February 1, 2010

• Lawyers swarm Toyota [Bronstad, NLJ, ABA Journal, WSJ Law Blog] Feds asked for it, they got it (the damagingly wide recall, that is) and speculation arises as to whether Washington's role as owner-ally of GM might have made a difference [Harner, ConcurOp; Coyote, with comments discussing issue of brakes' role in stopping unintended acceleration] But maybe other theories would also explain the feds taking a hard line. And this new, perfect development: "Lawyers Ask Court To Stop Toyota From Fixing Cars."
• Big plaintiff win in Vivendi securities class action trial could bring billions [10b-5 Daily, LaCroix, WSJ Law Blog]
  
• "Judge Rejects Lerach's Request for European Trip" [California Civil Justice]
• Unions see hopes for card check bill dim with Brown Senate win [In These Times] AFL-CIO instead hopes to get it through NLRB fiat, which could make this week's confirmation hearing on nominee Craig Becker a key one to watch [Carter at ShopFloor, more, yet more] Related: lawprofs for Becker [Workplace Prof]
• Illinois: "GOP gubernatorial hopefuls tout tort reform" [Knef, MC Record]
• Point of Law favorite Richard Epstein will be guestblogging Monday at TortsProf. Update: here's his post.