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27 Dec 2007, 4:23 am
The House a week ago or so passed legislation to allow only trace amounts of lead in toys, increase inspections, and increase CPSC funding (this is the bill as to which the amusement ride amendment was rejected). [read post]
26 Dec 2007, 11:13 am
In his latest Findlaw column, Tony Sebok analyzes the tort suit implications of the Megan Meier case, the thirteen year old girl who committed suicide after being taunted on-line by what turned out to be a "fake" friend - a... [read post]
25 Dec 2007, 12:01 pm
The Globe has the details. [read post]
24 Dec 2007, 12:53 pm
Okay, I can't make this quite be a torts suit, since it seems solidly in the IP camp, but I can't resist it anyway. [read post]
24 Dec 2007, 3:33 am
Adam Liptak in the NYT has a column today discussing ATRA's Judicial Hellholes report. [read post]
23 Dec 2007, 4:20 am
As with most blawgs, our posting is going to slow some over the holidays. [read post]
21 Dec 2007, 9:20 am
Wonkette notes the Boston.com AP story about the tale of a sixty-year-old lawyer for Reader's Digest suing a seven-year-old for injuries incurred on the ski slope. [read post]
21 Dec 2007, 6:56 am
Anthony Franze and I have posted our forthcoming article on SSRN, "Instructing Juries on Punitive Damages: Due Process Revisted After Philip Morris USA v. [read post]
21 Dec 2007, 6:52 am
AEI and the Federalist Society are co-sponsoring a panel discussion on the recent Vioxx settlement on Monday January 7th: In 2004, Merck withdrew its pain reliever Vioxx from the market because of new studies showing increased cardiovascular risk. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 6:15 am
Overlawyered today did a post about stories that shouldn't get away, and noted my discussion about the data regarding what has happened since Texas implemented changes in malpractice liability law in 2003. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 7:05 am
BP says they've now exhausted the $1.6 billion they set aside for the litigation and still face over a thousand cases, though no more wrongful death and few serious injury cases. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 7:01 am
The National Center for Policy Analysis released a report yesterday recommending that medical injuries be handled by contract instead of tort. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 4:44 am
The American Tort Reform Association has released the 2007 edition of Judicial Hellholes. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 3:48 am
Lawrence Savell (Chadbourne & Parke) sent along a couple of entertaining links relevant to exam season -- one because it is about exams, and one because it might distract from the chore of grading and/or taking exams. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 3:42 am
Depositions have evidently begun in the case against Six Flags for the injuries caused on its Superman: Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom (in which a girl's feet were severed). [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 3:48 pm
The Juneau Empire has a story about plaintiffs' lawyers in the Exxon Valdez case starting to prepare their clients for wise investment choices and the like. [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 4:13 am
As I noted in a previous post, one of my former students loaned me his grandfather's Torts notebook from academic calendar year 1938-39 at the University of Minnesota. [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 4:10 am
Last week, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch announced the winners of its 11th annual wacky warning contest. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 1:28 pm
...due to tort concerns. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 6:51 am
The judge overseeing the civil suit by the family of Katie Lassiter against Six Flags for the severing of the teenage girl's feet will decide what company will test the cable, a local company or a Chicago company. [read post]
