Litigation

Around the web, January 31

By Ted Frank

• "Fighting Suits Saves Money for Chicago." Too many defendants fail to recognize that the short-term benefit of settling a single case cheaply costs more in the long run by attracting lawsuits that wouldn't have been brought otherwise. [NYT via @icjl]
• Glenn Reynolds interviews Benjamin H. Barton, author of "The Lawyer-Judge Bias in the American Legal System." [PJTV; Bainbridge]
• Avandia MDL judge, having made a bad Daubert decision on general causation, makes a bad one on specific causation as well. [Schachtman; earlier]
• Ed Warren and Dan Troy on punitive damages. [GMU Law]
• PLF brief in the Wal-Mart v. Dukes case. [PLF]
• Todd Zywicki isn't surprised that credit card rates are at a record high after recent "consumer-protection" legislation. [Volokh]
• IJ begins its fight on behalf of vending trucks. [Daily Caller]
• Susan Saladoff of "Hot Coffee" runs away from interview with lawyers who might be skeptical of her one-sided take. [Abnormal Use]
• Don't be so impressed by China's airports. [FrumForum]

Full post as published by Point of Law on January 31, 2011 (boomark / email).