JPML to Try to Avoid Falling in the Riverwalk

The hospitality industry in San Antonio is no doubt bracing for the arrival of the JPML hearing to be there in March.  Torts-related matters on the hearing agenda (excluding those being considered on the papers):

• MDL-1830 — In re Air Crash at Lexington, Kentucky, on August 27, 2006
• MDL-1834 — In re Helicopter Crash Near Zachary, Louisiana, on December 9, 2004

And that’s it.  Lots of antitrust, and what seems (without checking) to perhaps be a lighter load than usual.

May I recommend the Emily Morgan Hotel to the JPML?  The weekend before my 1L finals at Texas, my wife and I won a very nice stay at the Emily Morgan Hotel on the Riverwalk, along with tickets to see Green Day and dinner at one of those tourist restaurants, either Hard Rock or Planet Hollywood.  (The concert and dinner were underwhelming, especially since I’d seen Green Day play an in-store for about 20 people at my record store back in ’91 or ’92.)  The hotel was lovely, though.