I’m not sure what it is, but Mondays always seem to be a bit busier than normal on The LexBlog Network. Now, why do I say that? Because today saw 175 posts come across the wire. Offering insight on a much-discussed case, Justinian Lane examines a $322 million asbestos verdict where “one of the defendants engaged in a cost-benefit analysis that concluded it was OK to give people cancer as long as the profit exceeded the cost of the ensuing lawsuits.” Awful.
- Look Before You Leap – Is an Arbitration Agreement Right for You? – Vancouver attorney Craig Ferris of Lawson Lundell on the firm’s blog, Western Canada Business Litigation Blog
- Three Big Winners In Latest Round of High-Speed Rail Grants – Washington, DC lawyers Kevin M. Sheys and Peter W. Denton of Nossaman on the firm’s blog, Infra Insight
- The Next Big Thing: “Montrose” Clauses and CD Disputes – Boston attorney Michael Aylward of Morrison & Mahoney at the National Insurance Law Forum
- What to Ask About Recall or Product Contamination Insurance Coverage – Seattle attorney Ken Odza of Stoel Rives in the firm’s Food Liability Law Blog
- Did a Cost-Benefit analysis lead to a $322 million asbestos verdict? – Mesothelioma lawyer Justinian Lane on his blog, the Asbestos Legal Journal
- Is estimating hourly fees an appropriate way of setting a fixed fee? – Chicago attorney Patrick J. Lamb of Valorem Law Group at his blog, In Search of Perfect Client Service
- What’s In an Estate Plan – The Wealthy and Wise Episode 2 – New Jersey lawyer Deirdre Wheatley-Liss of Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard on her New Jersey Estate Planning & Elder Law Blog
- New York Times Stirs Debate over EU vs. US Privacy Commitment – The blogging lawyers and attorneys at Hogan Lovells on their blog, Chronicle of Data Protection
- Asset Search News Roundup: May 9, 2011 – Manhattan fraud investigation attorney Fred Abrams in his Asset Search Blog
- Food Safety and the Future of Food – Seattle lawyer Bill Marler of Marler Clark on the firm’s blog, Food Poison Journal