Friday, September 30, 2011

No cause of action under Federal Torts Claims Act for emotional distress based on mistaken information about son's death in Iraq

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Back in December of 2009, I reported on a newspaper article on a mother who was considering suing the US Government for the emotional distr...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

California court upholds damages cap

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Yesterday, I reported that the wrongful-death claim filed yesterday for injuries caused by the stage collapse last month in Indianapolis wil...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Second Circuit's decision holding that corporations are not liable under the Alien Tort Statute is not among those granted review by the Supreme Court... YET

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Earlier today I reported that the Supreme Court had denied review in two important cases.  I was wrong.  The Court did not grant review, but...

Report on the effects of tort reform in Texas

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Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry has argued repeatedly how we need tort reform to improve the economy.  As you think about...

New lawsuit challenges damages cap in Indiana

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The wrongful-death claim filed yesterday for injuries caused by the stage collapse last month in Indianapolis will most likely become a test...

Supreme Court grants review of case on attorney immunity

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The Supreme Court announced this morning that it will review a case on "whether a lawyer retained to work with government employees ...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Oregon finds that convicted defendant can bring malpractice claim against lawyers for mishandling post conviction appeal

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As I have discussed previously (more recently here , here and here ), a majority of jurisdictions hold that a convicted criminal defendant ...

New graphic warning labels for cigarettes -- UPDATED

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Back in June I reported that the FDA has mandated a significant change in the way cigarette manufacturers warn consumers about the risks of...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Claim against hospital for lead paint exposure

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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 ...

On the possible liability of a lawyer for negligence in handling a settlement... in Australia

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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 ...