• Hertz drops libel lawsuit against investor research outfit that claimed its solvency was at risk [Crain’s New York, earlier]
• Report: New Jersey blogger jailed for threats against federal judges was on FBI informant payroll [AP]
• “Bentley Photos Are Props in Willie Gary’s High School Motivational Speech” [ABA Journal]
• Australian personal injury lawyers evade ad ban [Sydney Morning Herald]
• Scott Rothstein’s alleged Ponzi scheme “targeted people who invested in law suits” [Steele/Legal Ethics Forum] “Two Inside Looks at Rothstein’s Firm, Lifestyle” [Ambrogi/Legal Blog Watch]
• O’Quinn driving nearly twice speed limit on rainy pavement at time of crash [Chron]
• “Support for UN religious defamation rule drops” [Media Watch Watch] On the other hand? “Envoy’s Speech Signals Softening of U.S. Hostility to International Court” [AP]
• Rudely titled new book on how to avoid getting sued [Instapundit]

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