In the comments to my earlier post on the abortion/ crime debate, Bill Barth noted that John Lott had filed suit against Levitt and Harper Collins over statements about Lott’s research in Freakonomics. Here is a brief update. Tim Lambert has a comprehensive summary of the blogosphere reaction to the suit. Ted Frank at Overlawyered has posted a copy of the complaint filed in the Northern District of Illinois.
Lott v. Levitt Update
Joshua D. Wright, Lott v. Levitt Update, Truth on the Market (April 13, 2006), https://truthonthemarket.com/2006/04/13/lott-v-levitt-update/
