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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Professor Sebok's comments on "light cigarette" case

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Professor Anthony Sebok, Cardozo School of Law, has published a column on the Supreme Court decision in Altria Group v. Good , the "lig...

Top Illinois cases of the year

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The Chicago Daily Bulletin has published its "most talked-about" Illinois Supreme Court torts decisions of the year list; and here...

CPSC files suit for late reporting

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The Consumer Protection and Safety Commission has been pretty much an irrelevant agency for years. It rarely tries to fine companies for lat...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Payment of settlement for damages caused by tainted pet food may be delayed

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U.S. pet owners who asked for money from a $24 million settlement for owners of dogs and cats who were sickened or died after eating pet foo...

Drugmaker Pays $2.6 Million Over Off-Label Marketing

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Law.com reports today that Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning has announced drugmaker Cephalon has paid more than $2.6 million to the sta...

Top Ten decisions of 2008?

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A few days ago, I posted a link to Drug & Device Blog's top ten list of the worst (according to them) decisions of the year. Today t...
Monday, December 29, 2008

More on Obama's election and tort law

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There is an interesting article in the Los Angeles Times hoping that the Obama administration will usher in a new era of consumer protection...
Friday, December 26, 2008

Government liability for death of someone under the influence?

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In a case with facts very similar to those of Deucer v. Vecera , a case familiar to anyone using the Prosser on Torts casebook, the Illinoi...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Important safety warnings!

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It is Christmas eve and I am up late putting together some toys for our kids. I just came across a little sheet of paper that came with one ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Soldiers suing for exposure to toxins in Iraq

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Sixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers sent to Iraq have filed suit against the Houston-based military contractor Kellogg Brown and Root (K...
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