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27 Oct 2009, 3:00 am
On the heels of the FDA's letter to industry noted in Friday's Round-Up, food companies have halted the "Smart Choices" labeling program, which puts a green check mark on the front of packages to indicate that the product is a... [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]
22 Apr 2011, 2:00 am
It's the last day of classes here at the Charleston School of Law, and I am looking forward to summer as much as the students! [read post]
9 Apr 2019, 1:56 am
A bill that would cap non-economic damages in all Florida personal injury cases at $1 million is headed to the House Judiciary Committee. [read post]
14 Dec 2022, 5:09 am
Current Chair Tim Lytton posts: If you would like to nominate yourself or another person as a candidate for a position on the Executive Board of the section, please send an email to current Chair Timothy Lytton at tlytton@gsu.edu by... [read post]
23 Sep 2019, 4:20 am
Congratulations to Anita Bernstein, who has been selected the 2020 William L. [read post]
12 Mar 2020, 4:18 am
A sweeping tort reform bill was withdrawn in the Georgia Senate after bipartisan opposition: The sprawling Senate Bill 415 would alter many areas of Georgia’s civil judicial system from landlord protections and large medical damages to key tweaks on what... [read post]
19 Nov 2021, 4:33 am
Nili Karako-Eyil has posted to SSRN Increasing Vaccination Rates Through Tort Law: Theoretical and Empirical Insights. [read post]
3 Aug 2023, 7:29 am
Laura Heymann has posted to SSRN Trolley Problems, Private Necessity, and the Duty of Rescue. [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 3:24 am
We finally got something like a winter storm this week in New England. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 5:14 am
A short week, since this is my spring break and I'm at the Cape (for the first time!). [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 5:54 pm
Call for Papers Civil Litigation as a Tool for Regulating Climate Change Conference on February 18, 2011 The purpose of this conference is to explore the interlinked policy, science, legal and political questions of utilizing the American litigation system, and... [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 1:53 am
The paralyzing power of the status quo is more evident in law than anywhere else: stare decisis, the difficulty of passing or amending law, and packed legislative agendas. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 3:36 am
It's been quite a week in western Massachusetts, between the tornadoes earlier in the week (which went across our campus but, thankfully, did relatively little damage to the college) and my daughter's completion of elementary school (she's pictured to the... [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 1:17 am
Frank McClellan (Temple) has co-authored a study finding that the poor are not as likely to sue in medical malpractice as other socio-economic groups. [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 Oct 2015, 6:12 am
TLR's website has the story. [read post]
9 Sep 2014, 1:20 am
On September 24, the Mississippi Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case to determine whether the 2004 non-economic damages cap of $1M is unconstitutional. [read post]
24 Sep 2014, 2:54 am
Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from a Superior Court ruling, leaving in place a holding that general liability coverage providers are required to defend products claims brought against their policyholders. [read post]
8 May 2015, 9:02 am
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed the med mal caps bill passed by the legislature (earlier coverage here): The limits apply only to noneconomic damages, not medical costs or lost wages. [read post]
