Trial lawyers found it hard to replicate their stunning success against the Japanese company in followup suits against other laptop makers. That didn't stop the settlement-funded Beaumont Foundation of America from entering a spree of philanthropy, which included scholarships named after prominent plaintiffs' attorneys and other legal figures, in one of the biggest-ever examples of cy pres-style giveaways. The Chamber-backed Southeast Texas Record has another retrospective, following up on its one of last month (background).