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23 May 2007, 11:03 am
On Tuesday, the House passed the No Oil Producing and Exporting Act of 2007, which would allow the Department of Justice to sue members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in U.S. court. [read post]
7 Aug 2007, 4:51 am
As the National Law Journal (via Law.com) reports, a Wisconsin state legislator has a unique idea about how to change the legal system. [read post]
26 Jan 2008, 5:17 am
On Thursday, I posted about two states, Ohio and Texas, that passed significant medical malpractice reforms in 2003. [read post]
24 Apr 2008, 3:27 am
A dentist is suing the Chicago Bulls for injuries he suffered at a basketball game, not due to any of the usual game-related risks, but instead due to the mascot, Benny the Bull: Dr. [read post]
10 Jul 2008, 2:02 pm
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth presents a Research Symposium on Empirical Studies of Civil Liability which will be held at Northwestern University School of Law, Thursday, October 9th-Friday, October 10th, 2008. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 8:25 am
The family of a boy whose finger was crushed in a weightlifting accident at a high school in Virginia has sued the gym teacher. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 1:58 am
Mike Rustad (Suffolk) has posted two pieces to SSRN. [read post]
12 Jul 2022, 9:47 am
Alexandra Lahav, an expert in mass torts, is moving to Cornell University. [read post]
19 Nov 2006, 12:15 pm
TaxProf has one possible answer to my earlier questions about OJ Simpson's new book and his efforts to avoid payments to the Goldman family.... [read post]
6 Dec 2006, 1:33 pm
Per the CPSC announcement:The scope mount on these [GAMO air] rifles can be installed incorrectly, causing the rifle to unexpectedly fire. [read post]
21 Apr 2007, 2:55 pm
The complaint [PDF] alleges Alien Tort Claim Act claims, various intentional tort claims, negligence, and so on. [read post]
8 Mar 2008, 5:38 am
A side-effect of Colorado's debate about raising the cap for noneconomic damages in med mal cases is a dispute over the size of the reserve of COPIC, the largest malpractice insurer in the state. [read post]
17 Jun 2008, 11:29 am
The New York City Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society is sponsoring "What Corporate Acts Create Exposure for International Law Violations? [read post]
7 Feb 2009, 5:44 am
Over at New York Injury Cases Blog, John Hochfelder has an intriguing post demonstrating the variability of pain-and-suffering awards for hip and pelvis injuries. [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]
29 Jul 2008, 1:53 pm
A few months back, Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer wrote on Slate about potential conflicts of interest, addressing doctors who had received funds from pharma talking about SSRIs on public radio. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 2:40 am
Frank McClellan (Temple) has posted several of his older pieces to SSRN. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 11:43 pm
Michael Green (Wake Forest) has posted 3 pieces to SSRN. [read post]
21 Aug 2006, 3:17 am
A mostly anecdotal but interesting article in the Ft. [read post]
3 Sep 2006, 7:41 am
I'm just speculating here -- perhaps a bored reader can do the Nexis search -- but I bet this is the first story in which Tom Cruise, Brooke Shields, and FDA black-box warnings have been mentioned together:Cruise's spokesman confirmed the... [read post]
