MDLs are fun.

They keep lawyers busy, usually there are interesting and sophisticated legal issues, and the judge often takes interest in and sometimes even ownership of the cases.

I see Judge Graham has certified a class in the marine hose antitrust cases in a thoughtful, well-reasoned order.

Some of the defendants have also settled, though the Manuli defendants -- represented by Alan Greer and a team from Sullivan & Cromwell -- appear to be big losers here.

That's what happens sometimes when the parties can't or won't negotiate a reasonable resolution.

Now comes the 23(f) for the Sullivan boys -- YAY MORE BILLING!

Carlos Loumiet gets one big monkey completely off his back:

Mr. Loumiet added: "I am very glad that this weight has been lifted and I can now move on, putting my full energies on my family, my practice and my work as chair of the New America Alliance, a national association for leading Latinos in U.S. business."

Congrats to Alan Greer and the Richman Greer legal team for a huge and hard-fought victory.

Now go help him deal with this Stanford mess.

And no, Bowman Brown will not be mentioned at all in this post.