Monday, February 25, 2013

You can now listen to the oral argument in Milbrook v. US

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You can now listen to the oral argument in Milbrook v US by going  here .
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Update on Millbrook v. United States

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A few days ago, I commented on a case now before the US Supreme Court called Milbrook v. US in which the Court will consider whether a plain...

The impact of tort reform on nursing home abuse cases in Wisconsin

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The PopTort is reporting today on a new report by the nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism  about the impact of Wisconsi...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Supreme Court ready to hear another case on the Federal Torts Claims Act

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About a month ago, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case brought under the Federal Torts Claims Act asking whether a battery c...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Possible reform in medical malpractice cases in Georgia, and the problems it creates

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About a week ago, the Augusta Chronicle reported that Georgia state Senator Brandon Beach introduced a bill that would create a hearings-s...
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

FDA considering abandoning rule that requires generics to use same warnings as brand name drugs

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In June 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Pliva v. Mensing that injured patients' state-law failure-to-warn claims against generic-d...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Update on Washington case on emotional distress: federal court follows state supreme court's lead and recognizes cause of action

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A few days ago I reported that the Washington Supreme Court held that a plaintiff could support a claim for emotional distress absent physic...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Washington state Supreme Court recognizes cause of action for emotional distress absent physical injury in a products liability case

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A week ago, the Supreme Court of the state of Washington decided for the first time that a plaintiff could recover for pure emotional distre...
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Is a fox a wild animal even if domesticated?

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A few years ago I wrote about concerns raised by the so-called "wolf-dog" hybrid breed of dogs and whether they should be consider...
Saturday, February 2, 2013

New report on contingency fees

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The Center for Justice & Democracy has published a new study called Courthouse Cornerstone: Contingency Fees and Their Importance for Ev...