Sunday, July 24, 2016

Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit holds GM can be liable for injuries caused before it filed for bankruptcy

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Last year I wrote about the possibility that a large number of lawsuits filed against General Motors could be dismissed as a result of the f...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Washington State Supreme Court holds plaintiff has to show actual innocence in malpractice claim against former criminal defense lawyer

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Back in February I reported ( here ) that the two most recent decisions on whether a convicted criminal defendant had to prove actual innoce...
Monday, July 11, 2016

New Jersey expands reach of possible liability in case where the plaintiff was exposed to toxic substance brought home by exposed worker

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Back in May I wrote about a few recent cases that have recognized a cause of action on behalf of a spouse for injuries suffered due to expos...

First fatality related to a self-driving car opens the door to litigation & policy discussion

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I just updated my post on thoughts on issues related to possible liability for accidents involving automated or self-driving cars (see below...

More thoughts on tort liability and autonomous vehicles -- UPDATED

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A few days ago I posted a comment on issues related to the possibility of liability for accidents involving autonomous (aka "self drivi...
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Illinois to decide whether discovery rule applies in wrongful death cases

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Does the discovery rule apply to wrongful death claims? The Illinois Supreme Court debated that issue last month, hearing oral argument in...
Friday, July 1, 2016

National pharmacists' association calls for end of direct to consumer advertising

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Back in December I reported that the American Medical Association called for a ban on direct to consumer advertising .  Now comes news that...
Thursday, June 30, 2016

Good news for victims in Missouri: Governor vetoes two tort reform bills

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Back in April I commented on a pending bill in Missouri to abolish the collateral source rule.  In th at post , I explained what this means...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

California Supreme Court to consider whether brand name drug manufacturer can be liable for injuries caused by inadequate warning in equivalent generic drug

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A few years ago I reported on a decision by the Alabama Supreme Court holding that a brand name manufacturer could be held liable for injur...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Bill to adopt discovery rule as part of statute of limitations fails in New York

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The New York Daily News is reporting that a bill to adopt the discovery rule for med mal cases in New York failed to be approved by the le...