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16 Sep 2007, 5:37 am
As a Toys 'R' Us customer, I received the following email last week explaining the new measures that the company has put in place including:- A new Safety microsite at www.Toysrus.com/Safety to help you find all product safety and recall... [read post]
15 Sep 2007, 5:30 am
The Examiner.com is running a five-part series on "Lawyers Gone Wild," a "continuing series of special reports on class action lawsuit abuse in America. [read post]
13 Sep 2007, 4:38 am
That's the title of NYU's Mark Geistfeld's new SSRN posting (forthcoming Southern California Law Review), which argues for less of a connection between compensatory damages and punitive damages in the context of wrongful death or other settings where compensatory damages... [read post]
12 Sep 2007, 4:13 am
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing today at 11:00 am (in Dirksen-226 if you want to stop by) on "Regulatory Preemption: Are Federal Agencies Usurping Congressional and State Authority? [read post]
11 Sep 2007, 4:58 am
Bill posted recently on "popcorn lung," a disease caused by exposure to the chemical diacetyl in artificial popcorn flavoring. [read post]
11 Sep 2007, 4:45 am
The New York Times reports on "Why Lead in Toy Paint? [read post]
11 Sep 2007, 3:28 am
The New York Post has a story (with the typically restrained title "Cyclone Rider's 'Killer' Thriller") relating the story of one Keith Shirasawa. [read post]
10 Sep 2007, 2:35 pm
  TortsProf Blog called it a "heck of a waiver," but after a quick scan of all 22 single-spaced pages over at The Smoking Gun, I'd classify it as the mother of all waivers. [read post]
10 Sep 2007, 4:27 am
. . . then you missed the punitive damages symposium at the Charleston School of Law. [read post]
10 Sep 2007, 4:14 am
On Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a hearing on "Enhancing the Safety of Our Toys: Lead Paint, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Toy Safety Standards. [read post]
9 Sep 2007, 10:50 am
David Egilman has posted a comment at Pharmalot. [read post]
9 Sep 2007, 5:54 am
The NYT has a story (with no individual byline) that includes a quote from their own editor about the coverage; The Indianapolis Star has a piece; The AP has a story too; and another one (this one addressing a bit... [read post]
8 Sep 2007, 9:55 am
Just to tie up a loose thread from yesterday's news about David Egilman settling with Lilly... [read post]
7 Sep 2007, 12:16 pm
Pharmalot broke the story of David Egilman settling his part of the document leak with Lilly to the tune of $100,000 (to be donated to charity). [read post]
7 Sep 2007, 7:28 am
There's also an interview on the subject with pulmonologist Cecile Rose at the WSJ Health Blog;Drug safety pops up in a New England Journal of Medicine editorial, and the FDA's inadequate response to the Institute of Medicine's 2006 report (via TortsProf);Last week's round-up had a small give-and-take on the contingency fee, and David Giacalone continues on at f/k/a with contingency fees and the clueless fiduciary. [read post]