Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Palsgraf v Long Island RR revisited (with Legos)

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Thanks to Brian Bendoff and Leigh Harmon for the link

Indiana OSHA says there is no evidence of negligence in accident during Transformers movie

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The Chicago Personal Injury Blog is reporting that although the lawsuit filed against the producers of the film "Transformers 3" o...

Interesting trivia I learned today

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Here is a little bit of interesting trivia I learned today: William Marston (the “father” of the modern day polygraph), is credited as the c...

Jury finds Johnson & Johnson liable and orders it to pay $258 Million for misleading marketing of a drug

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A Louisiana jury has issued a $257.7 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for misleading Louisiana doctors about the possible side ...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Thousands of complaints vs Bayer claim injuries caused by Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella

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About 4,200 people have filed lawsuits claiming they suffered severe, and sometimes fatal, injuries due to side effects of the birth control...

Risk still present even after Meridia is taken off the market

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A few days ago, I posted a note asking whether the FDA had waited too long try to get Meridia off the market. See here . Now, AboutLawsuit...

New study concludes ATV accidents are more likely to be fatal than motorcycle accidents

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I often use hypos involving ATVs and motorcycles in my torts class. So, my students may find it interestint to know that a new report annou...

Report rates the USA last in "access to justice"

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The World Justice Project issued a new report today ranking the “rule of law” in 35 countries, including the United States. Go here for a c...

Recent case to illustrate issues on the traditional rule on (no) duty to help

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Here are some links to a recently reported story about a CVS pharmacist who refused to sell an asthma inhaler to a customer even though she ...

TV segment on Bruesewitz v. Wyeth

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Go here for the argument recap by the SCtUS blog on Bruesewitz v. Wyeth. Here is a video of a segment from PBS News Hour commenting on the...