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A class action lawsuit has been filed against a Baltimore children’s disabilities hospital for allegedly allowing poor minority children to ...

I have commented on the issue of whether a lawyer can be found liable for negligence in a case if the client decides to settle here , here ...

Here is a link to a short comment by the Center for Justice and Democracy on the possible liability of paint manufacturers for exposure to ...

As I reported here earlier this year, in PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing, the US Supreme Court found that federal drug regulations applicable to gen...

In a 4-3 decision that reversed lower courts rulings, the New York Court of Appeals (New York’s highest court) ruled today that the Port Aut...

"The Hazards of Hospitals" -- a quick graphic list of scary statistics.

In PLIVA v. Mensing , 131 S. Ct. 2567 (2011), the Supreme Court held that FDA regulations governing the labeling of prescription drugs preem...

I have commented on the med mal reform bill before Congress here , here , here , here ,  here ,  here ,  here  and here .  Here is  a new...

Last February I reported ( here ) that after a divided panel denied a rehearing and the en banc Court refused to rehear the case (on a 5-5 s...

The TortsProf blog is reporting today on an interesting case that illustrates some of the issues related to the reach of possible liability...