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19 Feb 2008, 5:02 am
About a month ago, a group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued Universal Pictures, alleging that they were defamed by a statement appearing at the end of the film "American Gangster. [read post]
15 Apr 2008, 4:46 am
It's only tangentially torts-related, but still, this Talking Points Memo post is pretty interesting (and generally apolitical), exploring the alternative theory being pitched for the cause of the Titanic's sinking. [read post]
8 Jul 2008, 11:40 am
Alan Calnan (Southwestern) has posted an interesting tort theory piece, Duty and Integrity in Tort Law, on SSRN. [read post]
20 Aug 2008, 11:24 am
The Legal Intelligencer (via law.com) reports that the Third Circuit has reversed the dismissal of a class action against the manufacturer of Chicken-of-the-Sea brand tuna. [read post]
7 Nov 2008, 11:12 am
The first week of November included a historical election, and the following news from the world of torts: Reform, Legislation, Policy NYT Magazine article exploring the safety of drugs manufactured in China, and the FDA's overseas inspection program. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 5:00 am
Our own Sheila Scheuerman has posted to SSRN her most recent article Due Process Forgotten: The Problem of Statutory Damages and Class Actions. [read post]
7 Jan 2019, 4:32 am
Couple breaks up. [read post]
21 Aug 2006, 7:17 pm
What promises to be a useful resource is here, part of the LawProfessorBlogs network. [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]
22 Feb 2007, 7:41 am
There's an interesting Note in a recent Virginia Law Review issue challenging part of the fundamental idea of the per diem approach to future pain and suffering. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 12:48 pm
That's the question addressed by Tony Sebok in a new Writ column, focusing on respiratory ailment plaintiffs and whether they should be given access to the fund.... [read post]
13 Apr 2007, 7:56 am
A lawsuit arising from Paramount Pictures' promotion of Mission: Impossible 3: Electric Boogaloo has been settled for $75,000. [read post]
24 May 2007, 9:19 am
Today's New York Times reports that the New York medical examiner has officially listed dust from the Twin Towers as a contributory cause of the death of a civil rights lawyer who was engulfed in clouds of dust as she... [read post]
18 Jun 2007, 10:48 pm
Joni Hersch, Jeffery O'Connell and Kip Viscusi recently have published the following article on SSRN: An Empirical Assessment of Early Offer Reform on Medical Malpractice. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 11:57 am
That's suggested by a pleading filed back in May: Download 20070529_extension.pdf It appears that Egilman was at that time very close to a settlement, while Gottstein was awaiting the resolution of those talks. [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 8:03 am
That's the main message in a story today relating to wrongful death suits arising out of the crash of a Comair airplane in Kentucky a year ago. [read post]
30 May 2008, 11:30 am
So says the Legal Times in this article. [read post]
2 Sep 2008, 9:26 am
Senator John McCain's running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, comments on Exxon Shipping v. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 6:16 pm
Marshall Shapo (Northwestern) has a new book available from Greenwood Publishers: Experimenting with the Consumer: The Mass Testing of Risky Products on the Public. [read post]
22 Nov 2006, 5:48 am
So says Newsweek, which reports on the victims' families' attempts to find out more about the deal Simpson made with Fox and Reganbooks.... [read post]
