Sunday, October 23, 2016

Judge assigned to wrongful death case against Hilary Clinton steps aside and asks for case to be reassigned after allegations of forum shopping

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Back in August I reported that the parents of two Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, filed a lawsuit Hillary Clinton for wrongful death, ...
Sunday, October 16, 2016

What are "non-economic damages" and why do tort reformers want to limit victims' ability to recover for them?

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A few days ago I reported that the Supreme Court of Arkansas eliminated a ballot initiative that would have drastically capped compensation...
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Movement afoot to prevent a vote on Arkansas referendum that would cap attorney fees and damages in medical cases -- UPDATED

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September 3, 2016 :   The ABA Journal online is reporting that two lawsuits have been filed this week to block an Arkansas ballot referendu...
Saturday, October 1, 2016

Update on the debate regarding possible liability for injuries caused by autonomous cars

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I have been following the debate regarding the development of so called "self driving cars" or "autonomous cars and the debat...
Friday, September 16, 2016

Ohio Supreme Court clarifies the meaning of the state's Good Samaritan statute

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About two weeks ago, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an important opinion interpreting the state’s “Good Samaritan statute,” a phrase that, as...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

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Friday, August 12, 2016

Podcast: Legal issues related to Pokemon Go

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Pokemon Go, the latest craze that has millions of people walking around using their phones to find and "capture" pocket monsters, ...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Parents of two Americans killed in Benghazi sue Hillary Clinton for wrongful death

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NPR is reporting that the parents of two Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, are suing Hillary Clinton for wrongful death, alleging the 2...
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...