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20 Feb 2017, 3:57 am by tortsprof
The Arkansas Senate voted 21-10 to send a proposed constitutional amendment involving damage caps to the House for further consideration. [read post]
14 Oct 2020, 5:39 am by tortsprof
Yesterday Justice Thomas signaled he would like the Supreme Court to take up the issue of the immunity provided by Section 230 (of the Communications Decency Act of 1996). [read post]
15 Jun 2021, 12:01 pm by tortsprof
With sadness I note the passing of Judge Jack Weinstein, a legendary federal judge and the most-recent honoree of the Prosser Award. [read post]
21 Oct 2013, 1:08 am by tortsprof
Sandra Sperino sends news of an interesting upcoming symposium at Ohio State: On November 15, 2013, The Ohio State Law Journal will host a symposium titled “Torts and Civil Rights Law: Migration and Conflict.” [read post]
6 Dec 2018, 2:58 am by tortsprof
Puerto Rico's governor signed a law creating 13 panels composed of 3 people--including a health expert, a public advocate, and a lawyer or former judge--to review medical malpractice claims. [read post]
28 Mar 2016, 1:56 am by tortsprof
A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled an unincorporated association of attorneys sharing office space is not entitled to summary judgment for a claim of vicarious liability for legal malpractice. [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 2:15 am by tortsprof
Last week, the Nevada Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state's $350,000 med mal cap on non-economic damages. [read post]
24 Mar 2009, 3:59 am
Last week, I mentioned the article by Trent Taylor on State of North Carolina v. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 3:27 am
Here's what happened last week in the world of torts: Reform, Legislation, Policy House passes Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. [read post]
28 Jan 2011, 2:00 am by tortsprof
New Suits Parents of a California woman killed in a gas line explosion filed suit against the pipe owner for negligence and wrongful death. [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 3:33 am by tortsprof
Alan Calnan (Southwestern) offers the following post on civil recourse theory: At the upcoming AALS conference, the Torts and Compensation Section will host a panel discussion on civil recourse theory entitled: Twenty-First Century Tort Theories: A New Audit of Civil... [read post]
11 Aug 2021, 10:09 am by tortsprof
Over at JOTWELL Torts, Ronen Avraham reviews Sequencing in Damages by Edward Cheng, Ehud Guttel & Yuval Procaccia. [read post]
18 Jan 2019, 1:50 am by tortsprof
Anita Bernstein has published The Common Law Inside the Female Body with Cambridge University Press. [read post]
16 Oct 2016, 9:38 am by tortsprof
A Connecticut judge dismissed the case filed by parents of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School against gun manufacturers. [read post]
15 Mar 2015, 8:53 am by tortsprof
On Thursday, I reported the Missouri Senate had given preliminary approval to med mal caps. [read post]
19 Sep 2009, 2:49 am
Following up on Tony Sebok's post yesterday, we now have some more details on President Obama's "demonstration projects" on tort reform. [read post]
22 Dec 2009, 1:37 am by tortsprof
Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress department devoted to providing research and analysis on legislative issues to Congress, has issued a report analyzing the two health care reform bills: "A Comparative Analysis of Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R.... [read post]
25 Jan 2010, 12:45 am by tortsprof
“[I]n this atmosphere of economics now a change in a fundamental part of law affecting landholders is bound to have an effect on the cost of homeowner insurance if the word is out that there is a duty to trespassers.... [read post]