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2 Feb 2010, 2:00 am
Laurence Tribe (Harvard), Tristan Duncan (Shook, Hardy), and Joshua Branson (Harvard Law student) have recently published "Too Hot for Courts to Handle: Fuel Temperatures, Global Warming, and the Political Question Doctrine" (pdf) with the Washington Legal Foundation. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 2:00 am
At the past meeting of the American Association of Law Schools, the Torts & Compensation Systems Section, chaired by John Goldberg, devoted its session to an examination of my academic writings on the law of tort. [read post]
31 Jan 2010, 5:39 am
The New York Times has an interesting piece today on Altria's direction in recent years, including its support for FDA oversight, its acquisitions to grow in the smokeless arena, and its efforts on smokeless cigarettes. [read post]
30 Jan 2010, 12:54 am
Gerard Magliocca (Indiana-Indy), newly installed chair of the AALS section on maritime law, is creating a panel for next year's AALS annual meeting. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 4:30 am
Jan 21, 2010) (unpublished), a ruling the TortsProf Blog is calling a "sequel to the McDonald's coffee case. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 1:57 am
Reform, Legislation, Policy TN: Med Mal claims report for 2008 (Day on Torts) As a matter of federal law, truck drivers may no longer text. [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 2:00 am
Monday's guest blogger is Richard Epstein. [read post]
27 Jan 2010, 2:30 am
A man going through a McDonald's drive-thru in Virginia was allegedly burned by the grease from a chicken sandwich. [read post]
27 Jan 2010, 1:05 am
There are two pieces of med mal reform news from my home state. [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 5:51 am
Payments to Doctors: The TortsProf Blog cites a story about Glaxo and Merck publicizing the money they give to doctors. [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 2:00 am
The Miami Herald reports that Glaxo and Merck have launched on-line databases disclosing payments to physicians: Responding to a continuing push from lawmakers to reveal how much the pharmaceutical industry is influencing America's doctors, two more major drug makers have... [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 1:55 am
New York Governor David Patterson wants to restrict drug companies from giving gifts to doctors. [read post]
25 Jan 2010, 1:13 pm
Over at the TortsProf Blog, Mike Green (Wake Forest) has an interesting post on propertyowner liability to trespassers and the proposed language of the draft Restatement (Third) of Torts on the subject. [read post]
25 Jan 2010, 12:45 am
“[I]n this atmosphere of economics now a change in a fundamental part of law affecting landholders is bound to have an effect on the cost of homeowner insurance if the word is out that there is a duty to trespassers.... [read post]
22 Jan 2010, 2:00 am
Reform, Legislation, Policy Tobacco companies must disclose cigarette ingredients to FDA in June. [read post]
20 Jan 2010, 11:31 pm
Mike Green is the Bess and Walter Williams Distinguished Chair at the Wake Forest University School of Law. [read post]
20 Jan 2010, 11:01 am
TortsProf Blog has the information and link to an article in Business Week. [read post]
20 Jan 2010, 7:04 am
Business Week has the details. [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 11:24 pm
David Partlett (Emory) has posted to SSRN his symposium introduction celebrating the scholarship of David Fischer. [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 4:18 am
The Washington Legal Foundation has published a "legal backgrounder" piece by Sean Wajert, Jim Beck and Vincent Gallo (all of Dechert) titled "Reduced Legal Oversight for FDA Warning Letters Amplifies Compliance and Liability Risks. [read post]
