Monday, June 30, 2014

More updates and a podcast on the GM continuing saga

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Some headlines: GM is recalling another 7.6 million vehicles GM Settlements to be Paid for Accidents Where Airbags Did Not Deploy Podc...
Saturday, June 28, 2014

Supreme Court petition to watch out for

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Here is a case to watch out for.  Yesterday, the SCOTUS blog picked the following product liability petition as its "petition of the da...

Connecticut court rules client has no right to recover for emotional distress in malpractice claim

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Last year I reported on a case from Iowa that held that a plaintiff in a legal malpractice lawsuit had the right to recover for the emotiona...
Friday, June 27, 2014

More comments on the Missouri Supreme Court decision on assumption of the risk while watching a baseball game

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Yesterday I reported on the Missouri Supreme Court's decision in the case against the Kansas City Royals for an injury caused by its ma...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Missouri Supreme Court decides flying hot dog case; holds that being hit by a flying hot dog isn’t an inherent risk of watching baseball

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Two years ago I started following a case filed against the Kansas City Royals seeking compensation for an injury caused by a hot dog shot ou...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

More updates on the GM debacle and now on other automakers too.

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News and comments regarding General Motors keep piling up and none of it is good for the automaker.  I have been very busy this summer and h...
Monday, June 16, 2014

More comments on the GM debacle

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The debacle surrounding GM's car recalls, lawsuits and corporate culture has generated a great debate on issues related to torts, safety...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Article criticizing GM and its legal strategies

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The PopTort has a short post on GM and its legal strategies here .

Debate over the effectiveness of surgical checklists in reducing medical mistakes

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Following a study published earlier this year that questioned the effectiveness of surgical checklists in reducing the risk of medical mista...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Maryland adopts new bill in reaction to Tracey v. Solesky

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Two years ago I reported ( here ) that the Court of Appeals of Maryland issued an opinion  in a case called Tracey v. Solesky holding tha...