In some rare, non-steroid related baseball news, the Atlanta Braves have sued the Hartford Life Insurance Company for failing to pay on a policy covering its former pitcher, Mike Hampton, who was disabled for most of the 2008 season. The Braves, represented by Kilpatrick Stockton, are seeking $4.8 million plus interest.

Third-party litigation funding may be the new, new thing, but there are some unforeseen kinks. In a patent case against Facebook, a federal judge has ordered the plaintiff to turn over documents to Facebook's lawyers, ruling that if litigation funders saw the documents, they're not protected by privilege.