Sunday, July 12, 2020

Louisiana approves tort reform bill -- UPDATED

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About two weeks ago, the Louisiana legislature passed a tort reform bill that the Governor said he would sign, (after he had vetoed an earli...

Missouri holds that public defenders are immune for discretionary functions

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In a case called Laughlin v. Perry, decided on June 30, 2020, the Missouri Supreme Court found that public defenders are immune for legal ma...
Thursday, July 2, 2020

Liability waivers in the age of the novel coronavirus

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The ABA Journal has published a short article on issues related to the use of liability waivers in the age of the novel coronavirus.  You ca...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

Wisconsin reaffirms that criminal defendants must show actual innocence to support malpractice claim against former defense counsel

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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...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

New article refutes arguments regarding "defensive medicine"

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In a new article entitled The Paradoxes of Defensive Medicine, authors Michael Saks & Stephan Landsman review the evidence behind the be...

Podcast: legal implications related to autonomous vehicles

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Long time readers of this blog may recall I have posted a few comments and links related to legal and ethical implications related to the us...

Court allows former NFL player lawsuit against helmet manufacturer to proceed

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The First District Appellate Court of Illinois held in Nakamura v. BRG Sports, LLC that a former NFL player’s personal injury suit against h...
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 ...