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23 May 2012, 10:08 pm
A couple of weeks ago (while I was busily grading papers and exams), Susan Ladika published a piece at Carinsurance.com that was picked up by Fox Business News entitled Reforming Reform: Fixing no-fault insurance. [read post]
23 May 2012, 4:45 am
The Recorder reports that Facebook has settled a putative class action that alleged that Facebook's "Sponsored Stories" feature violated the right to publicity under California law. [read post]
22 May 2012, 10:45 am
In this SSRN paper (via Robinette, TortsProf), Alex Long of the University of Tennessee proposes a presumption that lawyers’ behavior is “extreme and outrageous,” a precondition of IIED liability, if they could get disbarred for it. [read post]
22 May 2012, 2:29 am
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that the number of medical malpractice cases have dropped 47% in the ten years since two reform measures took effect. [read post]
21 May 2012, 10:00 am
Andy Klein, a member of the AALS Torts & Compensation Systems Section's Executive Committee, writes: This is a "second call" for nominations for the 2013 William L. [read post]
18 May 2012, 5:03 am
I wanted to take a moment to wish all the best to the Charleston School of Law Class of 2012! [read post]
17 May 2012, 3:36 am
Last week, the House version was amended. [read post]
17 May 2012, 2:24 am
Over at CoOp, Gerard Magliocca examines the suit against the NFL. [read post]
16 May 2012, 4:37 am
The Eighth Circuit recently considered when the tort of malicious prosecution occurs regarding personal injury coverage in a general liability policy. [read post]
15 May 2012, 8:01 am
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14 May 2012, 6:47 am
In July 2010, a tugboat ran over one of those tourist "duck boats" that show the Delaware river sights to visitors in Philadelphia. [read post]
11 May 2012, 4:30 am
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]
11 May 2012, 2:34 am
Legislatures are still debating his ideas, but long-time UVa law professor Jeffrey O'Connell has retired from teaching. [read post]
10 May 2012, 6:14 am
ALL TIME HITS (for all papers in SSRN eLibrary) TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Torts & Products Liability Law eJournal January 2, 1997 to May 10, 2012 Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 9449 Safe Storage Gun Laws: Accidental Deaths,... [read post]
9 May 2012, 2:16 am
Pennsylvania Courts Public Information Unit: News for Immediate Release May 7, 2012 [cid:image002.png@01CD2C69.47106F20]BROADCAST EDITORS NOTE: For audio actualities from Chief Justice Castille, click here. [read post]
8 May 2012, 4:35 am
Sean Wajert, who blogs at Mass Tort Defense, has joined Shook Hardy & Bacon as a partner in the D.C. office. [read post]
7 May 2012, 2:21 am
Judge Barbier rejected numerous objections and gave preliminary approval to the BP Settlement last week. [read post]
3 May 2012, 11:24 pm
David Hyman (Illinois), Charles Silver (Texas), and Bernard Black (Northwestern) have posted to SSRN an article by that title. [read post]
2 May 2012, 10:40 pm
Marek Olzewski broke up with his girlfriend, Anna Machowiak, who happens to be a dentist. [read post]
2 May 2012, 9:07 pm
Salute to Bill Childs, who blogged with distinction at TortsProf, on departing academia for private practice [Sheila Scheuerman and Chris Robinette] North Carolina voters who know that Amendment One would ban civil unions oppose the measure by 22 points; unfortunately, most don’t know that [Greg Sargent, WaPo; earlier] Patrick at Popehat proposes 5 things Tar Heels can do to help defeat it; Cellphone app to hail nearby taxi? [read post]
