Saturday, December 26, 2015

Claim of injuries to vets caused by exposure to toxins back in the news

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Back in 2010 I posted a few stories on the possible health hazards soldiers were getting exposed to in Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of ...

Short podcast on driverless (self driving) cars

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A few days ago I posted links to two stories on driverless, or self driving, cars.  See here .  Today, Bloomberg law posted a short podcasts...
Friday, December 25, 2015

American Museum of Tort Law, interview with Ralph Nader (video)

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Earlier this year the American Museum of Tort Law opened its doors in Connecticut.  Here is a short introduction by Ralph Nader:

A conversation with four Fordham Law professors about tort law

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The Fordham Law News just published a conversation among four torts professors:  Ben Zipursky, Howard Erichson, Michael Martin, and Jed S...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Two interesting stories about driverless, or self driving, cars

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I have posted a couple of stories on possible legal issues related to driverless cars before (see here , for example).  So, to follow up on ...
Sunday, December 13, 2015

On the possible liability of parents who don't vaccinate their children, again

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Long time readers of this blog know I have posted a series of comments on whether there should a cause of action against parents who do not ...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Article on whether universities have, or should have, a duty to protect students -- UPDATED

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Back in October I posted that a California appeals court issued an opinion (with one dissenting judge) reaffirming the generally accepted v...

Washington Supreme Court to decide whether doctors have a duty to warn “all foreseeable victims” of potentially dangerous patients in their care

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Last month the Supreme Court of the State of Washington heard oral arguments in a case called Volk v. DeMeerleer which raises the issue of ...

Charlie Sheen’s Ex-Fiancée Sues Over Sheen’s Failure to Disclose HIV Status; does she have a case?

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Charlie Sheen’s ex-fiancée sues over Sheen’s failure to disclose HIV status.  Does she have a case?  Two articles discuss the issues here a...

FDA delays implementation of the generic drug labeling rules until July 2016 (at least)

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Back in November, 2013, I posted that the FDA proposed a new regulations that would allow (and presumably encourage) generic drug manufactur...