• Celebrated repeat litigant Patricia Alice McColm sentenced after felony conviction for filing false documents in Trinity County, Calif. [Trinity Journal, more, Justia, earlier] Idaho woman challenges vexatious-litigant statute [KBOI]
• “2 Florida Moms Sentenced for Staged Accident Insurance Fraud” [Insurance Journal, earlier]
• With Arkansas high court intent on striking down liability changes, advocates consider going the constitutional amendment route [TortsProf] Fifth Circuit upholds Mississippi damages caps [PoL]
• What states have been doing lately on litigation reform [Andrew Cook, Fed Soc] Illinois lawmakers’ proposals [Madison-St. Clair Record] Head of Florida Chamber argues for state legal changes [Tampa Tribune]
• Crowd of defendants: “Ky. couple names 124 defendants in asbestos suit” [WV Record]
• A bad habit of Louisiana courts: “permitting huge recoveries without proof of injury” [Eric Alexander, Drug and Device Law]

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