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Friday, October 2, 2009

Most interesting stories of the week

It is Friday, which means it is time for the list of the most interesting Tort Law stories of the week, as selected by the TortsProf website, which is available here. In addition, this week the website AboutLawsuits.com had a number of interesting stories, including the following: Chrysler wrongful death settlement approved by bankuptcy court Lawsuits mount over Fixodent and Super PoliGrip denture cream poisoning Judge issues order to preserve evidence of Toyota rollovers New York nursing care quality protection act signed into law New lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceuticals alleging Yaz birth control pill causes pulmonary emboli and deep vein thrombosis New study reports that use some diabetes drugs may increase the risk of bone fractures
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