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25 Jun 2009, 5:33 am
I assure you it's fabulous! [read post]
14 Jan 2010, 11:13 am
Nashville Public Radio (via TortsProf) reports that number of medical malpractice lawsuits in Tennessee has dropped 60% after implementation of new certificate of merit requirements in Tennessee, requiring certification of a contention that is difficult to dispute. [read post]
16 Dec 2007, 1:01 am
The TortsProf blog recently published an interesting post on the subject of calculating wrongful death damages. [read post]
5 May 2009, 6:00 am
TortsProf Blog--for the scholar in all of us. [read post]
29 Feb 2008, 6:26 am
The TortsProf Blog reports that state legislatures in Colorado and Oregon are considering increases to their caps on noneconomic damages. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 9:23 am
[Marcia Coyle, NLJ] Related: “Call for Papers: Civil Litigation as a Tool for Regulating Climate Change” [Valparaiso University School of Law via TortsProf] Tags: climate change, Supreme Court Related posts Wyeth v. [read post]
14 Jan 2024, 12:47 pm
The TortsProf Blog recently reported that the Illinois Appellate Court decided a case holding that a mental health professional can be liable for the suicide of an outpatient. [read post]
13 Feb 2022, 12:12 pm
Thanks to the TortsProf blog for the update. [read post]
25 Mar 2013, 2:40 am
From Faculty Lounge comes the news that Andrew Klein has been named Dean at Indiana University at Indianapolis School of Law. [read post]
23 Jun 2008, 10:50 am
Tortsprof Blog has been kind enough to let us know that Directorship has released its second annual Boardroom Guide to State Litigation Climates. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 4:30 am
If you haven’t already, you will likely hear about some accidents involving Napa Firelite Fire Gel, which has ignited a firestorm of controversy, pictured here (h/t TortsProf Blog). [read post]
29 Dec 2013, 8:05 pm
Bad lawsuit on bad theory: “Cantor Fitzgerald, American Airlines Settle 9/11 Lawsuit” [Financial Advisor mag] New Jersey court: only golfer, not his companions, responsible for yelling “Fore” to warn of errant ball [TortsProf] “The New Lawsuit Ecosystem: Trends, Targets and Players,” 158-page report for Chamber of Commerce, topics include emerging areas of litigation (food class actions, data privacy); also lists leading plaintiff’s lawyers in… [read post]
26 Nov 2009, 2:40 am
We're grateful you read our blog! [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 9:05 pm
By convention the business/defense side isn’t fond of jury trial while plaintiff’s side sings its praises, but Louisiana fight might turn that image on its head [Hayride, sequel at TortsProf (measure fails)] Generous tort law, modern industrial economy, doing away with principle of limited liability: pick (at most) two of three [Megan McArdle] Fallacies about Stella Liebeck McDonald’s hot coffee case go on and on, which means correctives need to keep coming too [Jim… [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 9:05 pm
Academics have underestimated sensitivity of medical system to liability pressures [Michael Frakes, SSRN via TortsProf] “Nobody has gone out and bought a new home” — Mark Lanier talks down his verdict knocking $9 billion out of Takeda and Lilly after two hours of deliberation by a Lafayette, La. jury [Reuters] Japanese drugmaker says it had won three previous trials [ABA Journal] Nursing home in living-up-to-its-name town of West Babylon sued over hiring male… [read post]
8 Dec 2013, 8:05 pm
[Ron Miller] Mark Behrens and Cary Silverman on litigation tourism in Pennsylvania [TortsProf] “Maybe [depositions] are like what some people say about war — vast periods of boredom interrupted by brief moments of terror. [read post]
18 Nov 2007, 7:49 am
TortsProf Blog has the details. [read post]
26 May 2023, 5:04 am
Congratulations to Andy Klein, who has just been named the next Dean at Wake Forest School of Law! [read post]
12 Jun 2023, 5:43 am
Don Gifford, deservedly, has been named Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 8:08 am
This week, Jay Feinman, a Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers University, was a guest blogger at the TortsProf blog (one of my favorites, and not just because friend and fellow UT alum Bill Childs is one of the authors). [read post]
