April 18, 2008

• Did certificate of merit law help? Pennsylvania malpractice filings drop [Pittsburgh Business Times]
• Illinois Civil Justice League has website opposing reviver legislation on Structural Work Act [DeepPocketsIllinois.com]
• If only we used more in vitro alternatives to animal testing, sighs Washington Post; Angry Toxicologist has different view;
• Fits right into progressive Chicago politics? [Franke-Ruta on Bill Ayers, WaPo "Trail"]
• What would unions do with the November sweep they're working toward? Unpopular card-check proposal is just the start [Strassel, WSJ; Rubin/Commentary, Shop Floor]
• Some thoughts on the selective identification of "international law" norms [Bader, CEI Open Market]
• More on how Fund for Public Interest Research squeezes its own employees while raising funds for anti-business groups (Forbes, earlier; more)