Follow POL on Twitter - "Unions flexing their corporate-governance muscle" [Copland @ Examiner]
- Randy Barnett on the med-mal reform bill and federalism. I don't understand why the bill doesn't simply condition a certain percentage of Medicare block grants on meaningful malpractice reform, which would resolve any constitutional problem, though it exposes the federalism problem caused by Medicare block grants. [Barnett @ Volokh; earlier @ POL]
- Pincus has the better of the argument with Miller on Concepcion. [NYT; see also [DRI]
- Judge Reinhardt Ninth Circuit decision asserts jurisdiction over Germany corporation for allegations involving actions in Argentina. [WLF]
- "Deutsche Bank A Scapegoat For Bad Housing Policy" [Zywicki @ Forbes]
- Speaking of attempts to squelch criticism through libel suits, Minnesota court dismisses doctor's suit against online critic; similar Illinois suit with different doctor pending. [On Point]
- No new trial in $5.9M rollover case against BMW. [LNL]
- Toyota sudden acceleration "economic loss" claims continue to survive motions to dismiss. [NLJ]
- "Three Cups of Tea" faces consumer fraud class actions. [Trask; earlier @ OL]
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Laura Eyi Press Officer, Manhattan Institute leyi@manhattan-institute.org |
