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2 Nov 2007, 3:52 am
LegalNewsLine is reporting that Sherwin-Williams is challenging portions of DuPont's pretrial settlement with Rhode Island over lead paint: "In addition to valuing the overall DuPont settlement, Sherwin-Williams also moves to disgorge two monetary amounts from the settlement that were improperly... [read post]
1 Nov 2007, 7:12 am
Fear not, this will not become a what-I-had-for-breakfast blog. [read post]
1 Nov 2007, 4:50 am
Home Depot and Polar Industries, the retailer and manufacturer, respectively, of flammable foam insulation that was part of the fire at The Station Nightclub in Rhode Island, have agreed to contribute $5 million towards settlements with the families of the... [read post]
1 Nov 2007, 3:27 am
CNN reports that a jury has awarded nearly $11 million to the family of a deceased Marine whose funeral was picketed by the Westboro Baptist Church (which somehow blames the deaths of American soldiers on the United States becoming more... [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 5:14 am
Also from the NYT, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation has approved a bill that would expand the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission: The bill would increase the maximum penalties for safety violations and make it... [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 4:49 am
From the New York Times: A new federal study issued by the Congressional Research Service reports that 21 states will run out of money for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the coming year, and of those states, 9... [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 5:03 pm
CBS News is reporting that a professor at Ashland University has found very high levels of lead in a variety of Halloween-themed products, including "ugly teeth" which, as you might suspect, are made to go in a child's mouth. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 7:21 am
Their post about it is here and, even if you disagree with them on policy or legal issues, you have to agree that they're pretty funny. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 4:49 am
The New Jersey Law Journal (via law.com) reports on the oral arguments before the New Jersey Supreme Court on whether Merck can be held liable for medical monitoring for individuals who may have suffered "silent heart attacks" from use of... [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 4:41 am
The New York Times reports that the U.S. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 5:14 am
Cass Sunstein and William Meadow have posted a new article to SSRN, "Causation in Tort: General Population vs. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 5:05 am
The Houston Chronicle reports that the New Mexico Attorney General has filed a brief with the New Mexico Supreme Court in support of a class action against Dell. [read post]
28 Oct 2007, 3:41 am
In a piece that explores the alternatives to class certification in mass products cases (where such certifications are almost never appropriate), Byron Steir (Southwestern) suggests in a recent SSRN posting of a 2005 Utah Law Review article the rise of... [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 8:20 am
The Globe has a story today cataloging some recent mistakes in surgery in the Bay State and describing some of the efforts to prevent such errors. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 6:15 am
In a case involving "famously obnoxious" lawyer Geoffrey Fieger, the Ohio Supreme Court has reversed by a vote of 5-1 a $30 million verdict for a baby stricken with cerebral palsy. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 6:03 am
The drugs had been stolen by a friend of the roommate, and the pharmacy had less than adequate security (via Overlawyered);Beck/Herrmann discuss a law review article by TortsProf Bill Childs, and broach the subject of litigation driven scholarship. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 4:11 am
It's not exactly shocking news that testing incoming hospital patients for the "superbug" version of staph could be highly effective, but the article is interesting nonetheless to hear one explanation as to why that's not become the standard of care.... [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 2:32 pm
The Strib has more about the legislative hearing today, considering setting up a fund along the lines of the 9/11 Compensation Fund. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 6:41 am
...and the Consumerist is live-blogging it. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 6:08 am
There is, as you might imagine, a little bit of excitement around these parts relating to the World Series. [read post]
