April 6, 2008

• John Fund on downfall of Wisconsin's activist high court majority [WSJ, more, yet more; a different view from Andrew Cohen, CBSNews.com]
• How Minnesota's unique statute of limitations makes it a magnet for product liability claims [Law and More]
• New Chamber-backed opinion survey finds public prefers arbitration to lawsuits [WSJ edit; earlier on PoL]
• Furor continues over vaccine lawyer's sweeping subpoena aimed at blogger-critic [Overlawyered, Legal Blog Watch; earlier]
• Wal-Mart drops controversial subrogation claim [Wolgemuth/U.S. News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
• "No bribe is too small": Federal Corrupt Practices Act reaching broader swath of overseas business behavior, including charity donations, personal trinkets, acts by U.S. noncitizens and more [Alexandra Wrage/Legal Times]
• Securities lawsuit filings surge in March [LaCroix/D&O Diary]