The October 2008 issue of the Federalist Society’s Class Action Watch is now available for free download at the organization’s website (see link to the March 2008 issue here). This installment includes articles on punitive damage limits, medical monitoring, the selection of lead counsel in securities class actions, product-based public nuisance cases, the impact of conflicts of state law on class certification, and more…
Thanks to Ted Frank at Overlawyered for the tip.
Thomas R. Bender came up with an interesting analysis on Nuisancelaw.com regarding the State of Rhode Island v. Lead Industries Association.
http://www.nuisancelaw.com/court-decisions/rhode-island-supreme-court-2008