Saturday, February 29, 2020

States Will Investigate Juul’s Marketing to Teens

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A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted yout...
Friday, February 28, 2020

Supreme Court holds plaintiffs can't sue in American courts to recover damages caused by cross border shooting

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In one of several cases related to cross-border shootings, a 5-4 majority of the justices of the Supreme Court recently held against the rig...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Embassy Bomb Victims Ask Supreme Court to Reinstate Punitive Damages

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The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Enacted of 1976 was enacted to protect foreign countries from being hauled into U.S. courts as defenda...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Germany's highest court declares law banning assisted suicide is unconstitutional

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Germany’s highest court on Wednesday ruled that a 2015 law banning professional assisted suicide was unconstitutional, as it robbed terminal...
Sunday, February 2, 2020

Should animals have the right to sue?

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If an animal is mistreated and suffers an injury, should the law recognize the animal the right to sue? Over at Verdict, Professor Sherry ...

Missouri tort reform advocates move toward creating limits for punitive damages

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Fresh off major wins in the 2019 session, Missouri tort reform advocates are shifting their focus to a new target: punitive damages. Followi...

Recent news about the debate on qualified immunity: the Institute for Justice joins the fight

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As you know, the doctrine of qualified immunity recognizes a defense for certain government officials from liability for injuries caused by ...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

Alabama Supreme Court to decide whether suicide is a superseding cause

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Long time readers of this blog know that I have posted many stories on issues related to claims of injuries related to suicide; and one of t...
Monday, January 20, 2020

Judge Determines Johnson & Johnson Should Be Required to Pay $6.8M in Punitive Damage For Failing to Warn About Risperdal Risks

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In a ruling issued last week, the judge presiding over a product liability action against Johnson & Johnson, reduced the award of puniti...
Thursday, January 9, 2020

Should a public defender be protected by a state torts immunity act?

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Just a few days ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that should be called Chaparro Nieves v. Office of the Publ...