New at Point of Law

Walter Olson — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:06:44 +0000

If you’re not keeping up with our sister site, you’re missing out on stories about how expert evidence standards help plaintiffs too (and more); animal rights more voguish at many law schools than those dull old humans; Ohio Supreme Court commended; implications of recent plunge in carpal tunnel cases; 93% enrollment in Vioxx settlement; attorney faces criminal charges after his clients quit their nursing jobs; extensive coverage of Gov. Spitzer’s downfall; more trouble for Florida lawyer accused of bribing defendant’s adjuster to obtain settlement target numbers; ballot measure would abolish employment at will in Colorado; judicial seminars by the securities class action bar; and much more.

October 16 round-up

Ted Frank — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:21:30 +0000

“‘I’ve never felt so ill,’ says one reporter about the NY Times’s coverage of the Duke lacrosse-team case.” [New York Magazine]
Double-standards for judicial seminars. [Point of Law; Volokh]
14-year-old British student arrested for not wanting to do class project with non-English speakers? [Volokh]
Our October 13 entry on the pros and cons of complusory licensing in copyright provoked one of our longest comment threads ever.
Will regulators shut down an aversive-stimuli special-education school? Should they? [Village Voice via Cowen]
Cheap crime deterrent: wearing pink. [Prettier than Napoleon] Meanwhile, professors debate shaming in general. [Markel on PrawfsBlawg and SSRN; Berman; Markel reply; Kerr on Volokh; Markel reply]
Trent Lott about to implement bad public policy out of spite. [RiskProf]
Greg Beck has good analysis of the Emerson v. NBC garbage disposal suit. Always glad to see Public Citizen support liability reform. [CL&P]
Is “erroneous removal” a problem? [Point of Law; TortsProf Blog]