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10 Jun 2013, 2:50 am
The Oklahoman reports that the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the state's Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009 was unconstitutional under the state constitution. [read post]
13 Oct 2016, 1:12 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has just killed the ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to allow the legislature in medical lawsuits to set a cap on noneconomic damages of at least $250,000 and limit attorney's fees to one-third of... [read post]
2 May 2014, 11:04 am
A Virginia jury in Montross has ordered a restaurant owner to pay $8M to the daughters of the man's wife, who froze to death on their property in 2010. [read post]
18 Jul 2014, 1:15 am
About a year ago, we reported that Ralph Nader had purchased an old bank in his hometown of Winfield, Connecticut for his "American Museum of Tort Law. [read post]
3 Sep 2014, 11:00 am
Todd Brown (Buffalo) is chairing a conference entitled "Recent Developments in Tort Law and Practice" with Kenneth Feinberg as the Gerald S. [read post]
5 Feb 2016, 3:20 am
Gijs Van Dijck (Tilburg University) has posted to SSRN Should Physicians Be Afraid of Tort Liability? [read post]
17 Feb 2016, 4:35 am
An interview with Lawrence Schlachter. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 5:53 am
George Conk has coverage at Torts Today. [read post]
21 Feb 2022, 3:57 am
Another Reason to Get Rid of Contributory Negligence For those few jurisdictions hanging on to contributory negligence, there recently emerged yet another reason to get rid of the rule: even our brightest stars in the judiciary get it wrong. [read post]
16 Apr 2009, 11:25 am
Among papers posted in the last 60 days, the top 10 papers for the SSRN Torts & Products Liability e-Journal are: 1. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 4:43 am
Reuters reports that Sentator Arlen Specter (R-PA) (D-PA) is proposing the curiously named "Cures Administration Network," a new federal agency that would award grants to bio-tech companies. - SBS [read post]
28 Oct 2009, 12:10 am
Michael Frakes (Harvard) has posted to SSRN Malpractice Standards of Care and Regional Variations in Physician Practice Styles. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 2:00 am
A Florida wrongful death suit is testing the reach of the state's worker's compensation statute. [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 5:36 am
Mark Geistfeld has posted to SSRN Reformulating Vicarious Liability in Terms of Basic Tort Principles: The Example of Employer Liability for Sexual Assaults in the Workplace. [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 7:19 am
At JOTWELL, Sean Coyle reviews Veronica Rodriquez-Blanco's Revising the Puzzle of Negligence: Transforming the Citizen Towards Civil Maturity. [read post]
17 Apr 2019, 1:32 am
While attempting to reconcile with her husband, wife is tested for STDs. [read post]
2 May 2013, 7:33 am
Yesterday the Florida House passed a med mal reform bill that restricts experts testifying against a defendant doctor to the same specialty, not just the same field. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 11:49 am
Over at JOTWELL, Martha Chamallas reviews Elizabeth Porter's Tort Liability in the Age of the Helicopter Parent. [read post]
7 Jul 2014, 10:33 am
Judge James Turk, who presided over federal court in Roanoke, Virginia for over 40 years, died Sunday at the age of 91. [read post]
20 Jun 2009, 6:03 am
Amalia Miller (Virginia-Economics) & Catherine Tucker (MIT-Management Science) have posted to SSRN Electronic Discovery and Electronic Medical Records: Does the Threat of Litigation Affect Firm Decisions to Adopt Technology? [read post]
