Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Wrongful death claim filed against gun manufacturer and other sellers of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

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The families of nine of the 26 people killed two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut have filed a lawsuit against t...
Friday, December 12, 2014

Number of wrongful death claims caused by defective GM cars is likely to continue to rise

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The number of confirmed wrongful death claims associated with accidents that may have been caused by recalled ignition switches used in Gene...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects Restatement Third of Products Liability

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About three weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an important opinion in which it rejected adopting the language of the Restatem...

Supreme Court hears oral argument regarding Federal Torts Claims Action

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Over at the Supreme Court of the US blog (SCOTUS), Howard Wasserman, reports that a couple of days ago, "a subdued Court spent two hour...

California Supreme Court to review constitutionality of damages cap

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About a month ago, I lamented the fact that California Proposition 46, an initiative to, among other things, raise the cap on pain and suffe...

Wrongful death lawsuit filed for death of 12 year old boy killed by police in Cleveland

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Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few weeks, I am sure you have heard of the cases involving police shooting and the pro...

Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit holds that a cruise line can be held liable for the medical malpractice of a ship's doctor

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About a month ago, the Court of Appeals for the 11th circuit issued an opinion that breaks away from a longstanding approach to medical malp...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

New study on the possible effects of energy drinks on children

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As you may remember, about two years ago there was a lot of discussion on whether "energy" (highly caffeinated) drinks are harmful...

Podcast on the Takata airbag cases that have settled confidentially

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Go here to listen to a Bloomberg law four minute interview on the Takata airbag cases that have settled confidentially

Honda Failed to Report 1,789 Auto Injuries and Deaths to NHTSA

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Read the full story here .