May 6, 2007

Stories you might have missed if you're not reading my (and Ted's, and David Nieporent's) other site:

• Australian court blames railway slip-fall for rape: victim weeks later was in cast and couldn't escape attacker


• Reparations claims over 1921 Tulsa race riot;


• Extensive coverage of that $65 million suit against a dry cleaners by a D.C. administrative judge over lost pair of pants


• Negligent failure to legislate is gist of Philly city councilor's anti-gun suit


• How hard is it to discipline an errant California lawyer for baseless filings?


• John O'Quinn settles his $1 billion Texas fen-phen verdict for undisclosed amount;


• Court tosses Kentucky Fried Chicken trans-fat suit (earlier)


• Willie Gary asked $11,000/hour fees in suit against Motorola, but court has so far granted only a quarter of his and allies' request;


• Doctors' first-person accounts of malpractice litigation make compelling reading;


• Following adverse rulings, former Illinois judge Gordon Maag drops $110 million defamation suit against U.S. Chamber of Commerce (earlier)