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14 Aug 2007, 12:35 pm
Mattel is not having a good couple of weeks; they've announced another recall of toys, this time nine million of 'em. [read post]
14 Aug 2007, 4:07 am
As reported yesterday on The Today Show (and others), Leroy Greer has sued 1-800-Flowers for damages and mental anguish because the florist inadvertently disclosed Greer's extramarital affair to his wife. [read post]
14 Aug 2007, 3:51 am
CNN reports that the FDA has charged Pfizer with false advertising for its anti-schizophrenia drug Geodon. [read post]
13 Aug 2007, 4:54 am
I know it's technically criminal law, but it's one of those at-the-border things that affects tort law too, so: Massachusetts lawmakers are considering significantly increasing the potential penalties for involuntary manslaughter charges against corporations. [read post]
13 Aug 2007, 4:14 am
The St. [read post]
13 Aug 2007, 4:10 am
The New York Times reports that the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) bill, passed earlier this month (posts here and here) does more than provide health insurance coverage to low-income, uninsured children. [read post]
12 Aug 2007, 3:52 pm
In the comments to my earlier post about the suit against McDonald's for the inclusion of cheese on a burger ordered by a (very) allergic customer, Peter Nordberg notes a post on Volokh arguing rather vociferously for the applicability of... [read post]
12 Aug 2007, 3:26 pm
I have to think the person registering PeanutButterClassAction.com must have felt a little silly, but it is, no doubt, effective. [read post]
11 Aug 2007, 7:31 am
This story -- about a man suing McDonald's for damages from a severe allergic reaction to cheese, when the restaurant served him a burger with cheese after his alleged repeated requests for one without cheese -- is interesting enough by... [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 10:47 am
I realized today I haven't previously noted the growing number of lawsuits brought by workers exposed to butter flavoring (typically for microwave popcorn). [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 5:21 am
44 more plaintiffs have filed suit claiming they were suffered lung disease from popcorn flavoring, as per Tort Burger, Hold the Reform [Edit: much more at The Pump Handle, via TortsProf];Mary Whisner points to an article on whether summary judgment is unconstitutional;In the jury deliberation department, Sam Yospe at Concurring Opinions discusses blogging jurors. [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 4:46 am
There's a new SSRN posting for an article, Privatizing Bans on Abortion: Eviscerating Constitutional Rights Through Tort Remedies, in Temple Law Review by Maya Manian (San Francisco) about the apparently growing use of the creation of private tort remedies for... [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 5:44 pm
As posted earlier, the government of Nigeria has sued the drug company Pfizer for fraud based on allegations that during a 1996 meningitis epidemic, Pfizer tested the experimental antibiotic Trovan without the consent of the families involved, and that this... [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 4:59 am
Today's New York Times reports that the glue maker responsible for the collapse of the Big Dig Tunnel in Boston has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 4:33 am
There's more competition for medical malpractice insurance in Illinois, and at least one company says it's because of tort reform. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 4:04 am
I admit I can't stop picturing a courtroom scene performed entirely in the Fisher-Price little people. [read post]
8 Aug 2007, 7:54 am
According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (via TortsProf) the award "recognizes law professors who are committed to the advancement of justice, scholarship and the legal profession in the fields of tort and insurance law. [read post]
8 Aug 2007, 4:29 am
CNN reports (via DowJones) that Boeing, American, United, USAirways and others filed suits in the U.S. [read post]
8 Aug 2007, 4:17 am
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that the ABA Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section will honor Professor Aaron Twerski on Sunday with the 2007 Robert B. [read post]
7 Aug 2007, 4:51 am
As the National Law Journal (via Law.com) reports, a Wisconsin state legislator has a unique idea about how to change the legal system. [read post]
