Torts Blog

 I just recently learned of an online lecture series on advanced torts topics.  The series is hosted by a Canadian organization called the T...

 Last month I reported that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had issued an opinion holding that the parents of a teenager killed in a t...

A few days ago I posted a news story about a decision against Snapchat.  Yesterday, I posted a story about a new decision involving a suicid...

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided that the parents of a teenager killed in a traffic accident ca...

A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted yout...

The most recent edition of the podcast "Digital Detectives" is devoted to a discussion of what lawyers need to look out for when h...

In a recent oral argument before the Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, attorneys for some victims and family members of those killed dur...

About Lawsuits.com  is reporting that a federal judge has ruled that Amazon.com cannot be held liable for injuries caused by third party pro...

Pokemon Go, the latest craze that has millions of people walking around using their phones to find and "capture" pocket monsters, ...

Over at the New York Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, Eric Turkewitz has posted a very interesting short comment called Uber Cars are Uber Dange...

Earlier today I posted a note about a recent case on whether a person who sends a text to someone who is driving should be liable for injur...

A few days ago, I reported on a recent case in which the Georgia Appellate Court held that parents could be held liable for failing to super...

Last week, the Wall Street Journal law blog published a story titled " Parents May Be Liable for What Their Kids Post on Facebook, Cou...

The New Jersey State Appeals Court recently ruled that texting someone while that person is driving may cause the sender to be liable if an...

We all know (or should) about the dangers of texting and driving.  But, quite frankly, at this point we should be talking about the dangers ...

I will start covering medical malpractice in my torts class in a couple of days so I thought it would be relevant to post this story today. ...

Here is a link to a short article arguing that courts should recognize a cause of action for "cyberbullying" as intentional infli...

Facebook appears to be in the news almost daily these days and, for a number of different reasons, it is now clear that all lawyers need to ...