September 10, 2007

• Okla. AG Edmondson, in D.C. to defend his chicken-farm lawsuit, insists hogs and cattle aren't next, though the hog suits started seven years ago; a bill by Sens. Domenici (R-N.M.) and Lincoln (D-Ark.) would shut down his suit by removing manure from hazardous waste category [Tulsa World, NWA News/Ark. D-G]


• Illinois lawyer groups throw weight around in judicial selection [Murnane, ICJL/Illinoize; also Overlawyered on candidacy of attorney Judy Cates]


• $70.8 million not excessive award in infant brain-damage case, NJ appeals court rules [NJLJ]


• NYC personal injury impresario Morris Eisen, disbarred in 1992 following colorful misconduct (pick-axing of pothole, use of shrunken ruler) I wrote about in my first book, can proceed with suit demanding referral fee from another law firm [NYLJ, NY Attorney Malpractice Blog]


• "Honest Lawyer" coasters, no-win-no-fee cufflinks among inventory of U.K. legal-novelty catalogue [Carbolic Smoke Ball]


• Federal judge: Ohio cities may hire contingency-fee counsel for lead-paint claims provided they "preserve city control of [the] lawsuits" [Genova; on contrasting Calif.-law ruling by Judge Komar, see here and here]