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13 Jan 2007, 10:46 am
Ellen Bublick (Arizona) reports that the Seattle University Law Review's symposium in its 25th volume is all about Torts casebooks. [read post]
13 Jun 2007, 3:40 am
By now, we've all heard about the DC Administrative law judge who is suing his dry cleaner for $54 million (originally $65 million) for losing a pair of pants. [read post]
26 Jul 2007, 9:18 am
Pharmalot has a good overview of the situation, though I question the wisdom of declaring it AvandiaGate at this stage. [read post]
9 Oct 2007, 10:56 am
There's been a lot of talk about the New York Times story about the liability changes in Texas, and whether the increase in disciplinary actions coinciding with an increase in doctor licensures should be seen as an indication of a... [read post]
15 Oct 2007, 5:24 am
Our own Bill Childs was quoted in a column by Adam Liptak on "Competing for Clients - Paying By The Click" in today's New York Times. [read post]
9 Dec 2007, 4:36 am
The Times has a lengthy piece about Dickie Scruggs and his indictment for allegedly attempting to bribe a judge. [read post]
3 Aug 2008, 5:00 pm
In the first roundup, I noted the affirmance of a $16 million punitive awards judgment against Allstate. [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 12:41 pm
The AP (via law.com) reports that the Department of Justice has started an investigation into whether Merck and Schering-Plough's marketing of Vytorin caused "false claims" to be filed with "federal health care programs. [read post]
4 Jan 2024, 5:32 am by tortsprof
Recently, the Supreme Court of Connecticut decided that the defense of discretionary act immunity does not apply to claims arising from the manner in which an emergency vehicle is operated. [read post]
29 Jan 2007, 10:29 am
An interesting story in yesterday's Washington Post, even if not directly torts-related, about an aging football player attempting to prove that his current disabilities are related to his injuries (including a broken neck) when playing professional football.... [read post]
8 May 2007, 4:52 am
Tony Sebok has a Writ piece up about Philip Morris's argument in the Watson case (oral argument transcript [PDF]) that lights cases should be removable because they were acting as federal officers in doing the testing and such. [read post]
9 May 2007, 2:25 pm
Do radio stations even have familiarity with the concept of tort law? [read post]
23 Nov 2007, 6:11 am
Medical malpractice premiums in Michigan will decrease an average of 6.5% next year according to this article in Crain's Detroit Business. [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]
17 Nov 2008, 6:20 pm
What does one get a Restatement for its tenth birthday? [read post]
31 Dec 2008, 3:55 am
Earlier this year, I noted the lawsuit, related to the death of a seven-year-old boy on a Sizzler carnival ride on Easter 2007. [read post]
17 Oct 2013, 3:16 am by tortsprof
Cathy Sharkey (NYU) has posted two articles to SSRN. [read post]
3 Sep 2006, 11:20 am
This post is part of the series of guest posts addressing various authors' views of what should be taught in torts courses.Andrew McClurg is the Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law, Cecil C. [read post]