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2 Feb 2012, 9:10 pm by Walter Olson
Smith, SSRN via TortsProf] Tags: alcohol, autism, Canada, Maryland, publishers Related posts Sobering New Year’s thought (0) September 2000 archives, part 3 (0) October 1999 archives, part 2 (2) November 2002 archives, part 1 (1) November 1999 archives, part 1 (1) [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 4:49 am
And Hochfelder also demonstrates something else: He shows that newbie law bloggers can come out of the gate with exemplary work, something one rarely sees from personal injury blogs;Personal Injury Law Round-Up #33 is up at TortsProf;Ron Miller rounds-up Maryland law, which is certainly something to check out if you work in that part of the country;And...the round-up you've all been dying to see because I know people come to a personal injury blog to read about running.........wait for… [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 5:49 am by Walter Olson
” [Daniel Fisher/Forbes and followup and related, Joe Nocera/New York Times, Paul Barrett, Bloomberg Business Week, Charlotte Observer, order at TortsProf] On the patterns of multiple dipping exposed by Judge Janis Graham Jack in 2005 litigation, see Jim Copland’s summary here. [read post]
15 Dec 2010, 2:03 pm by Walter Olson
I have much more to say about that at the New York Daily News online opinion section (& linked at Above the Law, John Hayward/Human Events, Jammie Wearing Fool, Andrew Stuttaford/NRO “Corner”, Chris Robinette/TortsProf, Ira Stoll/Future of Capitalism), and am also quoted in the Reuters coverage. [read post]
23 Oct 2013, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
Call: 717-671-1901 [promotion for Commonwealth Foundation, a Pennsylvania free-market-oriented outfit] How litigation finance might remake the lawsuit landscape [Nora Freeman Engstrom via TortsProf] Tweet Tags: asbestos, Japan, product liability, Stella LiebeckLiability and torts roundup is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 6:18 am
Sui Generis with a weekly New York Legal News Round Up;TortsProf with this week's Personal Injury Round-Up, which they have now been doing for over one year;And Scott Greenfield pinch hits at Blawg Review for a reviewer that when AWOL. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 5:19 am
Torts buffs (including our Ted Frank) want to know [TortsProf exchange with Michael Rustad and followup, more and yet more] Tags: California, forfeiture, Google, hot coffee, Massachusetts, medical malpractice, patent law, Ted Frank, Washington state, zero tolerance Related posts May 2001 archives, part 2 (1) Tobacco class action update (0) September 23 roundup (1) September 2002 archives, part 3 (0) September 2001 archives, part 1 (0) [read post]
16 Dec 2008, 12:04 pm
TortsProf has the 12/12/08 edition of the Personal Injury Law Round-Up, in case you missed it.And Eliot Spitzer has his coming out at a party hosted by Slate. [read post]
1 Sep 2011, 10:17 pm by Walter Olson
Jury acquits ex-firefighter who claimed disability while competing as a bodybuilder [Boston Herald] Authorities snatch kids from homes after parents busted with small amounts of pot [NYT, Tim Lynch/Cato] “Case Study on Impact of Tort Reform in Mississippi” [Mark Behrens via Scheuerman/TortsProf] When opt-in works: “More than 27,000 S. [read post]
28 Aug 2009, 4:30 am
Blawg Review #226 comes from overseas at Pink Tape;TortsProf has this week's personal injury law round-up; andAnd how long does it take you to walk 20 feet? [read post]
31 Jul 2014, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
” Sergey Brin: doubt it, field’s “just so heavily regulated” [Michael Cannon/Cato, David Shaywitz] “One Box of Sudafed Over the Line: Florida Woman Arrested for Trying to Relieve Allergy Symptoms” [Jacob Sullum] MICRA battle: survey finds OB-GYNs in Los Angeles County pay average $49,804 a year for coverage, in Long Island where there’s unlimited liability it’s $196,111 [Legal NewsLine] Medical liability claims fall in Wisconsin [Althouse] And… [read post]
25 Mar 2014, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
Harris, you embarrass: “recreational burning of wood is unethical and should be illegal” [Sam Harris from 2012] Harrisburg Patriot-News series on flood insurance [TortsProf, R Street Institute on recent bill] Kansas, Louisiana, and Indiana named top states on property rights freedoms [Mercatus] Tweet Tags: endangered species, environment, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, oil industry, OklahomaEnvironmental roundup is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of… [read post]
21 Oct 2007, 6:56 am
[TortsProf] A contrarian opinion on Judge Sam Kent. [read post]
10 Sep 2007, 2:35 pm
  TortsProf Blog called it a "heck of a waiver," but after a quick scan of all 22 single-spaced pages over at The Smoking Gun, I'd classify it as the mother of all waivers. [read post]
21 Jul 2007, 12:08 am
Scheuerman, also at TortsProf, brings us a report that Avandia side effects have tripled (See also Pharmalot); This comes at the same time that Avandia's maker, GlaxoSmithKline, is sending out threat letters to attorneys who are advertising for clients (Pharmalot); (See also TortsProf on Avandia spam and my post on the potential ethical issues involved);David P. [read post]
18 Jun 2007, 4:04 am
At TortsProf, in the comments section, an individual from The Legal Advocate, whose name appeared on the spam mail, says a spammer hijacked their name. [read post]
21 May 2009, 11:40 pm
Jonathon Turley has been a leading critic of the so-called Feres Doctrine that grants that immunity.Chris Robinette, one of the TortsProfs, has an article out on apologies from doctors after mistakes. [read post]
15 Nov 2007, 10:15 pm
It was therefore unnecessary to reach the other issues.]John Day gives some statistics from Tennessee on medical malpractice suits, settlements and more, in the context of why further tort "reform" is not necessary;Ron Miller discusses how non-economic damage caps may be considered discriminatory toward women;Justinian Lane at TortDeform follows the Texas story of tort "reform," to find out who benefited, and who didn't;At TortsProf, guest blogger Chris Robinette… [read post]
11 May 2012, 4:30 am by Jim Dedman
Check out this tribute to friend of the blog Bill Childs, founder of the TortsProf blog, who is leaving academia for private practice. [read post]
24 Oct 2010, 12:58 pm by Eric Turkewitz
; New York’s Scott Greenfield goes looking for signs of intelligent life on Twitter; The latest personal injury round-up from TortsProf; and Blawg Review #286 was hosted by Sir Piercie Shafton. [read post]