Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Recent Illinois case clarifies the extent of vicarious liability, kind of...

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As you probably know, the principle of vicarious liability allows a plaintiff to recover compensation from an employer for the conduct of an...

Kentucky Senate approves bill creating panels to review medical malpractice cases before they go to court

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The Kentucky Senate recently approved a bill creating three-member panels to review medical malpractice claims before they can go to court. ...

Short article that reminds us of what we already knew (if you have been paying attention)

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Anyone who reads this blog knows my position on "tort reform."  It is directed at eliminating the right of people to have a chance...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Podcast on the wrongful death case against gun manufacturer related to shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School

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Last month I reported that the families of nine of the 26 people killed two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut hav...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Indiana Court of Appeals upholds constitutionality of damages cap -- UPDATED

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A few days ago, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of that state's damages cap for claims against the state which...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

NY Times article on the effect of tort reform on litigation against auto manufacturers

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I have often argued that the purpose of tort reform is not to limit frivolous litigation (as claimed by tort reformers), but to limit valid ...
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...