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10 Apr 2008, 4:50 am
Last year, Oklahoma's governor vetoed legislation that would have changed various things in that state's tort system -- capping noneconomic damages at $300K, requiring clear and convincing evidence of intentional conduct or gross negligence for punitive damages, etc. [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]
14 Mar 2009, 4:49 am
Keith Hylton (Boston) has posted on SSRN Tort Duties of Landowners: A Positive Theory. [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]
19 Mar 2007, 7:08 am
Well, that was quick. [read post]
29 May 2007, 3:33 am
So reports the AP, with one of the more confused explanations for punitive damages I've seen (Punitive damages generally are far greater than damages to compensate victims for pain and loss.). [read post]
5 Sep 2007, 3:51 am
The National Law Journal has an essay by Aaron Twerski on the relevance of legal scholarship. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 2:10 pm
...is here [PDF]. [read post]
29 Jul 2008, 3:05 pm
Most of our readers probably know about the personal injury roundup -- it started and then stopped with Eric Turkewitz, then went to Brooks Schuelke, who announced last week its demise. [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]
3 Oct 2008, 11:41 am
Reform, Legislation, Policy Illinois AG Lisa Madigan is calling on the CPSC to develop a plan to curb the sale of recalled products online and in second-hand shops. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 10:47 am
In a series of articles, the New York Times explores "the evidence gap. [read post]
27 Nov 2006, 7:41 am
The Massachusetts AG is suing many of the entities involved in the Big Dig project in Boston, alleging gross negligence. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 5:57 am
Respectful Insolence has an interesting post about a tort suit being filed by the parents of an autistic child who died after receiving chelation therapy for autism. [read post]
26 Jul 2007, 4:52 am
Following up on the earlier story about FEMA's attorneys delaying testing of the Katrina trailers due to fears about liability, David Michaels of SKAPP blogs today about the Washington Post editorial FEMA's Toxic Environment. [read post]
25 Sep 2007, 5:08 am
The New York Times reports that Congress is set to pass a compromise bill that would renew and expand the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 7:04 am
In a new featured column at PointofLaw, Richard Nagareda (Vanderbilt) argues that resolution of mass torts requires a reconception of the attorney-client relationship and the role of the civil tort system: What is needed for mass torts is a corresponding... [read post]
9 Mar 2008, 7:06 am
Started by Eric Turkewitz, and now run by Brooks Schuelke, the weekly personal injury law roundup turned one last week. [read post]
28 May 2008, 4:57 am
No word yet in Philip Morris v. [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 12:22 pm
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the first of three bellwether trials have started in Minneapolis (in front of my judge), testing the case for the link between Parkinson's/restless leg syndrome drug Mirapex and compulsive gambling. [read post]
