Sunday, May 3, 2026

Commentary on the Alien Tort Statute

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 A few days ago I reported that the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case about the Alien Tort Statute.  Dorf on Law has now publi...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Alien Tort Statute

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Today the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case called Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe which raises the issue of whether the Alien Tort...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Washington Court allows claim against Amazon based on plaintiffs' decedent's suicide -- UPDATED

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February 22, 2026  Long time readers of this blog may remember that I have posted a number of times about cases dealing with whether Amazon ...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Supreme Court holds that U.S. Postal Service can’t be sued over intentionally misdelivered mail

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On February 24, the Supreme Court decided that the exception to the Federal Torts Claims Act that protects the U.S. Postal Service from laws...
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 way or another th...
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...