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16 Dec 2008, 12:25 pm
The BBC reports that the British Heart Foundation has called for tougher regulation of child food advertisements in Britain: It suggested that companies used a variety of "misleading" techniques to make them seem healthier than they actually are. [read post]
16 Dec 2008, 12:17 pm
The American Tort Reform Association has released its annual "Judicial Hellholes" (pdf) ranking: West Virginia South Florida Cook County, Illinois Atlantic County, New Jersey Montgomery and Macon Counties, Alabama Los Angeles County, California Clark County, Nevada Rio Grande Valley and... [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]
15 Dec 2008, 4:00 pm
SCOTUSWiki entry here; opinion here, concluding that the labeling act does not preempt state law fraud claims in connection with "light" cigarette advertising. [read post]
15 Dec 2008, 2:32 pm
The nature of blogging is such that it's easy to lose a long-term view of things (at least for me); an event occurs, predictions are made, and we forget about it. [read post]
15 Dec 2008, 1:48 pm
A few years ago, New Hampshire adopted med mal screening panels -- requiring plaintiffs to submit their cases to a panel. [read post]
14 Dec 2008, 2:43 pm
Tom Baker (Penn) has posted Liability Insurance at the Tort-Crime Boundary on SSRN. [read post]
13 Dec 2008, 2:41 pm
On Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote in companion cases, held that makers of nonhazardous component parts, such as pumps or valves, have no duty to warn about asbestos products (like insulation or replacement gaskets) made by... [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 6:16 pm
Marshall Shapo (Northwestern) has a new book available from Greenwood Publishers: Experimenting with the Consumer: The Mass Testing of Risky Products on the Public. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 1:01 pm
As I sit amid the bluebooks, here's what's new in torts... [read post]
11 Dec 2008, 1:38 pm
A group of neighbors in Ontario have filed a class action against multiple parties for loss of property values due to water contamination. [read post]
11 Dec 2008, 11:58 am
Here. [read post]
10 Dec 2008, 9:54 pm
With permission, it's here: Download 2008_torts_section_newsletter.pdf [PDF]. [read post]
10 Dec 2008, 11:56 am
Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) would like to give the FDA the authority to ban direct-to-consumer advertising for new medicines. [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 6:43 pm
He has a lot more hurdles to cross before he and his client actually pocket any punitive damages.Hat tip: TortsProf blog. [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 1:10 pm
An article posted on law.com drew a response on LitigationAndTrial.com, pointing out some misconceptions about punitive damages and medical malpractice. [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 11:34 am
Today's Wall Street Journal reports on whether the large amount of drug safety information available to the public could be harming consumers: Too much information about drug safety -- disseminated through media, online alerts from consumer watchdog groups and even... [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 11:25 am
In the latest article in its "Evidence Gap" series, The New York Times examines why bad hospitals stay open, pointing to a lack of national oversight as a culprit: Unlike some other nations, including France, the United States has no... [read post]
8 Dec 2008, 1:04 pm
The local paper has an article about public pools' efforts to get into compliance with the impending federal requirement for safer drains. [read post]
8 Dec 2008, 10:27 am
With Claus Enterprises, Ltd. having a somewhat unique disclaimer;TortsProf has the Personal Injury Law Round-Up, once again chock full of the latest stories of the week;Blawg Review #189 is up by Colin Samuels at Infamy and Praise. [read post]
