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22 Jan 2007, 3:59 am
That's the conclusion of Carl Tobias (Richmond) in an interesting Writ column.... [read post]
21 Jan 2007, 10:11 am
The Economic Policy Institute has an interesting counterpoint to the Tillinghast study of the costs of the tort system. [read post]
19 Jan 2007, 1:03 pm
In a not-remotely-surprising (and entirely appropriate, in my view) action, the family of Jennifer Strange, the woman who died from water intoxication after participating in a radio station's Hold your Wee for a Wii contest, has filed suit. [read post]
19 Jan 2007, 4:53 am
More suits have been filed on behalf of under-age girls who were allegedly assaulted by people they met on MySpace. [read post]
18 Jan 2007, 7:05 pm
The EFF reports on its view of the hearing in the Zyprexa documents matter here. [read post]
18 Jan 2007, 11:20 am
Details here.... [read post]
18 Jan 2007, 6:34 am
A frequent concern in fraud litigation is the somewhat-fading requirement to show reliance. [read post]
17 Jan 2007, 2:25 pm
So said one of the DJs in the water intoxication death in the face of a warning, according to a news story.During the contest, a listener - self-identified as a nurse - called the live radio broadcast and warned that... [read post]
17 Jan 2007, 12:04 pm
(And much more from Bill Childs at the TortsProf Blog here and here and here.) [read post]
17 Jan 2007, 6:54 am
He wrote an interesting post last week on his TortsProf blog about "The Sizzler," an amusement park ride that has killed an injured some kids, including a 9-year-old in Texas who was thrown from the ride. [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 5:12 pm
It's subscription-only, so I haven't read the whole thing yet, but this JAMA article promises to be interesting. [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 2:22 pm
More later on, perhaps, but a quick rundown of the interesting ones: Declaration by James Gottstein, who pretty much emphatically nods his head in the direction of Egilman, though his brief argues that Egilman did not violate the CMO either;... [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 10:24 am
The Pump Handle has an interesting post connecting Exxon-funded research with its recent (relative) win on punitives.... [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 4:49 am
I've previously mentioned Will Hall, an activist with the Freedom Center here in Northampton, a group that provides (per today's local paper) support and holistic alternatives for people with mental illness. [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 4:44 am
A new SSRN paper attempts to predict the likely consequences of increased disclosure of medical errors, providing an interesting counterpoint to the frequent arguments that telling patients (and apologizing) about mistakes will reduce malpractice claims. [read post]
15 Jan 2007, 3:55 pm
At least one report (AP) indicates that a nurse called into the radio station to warn them that the water-drinking contest was dangerous. [read post]
15 Jan 2007, 1:01 pm
The money quote comes from the title of the entry on the TortsProf Blog of William G. [read post]
15 Jan 2007, 9:44 am
The Info/Law blog has a useful post by William McGeveran (Minnesota) describing the basic lay of the land on the Zyprexa case, and concludes with this:And what does a judge do when the cat/bell/horse/ship is already out/rung/free/sailed? [read post]
15 Jan 2007, 4:54 am
And for those of you who haven't seen it, today's Times has a Zyprexa summary which will bring you up to date (and quotes the title of one of my early posts on the subject). [read post]
14 Jan 2007, 2:10 pm
Respectful Insolence has the details, and a medical take. [read post]
