September 3, 2008

• "Texas liability reforms spur plunge in premiums and lawsuits" [AMA's American Medical News]
• After rebuff in KPMG case, Justice Department retreats on arm-twisting companies not to pay their execs' legal fees in investigations [more commentary from Tim Lynch, Cato at Liberty, White Collar Law Prof, opinion by Judge Jacobs in PDF; earlier here (Carter Wood a couple of days ago), here and here]
• "Appointed judges would better serve Alabama" [Tuscaloosa News; earlier] A contrary view [Dan Pero]
• A world without pharma marketing? Careful what you wish for [Steven Erickson, parts one and two]
• "Biden's longtime ties to trial lawyers warrant closer examination by journalists and bloggers alike" [Ambrogi/Legal Blog Watch, OL, WSJ law blog, USA Today, L.A. Times]
• $241 million award in Executive Life case fails to survive Ninth Circuit review [AP/Law.com]