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3 Jun 2009, 2:38 am
The California Supreme Court hears arguments today in an interesting right of publicity case that pits California's statutory right of publicity - which prohibits the use of likenesses without consent - against the statutory single publication rule, which limits damages... [read post]
3 Jun 2009, 2:37 am
On Friday, two new plaintiffs filed suit over the tannery sludge spread on farmland around Cameron, Missouri. [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 3:29 am
According to the Boston Globe (AP), Bausch & Lomb has settled around 600 lawsuits based on fungal eye infections allegedly caused by its contact lens cleaner. - SBS [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 3:28 am
In a per curiam opinion(pdf) yesterday, the Supreme Court summarily reversed a $5 million verdict under FELA because the trial court rejected the defendant's proposed jury instruction stating that the jury had to find that the plaintiff's fear of cancer... [read post]
1 Jun 2009, 3:42 am
FDA Law Blog reports that Vermont just passed a new law prohibiting gifts from drug & medical device manufacturers to physicians or health care providers subject to a few exceptions such as samples or clinical trials. [read post]
30 May 2009, 5:13 am
Congratulations to Byron Stier on his positive tenure vote at Southwestern Law School! [read post]
29 May 2009, 5:07 am
On this day in 1953, Edmund Hillary conquered Mt. [read post]
28 May 2009, 10:19 pm
Christopher Robinette at TortsProf and Carter at ShopFloor have details and links on the omnibus reform, which Gov. [read post]
28 May 2009, 10:15 am
Cathy Sharkey (NYU) has just posted Federalism Accountability: 'Agency-Forcing' Measures on SSRN. [read post]
28 May 2009, 9:43 am
The nursing home industry's push to receive state med mal protections (damage caps, panel screening prior to trial) was rejected yesterday by the Louisiana House of Representatives. [read post]
28 May 2009, 5:52 am
Mark Grady (UCLA) has published Unavoidable Accident in Bepress's Review of Law & Economics. [read post]
27 May 2009, 5:24 am
Martin Petrin (S.J.D. cand. [read post]
26 May 2009, 4:00 am
Sunday's NY Times had an interesting article on libel tourism - plaintiffs with little connection to Britain who bring libel lawsuits against American authors in London courts using Britain's friendlier libel laws. [read post]
26 May 2009, 3:53 am
Eric Turkewitz has an interesting post about the various priorities he attempts to advance in working on his website. [read post]
25 May 2009, 6:08 am
We at TortsProf express our deep gratitude for those who gave their lives so that we could live ours. [read post]
23 May 2009, 5:54 am
You may recall that, a little over a week ago, I posted on a compromise tort reform bill hammered out in the Oklahoma legislature. [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]
21 May 2009, 6:14 pm
A quick announcement before we get to the Roundup: You'll be seeing some schedule shifts over the next weeks and months. [read post]
21 May 2009, 5:00 am
Victor Schwartz (Shook, Hardy, & Bacon) testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in an effort to close a liability loophole for foreign corporations. [read post]
21 May 2009, 4:59 am
On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law approved a bill to allow armed services members and their families to sue for negligent medical care. [read post]
