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9 Jun 2017, 4:24 am
Yesterday, on equal protection grounds, a sharply divided Florida Supreme Court struck down a 2003 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases: “We conclude that the caps on noneconomic damages … arbitrarily reduce damage awards for plaintiffs who suffer... [read post]
8 Feb 2023, 7:13 am
At JOTWELL, Tony Sebok reviews Edward Cheng, Ehud Guttel, & Yuval Procaccia's Unenforceable Waivers. [read post]
23 Jul 2014, 1:19 am
Here's a good one for your class on negligence: A California appellate court has held that a man who fell off a cliff while drunk can sue the friends who brought him to the cliff to watch the sunrise after... [read post]
18 Aug 2014, 2:17 am
Catherine Harris (Wake Forest-Sociology) & Ralph Peeples (Wake Forest) have posted to SSRN Medical Errors, Medical Malpractice and Death Cases in North Carolina: The Impact of Demographic and System Variables. [read post]
15 Dec 2014, 4:13 am
A California appellate court has concluded there is no duty on the part of a premises owner to warn of take-home asbestos dangers. [read post]
29 Dec 2014, 2:20 am
A panel created by the General Assembly has recommended a compensation fund for babies suffering neurological injuries at birth. [read post]
31 Dec 2014, 6:34 am
... is here, with a focus on whether litigation is uncovering less information about dangerous products than it used to. [read post]
14 Jan 2015, 3:14 am
The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning is sponsoring a symposium at the UCLA School of Law entitled "Engaging the Entire Class: Strategies for Enhancing Participation and Inclusion in Law School Classroom Learning. [read post]
17 Nov 2016, 2:16 am
Approximately 250 residents of East Chicago, Indiana have filed notices of claim against several officials, including Vice President-elect Mike Pence, alleging the officials knew of lead- and arsenic-contaminated soil but did nothing to prevent future exposure: The pending lawsuits —... [read post]
22 Dec 2016, 9:58 am
The families of three toddlers killed by Ikea dressers tipping over on top of them have settled with Ikea for $50 million. [read post]
26 Feb 2013, 5:08 am
Forbes reports that Pfizer is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to reconsider its decision holding Pfizer liable for failing to warn a consumer who took a generic version of the drug Reglan. [read post]
14 Aug 2009, 4:00 am
Most of us are gearing up for classes next week. [read post]
23 Oct 2010, 2:00 am
Monday's Guest Blogger is James R. [read post]
22 Dec 2010, 2:45 am
Saturday January 8, 2011 1:30-3:15 PM Section on Torts and Compensation Systems Market Street, Third Floor Level, Parc 55 Wyndham San Francisco Union Square Vaccines and Drugs: A Brave New Tort World (Papers to be published in the Indiana Health... [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 7:00 am
James Maxeiner (Baltimore) has published Failures of American Civil Justice in International Perspective. [read post]
18 Dec 2013, 11:42 pm
A North Carolina man has filed a suit alleging alienation of affections not only against the man who had an affair with his wife, but also against Ashley Madison, an online dating site that markets to people interested in affairs.... [read post]
12 Mar 2015, 4:22 am
Last week, I reported the Missouri House had given preliminary approval to a $350,000 noneconomic damages cap in med mal cases. [read post]
6 Aug 2015, 3:45 pm
Last week, Judge Jack Weinstein rejected a landlord's attempt to use a tenant's Hispanic ethnicity to reduce damages in a lead paint poisoning case. [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 12:44 pm
Automobile injuries are pervasive in tort law--over half of tort claims and three-quarters of all payouts. [read post]
20 Aug 2020, 7:59 am
Ronen Avraham, Lynn Baker & Tony Sebok have posted to SSRN The Anatomy of Consumer Legal Funding. [read post]
