• Souter’s middle-of-the-road views on litigation didn’t fit conventional patterns [Copland, PoL]
• Champerty and maintenance watch: new fund invests in commercial litigation for a share of the payouts [Fortune mag via Zywicki]
• Report: distributor of “Religulous” film “has served a written settlement proposal” to preacher depicted onscreen [OnPoint News, earlier]
• U.K.: “Homeowner Suit May Stop Village Cricket” [Telegraph via Never Yet Melted]
• Overlawyered sparks a discussion across usual lines on EMTALA, the federal law on emergency medicine [Kennerly]
• Federal Circuit: think twice before proceeding with frivolous appeals [David Bennett, Law.com]
• Father-son duo who have served as key expert witnesses in litigation alleging autism-vaccine link push risky and questionable therapy for the condition [Chicago Tribune and second article and PDF graphic via Orac; Kathleen Seidel]. Waste and harm that go on in the name of treating autism should give pause to many sides in health care debate [Tyler Cowen]
• One “deadbeat dad’s” story [Amy Alkon]. Forthcoming Lifetime reality show sounds like it will showcase harassment of fathers in child support arrears [Fathers and Families via Instapundit]

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