Sunday, February 1, 2026

US Supreme Court: state requirement of certificate of merit in malpractice case does not apply in federal court

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In one of the first reported decisions of the term, the US Supreme Court has decided that a state law requirement (to file a certificate of ...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Yet another lawsuit filed against ChatGPT for its alleged role in a user's suicide

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 Since August of last year I have seen several cases filed in different jurisdictions against AI platforms alleging in one or another that t...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Another lawsuit filed against makers of ChatGPT based on the AI platform's alleged role in a suicide

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 I recently posted a comment on a case filed by the parents of a minor suing the makers of ChatGPT alleging that the AI platform helped thei...
Sunday, December 21, 2025

School district may be liable for bullying on school bus

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I have blogged before on cases that discuss whether a school or school district can be liable for bullying (see here ).  Now comes news that...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Puerto Rico Senate adopts bill to eliminate joint and several liability

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 About two weeks ago, the Puerto Rico Senate approved a bill to undo over 120 years worth of precedents and eliminate joint and several liab...
Friday, October 24, 2025

Nevada Supreme Court abandons "suicide rule" and adopts proximate cause analysis for all suicide cases

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 Long time readers of this blog may remember I have often posted about cases involving claims for wrongful death arising out of someone’s su...
Friday, October 10, 2025

US Supreme Court opens term considering case under the Federal Torts Claims Act

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 This week, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case involving the Federal Torts Claims Act. In this case the plaintiff sued the ...
Friday, October 3, 2025

US Supreme Court to decide whether state limits on malpractice actions apply in federal court

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The SCOTUS blog reports on an upcoming case: Berk v. Choy , to be argued on Oct. 6, surely will be the Supreme Court case of the year for me...
Sunday, August 31, 2025

Parents sue ChatGPT Company alleging the AI program helped their son commit suicide

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 The parents of a 16-year-old who died by suicide sued OpenAI last week, claiming that ChatGPT encouraged their son to take his life and eve...
Friday, July 11, 2025

Not surprisingly, Court dismisses Patrick Reed's defamation suit - UPDATE: Court of Appeals also dismisses appeal

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October 5, 2023 Back in August of last year I reported that professional golfer Patrick Reed filed a defamation claim against a number of de...