Readers of MassTortDefense are mostly from the defense bar, and are always thinking about what the other side is thinking about.

Visiting Professor Ratner of Harvard Law School is trying to give us a new view of plaintiff class action attorneys. Since he practiced with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, readers can soon decide for themselves whether his view is descriptive or wishful thinking. See Ratner, Morris, A New Model of Plaintiffs' Class Action Attorneys (2011). Review of Litigation, Forthcoming.