Sunday, August 25, 2013

Police officer sues woman who called 911 alleging she had a duty to warn the cop would be facing a dangerous situation

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Here is a story about the most ridiculous lawsuit of the year so far, although not as ridiculous as the case filed a couple of years ago all...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

New report on medical malpractice disputes tort reformers arguments

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AboutLawsuits is reporting on a new report that confirms what we already knew.  While the cost of medical care in the United States continu...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Article in New England Journal of Medicine supports view that new warnings and lower dosages are needed for sleeping pills such as Ambien

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Back in January I wrote about the FDA's attempt to convince drug makers that sell sleeping pills that contain the zolpidem active ingre...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

More that 1500 claims have been filed seeking compensation for injuries allegedly caused by NuvaRing birth control device

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Merck reports that the there are now about 1,500 women who are pursuing product liability lawsuits over injuries from NuvaRing, alleging th...
Friday, August 9, 2013

Should the FDA change the rules that apply to generic drug manufacturers?

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The FDA recently announced its intention to adopt new regulations that would allow (and presumably encourage) generic drug manufacturers to ...
Monday, August 5, 2013

Recent Texas defamation case clarifies some aspects of the law in the state

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Over a year ago, I wrote about a case making its way through the courts in Texas that I thought would have important consequences on how the...

Article on Maryland's decision to retain contributory negligence

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A couple of weeks ago I criticized the recent decision of the Court of Appeals of Maryland in which it decided to retain the antiquated, ina...

Max Kennerly on the BP oil spill litigation process

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Not too long ago, the New York Times published an article criticizing the BP oil spill litigation process and the role of the lawyers who re...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Iowa Supreme Court recognizes claim for emotional distress caused by attorney's malpractice

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I have never understood why it is so difficult for courts to recognize claims for emotional distress in cases where the plaintiff does not s...
Sunday, July 28, 2013

There is a chance California will vote on increasing the cap on pain and suffering damages

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In 1975, California enacted a bill capping pain and suffering damages at $250,000.  That was a generous amount then, but it is one of the, i...