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3 Oct 2011, 3:43 am by tortsprof
The Tennessee Civil Justice Reform Act, signed by the governor back in June, took effect on October 1st. [read post]
29 Dec 2022, 4:05 am by tortsprof
Gregory Parks & Ryan McKee have posted to SSRN Civil Liability and Intra-Fraternal, Sexually Predatory Behavior. [read post]
21 Feb 2022, 3:57 am by tortsprof
Another Reason to Get Rid of Contributory Negligence For those few jurisdictions hanging on to contributory negligence, there recently emerged yet another reason to get rid of the rule: even our brightest stars in the judiciary get it wrong. [read post]
18 May 2015, 5:57 am by tortsprof
A Louisiana appellate court has held a 1983 chemical spill does not constitute a continuing tort that tolls the statute of limitations. [read post]
11 Jan 2017, 3:49 am by tortsprof
In the National Law Review, Walter Latimer has a column about a recent Eleventh Circuit products case upholding the economic loss rule: The Economic Loss Rule is a doctrine of law that prohibits a product liability claim being brought against... [read post]
7 Mar 2016, 1:47 am by tortsprof
The Indiana House passed, 90-5, an increase in the med mal cap from $1.25M to $1.8M by 2019. [read post]
29 May 2009, 5:07 am
On this day in 1953, Edmund Hillary conquered Mt. [read post]
15 Jun 2009, 7:00 am
An Oregon bill that would extend the state's statute of repose against manufacturers from 8 to 10 years is headed to the governor for signature. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 11:12 pm by tortsprof
John Goldberg is Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School. [read post]
21 Feb 2011, 5:23 am by tortsprof
From the Blog of the Legal Times: Conservative lawmakers are organizing in a more formal way to promote an array of changes to the civil justice system, including proposals related to medical malpractice reform, venue and federal pleading standards. [read post]
3 Sep 2012, 2:09 am by tortsprof
The Associated Press reports that a woman has pled guilty for submitting false claims to the state tort fund created to compenstate the victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse in 2011. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 11:07 pm by tortsprof
Over at JOTWELL, John Goldberg likes lots the paper Does Tort Law Deter? [read post]
8 May 2013, 8:24 am by tortsprof
A team of doctors has published a study by this name in the Journal for Healthcare Quality. [read post]
5 Jul 2024, 5:17 am by tortsprof
Mike Rustad & Layth Hert have posted to SSRN Global Product Liability for Dumb 'Smart' Home Devices. [read post]
15 May 2023, 7:16 am by tortsprof
McDonald's and a Florida franchisee are liable for a chicken mcnugget burning the thigh of a four-year-old girl in a 2019 incident. [read post]
29 Jun 2023, 10:41 am by tortsprof
The Fourth Circuit joined the Third and Eighth Circuits in holding that TSA screeners are subject to suit pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act. [read post]
1 Sep 2023, 7:39 am by tortsprof
At JOTWELL, Leslie Kendrick reviews Greg Keating's Irreparable Injury and the Limits of the Law of Torts. [read post]