- Lots of amicus activity in Rhode Island lead paint appeal [ProJo, Genova]
- Trial lawyers "in complete control" of Kentucky lower house, laments president of state senate [Lexington Herald-Leader]
- Usually it's corporate defendants tripped up by charges of failing to produce discovery docs, but look what happened to Milberg Weiss [NLJ]
- Speaking of which, official Mel Weiss bio still lists him as vice chair of lefty Drum Major Institute, though DMI seems to have dropped him into memory hole [ShopFloor; more on Milberg-DMI connection]
- Duck for cover, New York AG Cuomo talks of using brass-knuckled Martin Act against Wall Street [DealBreaker]
- Some lawyers believe women on juries judge women more harshly. True? [Reed]
Around the web, February 4
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



