Monday, May 29, 2017

Nearly a third of drugs approved by the FDA between 2001 and 2010 had major safety issues

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A prevalent argument used by the pharmaceutical industries in product liability cases is that the courts (and the judicial system) are not t...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Oklahoma legislature enacts bill (possible without realizing it) that may make it the first state to impose a "loser pays" rule in civil litigation

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Above the Law is reporting that the Oklahoma legislature recently enacted a bill, now on its way to the Governor's signature, that may ...
Monday, May 8, 2017

More bad news for victims of medical malpratice; more tort reform bills, this time in Iowa -- UPDATED

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For almost two months now all my posts have been about medical malpractice reform bills.  Today's update comes from Iowa where the state...
Wednesday, May 3, 2017

New England Journal of Medicine warns that med mal reform efforts will not likely affect cost of healthcare

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Those of you who follow the debate on medical malpractice reform already know this, but it is worth repeating.  The goal of med mal reform e...
Saturday, April 29, 2017

US Supreme Court denies cert in ignition switch defects case

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

Is a dog a product?

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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...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

US Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the Alien Tort Statute to decide whether Corporations can be liable

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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...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Update on Congress' work on med mal tort reform

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Earlier this month, I wrote a note about efforts in Congress to pass tort reform bills that could have seriously negative/damaging effects ...
Saturday, March 11, 2017

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will allow interns to work up to 28 hours without a break

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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...
Sunday, March 5, 2017

Tort reform efforts under way in Congress

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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...