Saturday, September 28, 2013

New study finds many direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs are misleading. Is anyone surprised?

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A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine prepared by researchers from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy fou...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Some senators call on manufacturers of caffeinated "energy" drinks to stop marketing their products to children

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Since last year there has been a lot of discussion on whether highly caffeinated drinks are dangerous - particularly to children.  AboutLaws...

Significant drop in motor vehicle product liability claims filed

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According to a new report, the number of motor vehicle product liability lawsuits filed in federal courts has dropped nearly 40 percent ov...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

New study estimates about 400,000 people die because of hospital mistakes every year

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As many as 400,000 Americans die every year because of hospital mistakes that could have been prevented, according to the findings of a new ...
Monday, September 16, 2013

NFL litigation

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The most recent Coverage Opinions newsletter just came out and to celebrate the start of the football season it features an interview with F...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Oklahoma legislature tries again to pass tort reform bills

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After the Oklahoma Supreme Court declared the Oklahoma attempt to reform tort law last year, the legislature was back at it again this week ...
Monday, September 9, 2013

Comment on the NFL settlement in the case related to concussions

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Prawfblog has a short comment on the NFL settlement.  It addresses the fact that some have criticized the settlement as inadequate and the N...

Texting while riding

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Check out this photo of a policeman allegedly texting while riding.  Is this "negligence per se"?  Thanks to Jonathan Turley for ...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Magistrate reprimanded for kissing clerk

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Here is a quiz for my students, from the pages of today's Legal Profession blog: At the conclusion of a session of bond court, respond...

Erwin Chemerinski on preemption and generic drugs

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Erwin Chemerinski has published a short comment on the state of the law related to preemption related to claims against manufacturers of gen...