On Thursday of next week the Federalist Society will be sponsoring a lunchtime panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on the policy issues posed by alleged fraud in mass-tort areas such as asbestos, silicosis, fen-phen and mold. Panelists include Cardozo lawprof (and friend of this site) Lester Brickman; Duke lawprof Francis McGovern; and attorneys Patrick Hanlon of Goodwin Proctor and Joseph Rice of Motley Rice. Details are here.