December 19, 2008

• "If recent jury verdicts are any indication, it is good to be a plaintiffs employment discrimination lawyer these days" [ABA Journal]
• Marquette lawprof Rick Esenberg on labor costs and the Big Three automakers [Shark and Shepherd first, second, intermission posts, more to come]
• Judge Chin to Dewey & LeBoeuf: could you explain exactly who all these lawyers are you want to bill out at $605/hr.? (And what's with the extra $5?) [Greenfield]
• The field of cardiology discriminates against women? Really? [Dr. Wes]
• Washington Supreme Court rules manufacturers of otherwise nonhazardous component products have no duty to warn about asbestos used in conjunction with their wares [TortsProf]
• Does "logrolling" count as an environmentalist activity? Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council endorse AFL-CIO's EFCA/card check push [ShopFloor]