Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Police forget about teens left in van locked for fourteen hours

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Prof. Jonathan Turley is reporting today that Police in Fort Lee, New Jersey are accused of locking a group of teens in a police van without...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Supreme Court to hear case on preemption of claims vs generic drug manufacturers

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This Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on PLIVA v. Mensing (09-993), Actavis v. Mensing (09-1039), and Actavis v. Demah...
Friday, March 25, 2011

This week's top stories

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Go here for the TortsProf Blog's list of this week's top stories and here for the Abnormal Use blog's "Friday links....
Monday, March 21, 2011

Supreme Court grants cert in yet another prosecutorial misconduct case

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The Supreme Court just announced it has granted review in a case called Rehberg v. Paulk which asks "whether a government official who...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Old Michigan statute prevents state from suing manufacturer

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Remember those TV Commercials with Jeff Daniels inviting companies to come to Michigan? For quite some time, one of the more inviting aspect...

Comment on med mal reform in New York

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Here is a link to an Op-ed piece on medical malpractice in New York published today in the Journal News, a newspaper that serves the suburb...
Friday, March 18, 2011

This week's top stories

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Go here for the TortsProf Blog's list of this week's top stories and here for the Abnormal Use blog's "Friday links....
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Pennsylvania bill seeks to eliminate joint and several liability

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Bad news for victims of injuries in Pennsylvania. A story in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette states that a new bill seeks to eliminate joint an...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Consumer Product Safety Commission launches new database

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has finally launched its new product safety website where consumers will be able search a database of...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Tort reform in Texas

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I just posted a link to an article to tort reform in New York, so following on this theme... here is a link to an article on tort reform ef...