Showing posts with label Legislation and regulation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legislation and regulation. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Illinois statute eliminates ban on punitive damages in death cases

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 Back in May I reported that the Illinois General Assembly was considering a bill that would allow plaintiffs to seek punitive damages in ca...
Saturday, May 27, 2023

More coverage of Tort reform in Florida

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I recently posted a note about Tort Reform in Florida.  See here . The TortsProf blog has more coverage and links here .
Sunday, May 21, 2023

Illinois considers eliminating ban on punitive damages in death cases

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I have never been able to figure out the public policy reasons behind the principle of Illinois law that holds that the right to seek puniti...
Thursday, March 30, 2023

Florida overhauls litigation rules to adopt "tort reform" to make it more difficult for plaintiffs to recover for injuries

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Last week, in a closed-door ceremony shut out to reporters, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law one of the most sweeping tort refo...
Thursday, February 2, 2023

New York Governor Vetoes Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Lawsuit Benefits

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 New York Governor Vetoes Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Lawsuit Benefits. Read the story here .
Sunday, June 12, 2022

California Governor Signs Bill Raising Medical Negligence Caps

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A few weeks ago, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill No. 35 into law, which received unanimous support for raising the California med...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Big news of the week: Sandy Hook families reach $73M settlement in suit targeting gun marketing

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 The big news this week was the announcement of a settlement in the case of the Sandy Hook families against gun manufacturers.  This is the ...
Sunday, February 13, 2022

Bill to allow parents of adult children to recover in malpractice cases fails in Florida

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote that the Florida House has voted to pass a bill to allow parents to pursue pain and suffering damages when the...
Sunday, January 30, 2022

Legislators in Florida try to pass bill to recognize wrongful death cause of action for parents of adult children

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For the second time in two years, the Florida House has voted to pass a bill to allow parents to pursue pain and suffering damages when thei...
Sunday, August 15, 2021

Missouri Supreme Court upholds statutory cap on non-economic damages

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I am not happy to report that the Missouri Supreme Court appears to have dropped its hostility towards tort reform. This past July, it uphel...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Finally, some changes to the Feres Doctrine!

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In Feres v US , the US Supreme Court expanded the interpretation of one of the exception to the Federal Torts Claims Act resulting in a ban ...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

All those attempts to get immunity for coronavirus related injuries are paying off now

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About 200 lawsuits in nearly half the states have been filed against nursing homes, and many more are expected.  Patient advocates contend t...
Monday, May 17, 2021

Justice Clarence Thomas again affirms the Court should get rid of the Feres doctrine

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In Feres v US , the US Supreme Court expanded the interpretation of one of the exception to the Federal Torts Claims Act resulting in a ban ...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Iowa Senate approves bill to recognize qualified immunity

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 At a time when some courts and states are eliminating qualified immunity (see here , here , here and here , for example), Iowa has decided...
Sunday, April 11, 2021

New Mexico abolishes qualified immunity in state claims

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Last week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico signed a law which eliminates the defense of qualified immunity for public official...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

Florida enacts immunity for Covid-19 related claims

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Last week, Florida enacted legislation shielding businesses and health care providers from COVID-19 injury and death lawsuits, which is good...
Friday, March 26, 2021

New York City Council abolishes qualified immunity

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Yesterday, the New York City Council passed legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity for police officers; thus removing one ...
Saturday, January 16, 2021

Illinois approves sweeping criminal justice reforms that will have torts consquences

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Last week, the Illinois General Assembly adopted sweeping criminal justice reforms that include the elimination of cash bail and a requirem...
Sunday, July 12, 2020

Louisiana approves tort reform bill -- UPDATED

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About two weeks ago, the Louisiana legislature passed a tort reform bill that the Governor said he would sign, (after he had vetoed an earli...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Podcast: legal implications related to autonomous vehicles

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Long time readers of this blog may recall I have posted a few comments and links related to legal and ethical implications related to the us...