Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Will you vote for this blog?

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The voting for the ABA top 100 legal blogs is now open.  If you like this blog, I would appreciate your vote! To vote go to this link and fi...
Monday, July 21, 2014

NY Times article with details on the GM compensation fund

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As you know by now, GM has announced a limited compensation fund for some of the victims of injuries caused by their defective cars.  I comm...

Illinois Appellate Court reaffirms that there should be no cause of action by (or on behalf of) child against mother for injuries caused by mother during pregnancy

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In 1988, the Illinois Supreme Court refused to recognize a cause of action by a child born with injuries caused by the negligence of the chi...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Record number of car recalls now includes my own!

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Just six months into 2014, auto makers have already smashed the record for the most cars recalled in any one year, with 37.5 million vehicle...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

Chrysler-Jeep has recall issues too

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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a letter on July 2, indicating that Chrysler dragged its feet in is...

One more problem looming for GM: what did they know back in 2009 during bankruptcy proceeding and other settled cases

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A few days ago I commented on GM's proposed compensation fund and, among other things, noted that the fund would not take into account ...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

Chart on GM recalls

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You are not alone if you have lost count of the many different recalls by GM.  But don't worry, someone prepared a chart .

GM announces compensation fund for some victims of injuries caused by their defective cars

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At the same time GM has announced more recalls, it has announced a limited compensation fund for some of the victims of injuries caused by ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Link to my article on strict liability approaches in cases of injuries caused by dogs, particularly by pit bulls

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Long time readers of this blog will remember that I have been following the saga that started with the Maryland Court of Appeals decision in...
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...