- Toyota settles the Mark Saylor crash caused by mis-installed floor mats that started the whole sudden acceleration panic. [WSJ]
- Health Affairs study estimates cost of defensive medicine at $45.6 billion/year. [NYT]
- "Dodd-Frank reform law invites new litigation opportunities against mortgage lenders," overturns Watters v. Wachovia. [LNL; Mayer Brown; Brooks @ Bloomberg]
- "An Annoying Regulation for Every Room in the House" [CEI]
- Campaign finance laws as weapons. [IJ]
- E-discovery creates minefields for attorneys. [NLJ]
- US$35M effort to "promote the use of Afghanistan's formal justice system" turns into self-parody. [NYT]
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Laura Eyi Press Officer, Manhattan Institute leyi@manhattan-institute.org |



