- Oregon Supreme Court ruling limits when the state can collect a portion of a plaintiffs’ punitive damage award under state law (California Punitive Damages)
- Russ Jackson offers kudos to Fifth Circuit for instructive denial of class certification opinion, deserved criticism for their deeming it “unpublished” (Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts)
- Why DOJ guidelines on prosecutors’ obligations not to abuse discovery process fall short (Crime in the Suites)
- Chinese companies find listing on U.S. stock exchanges come with a price: regulation and litigation (D&O Diary)
- West Virginia’s highest court rules FDA warning letter does not create per se liability for recipient of letter. A victory for WLF, which filed an amicus brief. (Drug & Device Law Blog)
- Oil pump maker held liable because it should have foreseen kids would ride pump like a horse and get hurt (Overlawyered via Mass Tort Defense)
- Is legality of maximum resale price maintenance antitrust issue heading back to the Supreme Court? (Truth on the Market)
- Bored? Try a new board game that explains how hostility to free enterprise costs U.S. jobs (This Way to Jobs)
- Facebook sues parody site “Lamebook” for trademark violation (The Recorder)