Finger on the Pulse: From Our Blogroll and Beyond

State court tosses $40 million punitive damage in Florida smokers’ case (California Punitive Damages; Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts)
University of Texas study finds no direct connection between water pollution and hydraulic fracturing (CBS Dallas-Fort Worth)
Do regulations shift around jobs, destroy jobs, or create jobs? The answer: yes (Cato @ Liberty)
What’s ATLA the American Association for Justice up to? (Scribd via Point of Law)
Ohio Supreme Court upholds state tort reform measure (Dayton Business Journal)
Interesting irony: A privacy class action lead plaintiff realizes Facebook will depose her about her posts, asks to be removed from case (The Recorder)

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