Stories you might have missed if you're not reading my other site:

• Hmmm: famously interview-averse Bernie Madoff opens up to a big-name plaintiff's lawyer;
• Dell agrees to pay $9 million to settle discrimination charges;
• AAJ, the trial lawyers' lobby, won't let media get a peek at the parade of top politicos addressing its annual convention;
• Gail Heriot: "If I become the victim of a barbaric crime someday, please don't name a statute for me. Send flowers instead."
• Tales of contingency-fee tax collection with Korein Tillery among the big winners;
• CSPI sues Denny's over salt content in food, while animal rightsers demand warning labels on hot dogs.