On the Record

By: Caryn Tamber

Happy Monday!

• Ron Miller takes issue with The Ethicist’s advice to a doctor who doesn’t want to treat a medical malpractice lawyer.
• In the context of why most great blawgs aren’t written by big-law types, Carolyn Elefant has this to say: “Big firm lawyers are very, very good at practicing law, but I suspect that for many, their time spent at big law is just a job (albeit an intellectually stimulating, financially rewarding one), not their life’s work or a calling or a part of the legacy that that they want to leave behind. Let’s face it — without passion,  you can’t do much more than phone it in on a blog.”
• Be careful out there, readers: lawyers have a higher rate of car accidents than anyone but doctors.
• Ohio is set to execute a man using only a barbituate on Tuesday. The three-drug cocktail most states use for execution has drawn criticism for what some say is the potential for excruciating pain. HT: How Appealing.
• I would totally watch this show.