Friday, February 27, 2009

Pharmaceutical company in trouble for attempts to get doctors to prescribe drug to children

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The New York Times reports that the Justice Department has filed a complaint against a pharmaceutical company for violations of FDA regulati...

Lawyer Sues Neighbor over ‘Squealing’ Chihuahuas

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"A Manhattan lawyer claims in a lawsuit that two Chihuahuas owned by her neighbor in an apartment building bark so much and so loudly t...
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First complaint filed re the Continental plane crash in Buffalo

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The first wrongful death lawsuit has been filed involving a passenger of the Continental Connection commuter airplane that crashed on Feb. 1...

Tobacco industry newest product

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This is not a torts issue, but give it some time. I am sure eventually, somehow, we'll be talking about it in this context. Jonathan Tu...

Top torts stories of the past week

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Click here for a list of links to the most interesting stories of the week ending Feb 27, 2009. Thanks to TortsProf Blog for the informati...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Tort Reform Bill in Oklahoma

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H.B. 1603 passed the Oklahoma House Judiciary Committee and now moves to the full House. The bill would "cap non-economic damages; requ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Complex litigation plan is set for 9/11 respiratory damages claims

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Plaintiffs lawyers and New York City are now ready to follow a road map a federal judge hopes will result in settlements in the complicated ...

Oregon increases damages limits in cases vs the government

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About a month ago I reported that Oregon was debating placing a cap on damages in torts cases. Surprisingly, today the TortsProf Blog repor...

Wisconsin Parents Sue Over "Time-Out" to Middle School Student

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Jonathan Turley reports today that the parents of a student at Greenfield Middle School in Brookfield, Wisconsin have filed a $50,000 calim...
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Comment on "libel tourism"

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The Consumer Law & Policy Blog posted today a long comment on the issue of libel tourism. The first and last paragraphs are reproduced b...