Torts Blog

Last year, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled against General Motors' argument that it could not be liable for damages ...

The Abnormal Use blog is reporting on an interesting story about a lawsuit against a Humane Society pet shelter based on the fact that a do...

It has been more than two years since I have posted anything related to the Alien Tort Statute because, well, with the 2013 US Supreme Cour...

Earlier this month, I wrote a note about efforts in Congress to pass tort reform bills that could have seriously negative/damaging effects ...

At a time when it is being reported that medical errors is now the third leading cause of deaths in the US , the maximum workday for first-y...

Now that Republicans control the Senate, the House and the White House, it is not surprising to hear about new efforts to interfere with th...

Feb. 20, 2017 :   About 10 days ago, I reported on the tort reform efforts in Arkansas (see below).  Here is an update, as reported in the ...

As reported in the TortsProf blog : You may recall that last fall the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a tort reform ballot initiative ....

True or False: Medical malpractice cases represent less than 5 percent of all state tort cases. Medical malpractice insurance claims have d...

Ryan Abbott, professor of law and medicine, has written an article in which he discusses changes in technology and how they might affect tor...