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31 Oct 2006, 10:35 am
The WSJ Law Blog has an initial review of the Supreme Court argument today in the punitives case. [read post]
31 Oct 2006, 8:47 am
I've no idea if BP acted properly or not in the case referred to here at Tort Deform, relating to the massive March 2005 explosion that killed 15 employees in the company's Texas City plant. [read post]
31 Oct 2006, 6:16 am
I try to resist most cute picture posts, but my daughter's Amelia Earhart costume was simply impossible to resist. [read post]
31 Oct 2006, 4:47 am
Well, not exactly, but this Weekend Edition story (click on listen) has an entertaining bit where Bryson discusses growing up in a time (the 1950s) when smoking was healthy, people didn't need to be warned about the unfortunate possible interactions... [read post]
30 Oct 2006, 2:50 pm
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled [PDF] in September that a failure-to-warn claim could survive summary judgment, notwithstanding the foreign-natural doctrine:Plaintiff has alleged that he opened a jar of pimento-stuffed, green olives, which had been imported and sold at wholesale by... [read post]
30 Oct 2006, 1:18 pm
Beware the spontaneously combusting flower pots! [read post]
30 Oct 2006, 12:59 pm
Back in March, I posted the top five torts-related SSRN papers. [read post]
30 Oct 2006, 3:36 am
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently ruled on a punitive damages case with strikingly similar considerations as those evaluated by U.S. courts -- in particular those the Supreme Court will presumably be considering tomorrow in the Williams case.In applying this... [read post]
29 Oct 2006, 4:18 am
Doug Rendleman (WL) has an article forthcoming in a remedies symposium in the Akron Law Review addressing caps on appellate bonds. [read post]
27 Oct 2006, 8:49 am
The receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys has sued McDonald's after finding a six-inch rat in his salad.The dead rodent, believed to be a juvenile roof rat, was about 6 inches long and was found on its back with its... [read post]
27 Oct 2006, 5:53 am
You've probably already heard about the Attleboro, Massachusetts, elementary school banning tag and other kinda-sorta-contact sports at recess. [read post]
26 Oct 2006, 2:30 pm
Scientific American has posted online a prepublication preview [PDF] of a story in its next issue, addressing the chemistry behind the troubles with lithium-ion batteries, complete with a discussion of economic pressure resulting in allegedly closer calls, safety-wise. [read post]
26 Oct 2006, 11:47 am
Slate has a fun Explainer piece about the Borat film (trailer page) being released in a couple of weeks, addressing the release signed by people who appear in it and its unusual specificity:The waivers encompass claims of defamation, invasion of... [read post]
26 Oct 2006, 10:08 am
I don't have the new complaint, but I understand that the Austin-filed MySpace complaint has been nonsuited and refiled, with five additional similar claims from plaintiffs in somewhat similar circumstances, in the Bronx. [read post]
26 Oct 2006, 8:52 am
Ted Frank points out two more columns on the upcoming Williams case.... [read post]
26 Oct 2006, 3:28 am
Anthony Sebok (Brooklyn) has the second part of his discussion of the upcoming Williams case up on FindLaw. [read post]
25 Oct 2006, 10:12 am
Four years ago today, Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila, their daughter Marcia, and three campaign aides were killed in a tragic plane accident in outstate Minnesota. [read post]
25 Oct 2006, 3:19 am
Nice example case for discussions of assumption of risk (and consent, though it's not mentioned)A woman whose nose was broken during a sparring match at a Long Island, N.Y., karate school was an experienced practitioner of the sport and had... [read post]
24 Oct 2006, 6:25 am
Bringing your Raspberry Tort(e)s fantasy football team to 3-4, Tech Law Advisor's creatively-named team Tech Law Advisor won a tough game, 134-124. [read post]
24 Oct 2006, 3:19 am
The NYT has a front-page story today about the problems of factual causation in 9/11-related lawsuits, in particular addressing the potential toxicity of the dust:The question that arises in all these cases is straightforward: Can a link between the dust... [read post]
