“Pfizer Units’ Damages for Menopause Drugs Exceed $165 Million”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “Two Pfizer Inc. units have been ordered by juries to pay more than $165 million in punitive damages to women who developed cancer after taking a menopause drug, the women’s lawyers said.”

And The Associated Press reports that “$75M verdict unsealed in Prempro-cancer case.”

“Ga. high court rules mower isn’t a motor vehicle”: The Associated Press has this report on a 4-3 ruling that the Supreme Court of Georgia issued today.

“Abortion slaying suspect may use necessity defense”: The Associated Press has this report.

“NY’s top court rejects prison phone rate refunds”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “New York’s highest court ruled Monday that families forced to pay high phone rates to talk to relatives in state prison won’t receive refunds for the cost.”

You can access today’s ruling of the New York State Court of Appeals — that State’s highest court — at this link.

“How much threat raised by threat: Trial over calls for death of 7th Circuit judges could test free speech rules online.” Lynne Marek of The National Law Journal has this report (free registration required).

“USA Today Supreme Court Correspondent Joan Biskupic, fmr. Dpty. Solicitor General Maureen Mahoney & Attorney David Frederick join a panel discussion previewing upcoming Supreme Court cases”: You can view this past Saturday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “America & the Courts” by clicking here.

And if you’re one of those for whom a one-hour SCOTUS preview is simply not enough, you can view the entire two-hour panel discussion by clicking here.

“Grape board’s ads immune to legal challenge”: Bob Egelko had this article Saturday in The San Francisco Chronicle.

My earlier coverage of last Friday’s Ninth Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

“Lawsuits place global warming on more dockets”: This article appears today in USA Today.

“Hagan drove court nominations”: Today’s edition of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina contains an article that begins, “Word about North Carolina’s shoddy representation on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reached U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan last year the way such political concerns often do: by way of a friend of a friend.”

“R.I. Supreme Court appointment may be delayed”: This article appeared Saturday in The Providence Journal.

“Post-Pizza: Who will judge Khalid Sheikh Mohammed?” Jeffrey Toobin has this “Talk of the Town” essay in the November 30, 2009 issue of The New Yorker.

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article headlined “Terrorism Trial May Point Way for 9/11 Cases.”