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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
By Professors Byron G. Stier, Howard M. Erichson, Alexandra D. Lahav, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and Sergio J. Campos.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mass_tort_litigation/
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Aug 16
What duties do lead counsel owe plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation?
What duties do lead counsel owe plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation?There is a persistent question in multidistrict proceedings: what duties do lead lawyers owe to individual plaintiffs who have no direct attorney-client relationship with them? That's the question at the heart of a recent opinion by Judge… -
Aug 7
For Journalists Reporting on Bellwether Trial
For Journalists Reporting on Bellwether TrialBellwether trials are a mass tort phenomenon that is often reported in the media, but too often journalists put more emphasis on an individual trial or even a small set of trials than is warranted. This post tries to explain... -
Aug 6
James Henderson on the Impropriety of Punitive Damages in Mass Tort
James Henderson on the Impropriety of Punitive Damages in Mass TortProfessor James Henderson (Cornell Law) has posted to SSRN his article, The Impropriety of Punitive Damages in Mass Torts, 52 Ga. L. Rev. (forthcoming). Here is the abstract: Punitive damages have been around for centuries in classic…
Rank this Week: 38
PrawfsBlawg
PrawfsBlawg
By Professors Dan Markel, Ethan J. Leib, Rob Howse, Paul Horwitz, Rick Garnett, Matt Bodie, Steve Vladeck and Orly Lobel.
http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/
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Sep 19
Call for Papers: "Religious Violence and Extremism"
Call for Papers: "Religious Violence and Extremism"Call For Papers The Journal of Law, Religion and State - International Conference Religious Violence and Extremism 28-30 May 2018 In recent years, religious violence and extremism have become an increasingly present phenomenon on the public… -
Sep 19
What's Wrong With Recreational Genetic Testing
What's Wrong With Recreational Genetic TestingI've been tweeting about the NFL's decision first to provide free genetic testing at last Sunday's football game and then their decision to hold off. Here's a fuller account of why I think this is not a good idea-- It is very unlikely that… -
Sep 18
JOTWELL: Smith on Baude on Qualified Immunity
JOTWELL: Smith on Baude on Qualified ImmunityThe new Courts Law essay comes from new contributor Fred Smith (Emory), reviewing William Baude, Is Qualified Immunity Unlawful?, 106 Cal. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2018). This is a great article that Justice Thomas citing in his concurring…
Rank this Week: 89
Entertainment Law Reporter
Entertainment Law Reporter
From the Donald E. Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute at Southwestern Law School.
http://www.entertainmentlawreporter.com/
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Jun 5
Entertainment Law Reporter on hiatu
Entertainment Law Reporter on hiatuI've discovered that publishing a one-man blog - even a blog that primarily calls attention to the fine work of others - is a surprisingly time-consuming activity. My work on the Entertainment Law Reporter got interrupted by the need to… -
May 2
The Donald, The Apprentice, the FCC, and the broadcast law issues if Trump runs for President
The Donald, The Apprentice, the FCC, and the broadcast law issues if Trump runs for PresidentThose who watch politics (the way others watch sports) wonder whether Donald Trump is seriously thinking about running for President, or whether he is simply generating publicity for his television show "The Apprentice." Only "The Donald"… -
May 2
FTC reports on compliance with entertainment industry age and content rating
FTC reports on compliance with entertainment industry age and content ratingThe Federal Trade Commission has found that video game retailers enforce industry age and content ratings more vigorously than other entertainment retailers, and that music CD retailers are the most lax at doing so. In the words of the…
Rank this Week: 3959