Follow POL on Twitter - Judge Lamberth throws out Alien Tort Statute action asserted on behalf of Indonesian villagers against ExxonMobil [Blog of Legal Times, Dow Jones Newswire; Cohen Milstein, Terry Collingsworth for plaintiffs]
- "Old liability claims dog new GM" [Detroit News]
- Preemption and Wyeth ripples: "The Impact of Federal & State Safety Regulations on Liability" [Victor Schwartz et al, ALEC, PDF]
- Consumers not absolved of responsibility: Illinois federal judge grants summary judgment to defense in telemarketing class action [Russell Jackson]
- "W.Va. chamber seeks civil justice reforms" [Parkersburg News & Sentinel]
- Congrats: Prof. Moin Yahya, who's blogged for PoL, now on leave to serve on Alberta Utilities Commission [Univ. of Alberta Faculty of Law Blog]
