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    Somatic Signature Mutations - Another Major Leap in Genomics, and Mass Tort Disease Litigation
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Somatic Signature Mutations - Another Major Leap in Genomics, and Mass Tort Disease Litigation

    This week brought 4 major new Nature papers on genomics. Over the next 20 years, the findings they report, will: 1) materially impact...
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    A Decade Later - An Update on "A Long Swim" and Research Against ALS
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    A Decade Later - An Update on "A Long Swim" and Research Against ALS

    A decade ago, Doug McConnell and family embarked on a journey to raise money to support scientific research against ALS. "A Long Swim"...
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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Covid Genome Analyses Shows the Power of Genomic Analyses for Understanding Diseases

    A March 26, 2021 NYT article uses the genomic analyses of Covid to provide a cogent overview of the ongoing revolution in genomic...
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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Due Process in a Trial About 22 Ovarian Cancers - J&J's Cert Petition for Ingham Talc Verdict

    As it said it would do, J&J filed a cert petition seeking review of the Ingham verdict against it and others. The verdict involved 22...
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    Cogent Summary - Workshop on Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence v4.0
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Cogent Summary - Workshop on Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence v4.0

    Last week's workshop on the path to update the federal Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence is summarized in a cogent and insightful...
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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    France - Asbestos Exposure Prosecutions Against Former Managers of an Asbestos-Cement Manufacturer

    Issues arising from criminal prosecutions of former managers at an asbestos-cement plant (Everite) are up on appeal, as described in a...
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    This Week - Planning Underway for Fourth Edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    This Week - Planning Underway for Fourth Edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence

    Planning continues this week for the Fourth Edition of the federal Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. The event is an open access...
    32 views0 comments
    Symposium - Economics and Law of Civil Remedies: Developments in Damages and Nationwide Injunctions
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Symposium - Economics and Law of Civil Remedies: Developments in Damages and Nationwide Injunctions

    The George Mason Law and Economics Center is hosting a free, upcoming online symposium titled: Symposium on the Economics and Law of...
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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Academic Work On the Stock Price Impact of Product Recalls

    An academic research project on the stock price impact of product recalls is described in a February 1, 2021 blog post from Christopher...
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    Compilation of Reviews of Books on Tort Law: 2015-2020
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Compilation of Reviews of Books on Tort Law: 2015-2020

    Now available at SSRN is a compilation of reviews of books on tort law, as per a February 7, 2021 post by Steve Hedley at Private Law...
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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Strategic Defamation Suit by Another Voting Machine Company - Smartmatic v. Fox, Giuliani, et al

    As if to highlight my point about strategic lawsuits taking on more importance, this week ended with another voting machine company...
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    Stark Data - World Cancer Day
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Stark Data - World Cancer Day

    For World Cancer Day, it seems the right time to highlight some of the stark data on expected future cancers around the globe. Regardless...
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    "The Justice Department is Prosecuting an American for Election Interference—in 2016"
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    "The Justice Department is Prosecuting an American for Election Interference—in 2016"

    A newly announced criminal action by DOJ further highlights the use of strategic litigation to knock down people who spread...
    6 views0 comments
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Defamation Payment to the Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry), and Open Court Statement

    As noted on Monday, it seems there are more and more strategic defamation suits against media in the US. Perhaps the trend includes the...
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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Feb 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Michael Conklin, ‘Rage Against the Voting Machine: Dominion’s Defamation Lawsuit Against ...."

    It seems 2021 is going to be quite the year for strategic, defamation lawsuits against proven liars. The articles by lawyers are flowing....
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    Seeing Tort Claiming Data is Useful - NFL Concussion Claims  > $800m of Claim Payments Approved
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Seeing Tort Claiming Data is Useful - NFL Concussion Claims > $800m of Claim Payments Approved

    After so many years of relative secrecy about claiming in asbestos litigation and some other "mass torts," it's refreshing to see fairly...
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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    ""Huh?" Insider Trading: The Chris Collins Story"

    What does research on sociology and criminology tell us about why white collar criminals do what they do? In a January 27, 2021 post,...
    7 views0 comments
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Present Consequences: Carolina Asbestos Company - Davidson, North Carolina

    Some "toxins" are long-lived, and so decisions made decades ago continue to ripple through current events. A "now in the news" example is...
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    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Multistep Transactions Lead to $4+ Billion Intercompany Deal to Pay for Underlying PFAS Claims

    Just before the weekend, DuPont, Corteva and Chemours issued a joint press release announcing a $4 billion deal to resolve their...
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    The Open Access "Botometer" Assesses Twitter Accounts for "Botness"
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Open Access "Botometer" Assesses Twitter Accounts for "Botness"

    The "botometer" is an online, open access source for assessing whether a twitter account likely is run by a bot. ...
    20 views0 comments
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