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29 Dec 2006, 8:00 am
or chicken litter, for that matter. [read post]
26 Dec 2006, 6:23 am
A ways back, I noted a case in which state tort litigation arising out of a train crash (and accompanying spill) was held (by my judge, incidentally) preempted by state law. [read post]
24 Dec 2006, 10:25 am
While we're talking about leaks of documents in contravention of protective orders, there's a new thesis, from a recent masters graduate of the London School of Economics, that sounds like it'd be worth reading: In Search of the Impartial Juror:... [read post]
22 Dec 2006, 5:35 pm
I've been looking for a torts hook for linking to Joe Mathlete Explains Today's Marmaduke, because it is the funniest site I've come across in the last several months. [read post]
22 Dec 2006, 1:15 pm
...and they've finally given up on telling the trial judge to come up with a number, instead setting the number for punitives at $2.5 billion (five times the actual harm determined by the trial court). [read post]
22 Dec 2006, 9:43 am
The Scientist has a nice wrap-up of the chromium story as it stands now. [read post]
22 Dec 2006, 5:24 am
A big local story is the libel suit brought by members of a Northampton family against Augusten Burroughs, contending that his book Running with Scissors (and the movie) defamed them. [read post]
21 Dec 2006, 4:25 pm
Surprise! [read post]
21 Dec 2006, 6:11 am
The JPML will meet [PDF] in Miami on January 25. [read post]
20 Dec 2006, 5:16 pm
For the past few years each December, an important new space law development -- legislation, proposed rulemaking, final rule -- has turned up in our holiday stockings.In case you missed it last Friday, a bit short of the two-year anniversary of President Bush signing into law the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 (CSLAA) (Dec. 23, 2004), and almost a year after the commercial space transportation regulators first circulated proposed human space flight requirements (NPRM, Dec. 29, 2005),… [read post]
20 Dec 2006, 11:09 am
For a range of interesting and, at times, entertaining documents, visit this page on Gottstein's website.... [read post]
20 Dec 2006, 8:23 am
Fred Goldman, father of Ron Goldman, again sued OJ Simpson, this time asserting fraud relating to Simpson's recent not-quite-published book If I Did It.The new lawsuit alleges that Mr. [read post]
20 Dec 2006, 6:01 am
Hey! [read post]
19 Dec 2006, 5:40 pm
...that's sort of what FDA seems to be suggesting.Aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen and the other related over-the-counter drugs remain safe and effective when used as directed, the Food and Drug Administration said. [read post]
18 Dec 2006, 12:02 pm
In Japan at least, you can get a steering-wheel-mounted...um. [read post]
18 Dec 2006, 11:49 am
So suggest the folks at the new defense-oriented Drug Device Law blog, which includes this suggestion:We'd like to see an academic (who might have the time to pursue this) research the mass tort cases (since about 1985 or so, when... [read post]
18 Dec 2006, 4:13 am
The FAA has released its first-ever regulations for commercial space tourism, including broad waivers of liability and detailed descriptions of those risks of which customers must be informed. [read post]
16 Dec 2006, 4:11 pm
This is a good and oh-so-gross criminal law hypothetical, but also a pretty solid Torts one. [read post]
16 Dec 2006, 1:24 pm
Let's see...FDA panel recommends substantial restrictions on antibiotic due to liver side effects. [read post]
15 Dec 2006, 2:58 pm
I can't explore it in detail (on my way out to see The Hold Steady, and yes, they will rock, I'm quite sure) (update: I was right), but I just heard about So Sue Me: The Game. [read post]
