Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Public Citizen petitions FDA to amend regulations to counter effect of Supreme Court decision

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In PLIVA Inc. v. Mensing (available here ), the US Supreme Court held that federal drug regulations applicable to generic drug manufacturers...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

DC Circuit Court of Appeals may reconsider application of Alien Tort Statute to corporations; next stop: the US Supreme Court

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Back in July I reported that the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that recognized the right of Indonesian villager...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Med mal awards at an all time low and other stats about med mal

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Malpractice awards may be at an all time low in the United States, according to Public Citizen's 2010 report (available here ) which was...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Documentaries

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In my post about the West Memphis Three earlier today I mentioned the documentary "Paradise Lost,"  which I highly recommend.  It...

Is this one of your favorite blogs?

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The ABA Journal has started its annual search for the 100 best legal blogs.  You can nominate your favorite blogs by filling out a short for...
Sunday, August 21, 2011

New study on medical malpractice

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A new study published in the New England Medical Journal (available here ) concludes that only a very small fraction of patients who could f...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Recent articles on med mal

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Here is a link to a list of recent articles on medical malpractice from around the web.

More on the recently approved damages cap in South Carolina

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A few weeks ago I reported that South Carolina approved a new law capping punitive damages with what some called a "flexible cap."...

Jury awards $2.2 million in damages for pit bull attack

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I have posted many stories about animal attacks and, in particular, cases about pit bulls before (see here ).  AboutLawsuits is reporting to...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Comment on possible tort reform and the debt debate

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Here is a recent comment on med mal reform and the debt debate .   For more on this issue, go to my section on medical malpractice and scro...