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6 Sep 2024, 7:41 am by tortsprof
The Maine Supreme Court recently considered whether an employer is liable for the racial slurs of its employees directed at customers: Vargas v. [read post]
15 Apr 2022, 8:52 am by tortsprof
In 2008, a dike failure at the Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority released 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash sludge from an 84-acre containment pond onto an area of approximately 300 acres. [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 7:10 am by tortsprof
On September 27-28, 2013, Vanderbilt Law School hosts "The Public Life of the Private Law: A Conference in Honor of Richard A. [read post]
7 Mar 2016, 1:47 am by tortsprof
The Indiana House passed, 90-5, an increase in the med mal cap from $1.25M to $1.8M by 2019. [read post]
18 Mar 2016, 4:39 am by tortsprof
Last week, 2 Pennsylvania families won a $4.2M jury award against fracking operators for contaminating their wells. [read post]
21 May 2009, 5:00 am
Victor Schwartz (Shook, Hardy, & Bacon) testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in an effort to close a liability loophole for foreign corporations. [read post]
22 Aug 2009, 2:56 am
The family of a flight attendant killed when AF447 crashed near the coast of Brazil on June 1st is seeking legal action against the airline. [read post]
25 Oct 2018, 2:51 am by tortsprof
In July, a duck boat operating in a Branson, Missouri lake capsized in a storm; 17 people drowned. [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 2:33 am by tortsprof
Duquesne is hosting a legal writing conference on drafting statutes and rules on December 3, 2016. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 2:45 am by tortsprof
Martha Chamallas reviews Sarah Swan's Bystander Interventions at JOTWELL. [read post]
5 Oct 2016, 2:02 am by tortsprof
South Dakota physician Lars Aanning admits he lied to protect a colleague in a med mal case 15 years ago. [read post]
10 Oct 2016, 7:33 am by tortsprof
In November, the people of Arkansas are supposed to vote on a ballot measure amending the state constitution to allow the legislature in medical lawsuits to set a cap of damages of at least $250,000 and limit attorney's fees to... [read post]
16 Feb 2017, 1:54 am by tortsprof
A bill to create med mal panels has, once again, been introduced in Kentucky: The bill states that unless all parties involved agree to go directly to court, the complaint should be reviewed by an independent panel before it can... [read post]
12 Sep 2013, 1:12 am by tortsprof
Ken Simons (Boston University) has posted to SSRN Exploring the Relationship between Consent, Assumption of Risk, and Victim Negligence, a chapter in a forthcoming book edited by John Oberdiek. [read post]
23 Mar 2015, 2:03 am by tortsprof
Dram shop bills in both the House and Senate received unfavorable reports from legislative committees this month. [read post]
27 May 2015, 1:05 am by tortsprof
Virginia Circuit Judge Martin Clark is about to publish his fourth novel, "The Jezebel Remedy. [read post]
27 May 2014, 2:18 am by tortsprof
Last Tuesday, the membership of the ALI considered for the first time a draft of the Restatement of Intentional Torts. [read post]
2 Oct 2015, 12:09 pm by tortsprof
2016 AALS Annual Meeting, Torts & Compensation Systems Section panel; New York City; Friday, January 8, 2016 from 1:30-3:15 (room to be announced) On March 14, 1916, New York’s high court issued its decision in MacPherson v. [read post]
21 Oct 2015, 1:03 am by tortsprof
At JOTWELL, John Goldberg reviews Robin West's Gatsby and Tort. [read post]