Sunday, May 24, 2020

Interview about whether immunity for Covid-19 related injuries is a good idea

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About a week ago I posted a comment about articles by Professor Tim Lytton on whether granting immunity for injuries related to Covid-19 is ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Immunity backlash

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A couple of days ago I posted a comment on why granting blanket immunity to businesses for injuries caused related to the Covid-19 virus is ...
Saturday, May 16, 2020

Granting blanket immunity related to COVID-19 injuries is a bad idea

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As  I am sure you know by now, some business have been cleared to open for business in many states and this has generated some debate as to ...
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Texas Supreme Court reiterates that former criminal defendants suing their lawyers for negligence must prove actual innocence, even after exoneration

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Long time readers of this blog may remember that I have posted many stories commenting on the fact that many (probably most) jurisdictions r...
Sunday, March 29, 2020

Should a plaintiff always need an expert witness in a malpractice case?

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Because the practice of law is considered to be a profession, and a profession is defined, among other things by the fact that it requires s...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Article on possible negligence claims and liability for mishandling of matters related to the coronavirus

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On March 9, 2020, a couple quarantined on the Grand Princess cruise ship, sued Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. after docking in Oakland, CA. This...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Trump campaign sues CNN

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A few days ago, I reported that the Trump campaign had filed lawsuits against the NY Times and the Washington Post ( here and here ).  Toda...
Sunday, March 8, 2020

Trump campaign sues Washington Post

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Last week I commented on the fact that the Trump campaign had filed a claim against the New York Times for defamation based on an Op-Ed piec...
Sunday, March 1, 2020

Article on the use of public nuisance claims as product liability cases

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Back in 2010 I posted a link to an article on the tort of "public nuisance" that stated: The National Law Journal has published ...

Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Damage Caps

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Last week, in a 3-2 opinion, the Tennessee Supreme Court declared that the state's statute that caps noneconomic damages to $750,000 (in...