Conflicts of Interest in Mass Torts

Kirk T. Hartley

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...

Kirk T. Hartley

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...

Kirk Hartley

Magistrate Judge Uncovers Tort System Fraud – by Insurance Company Lawyers and Professional En

Fraud, fraud, fraud. Some days one would think the “f” word is the only word known to some in the insurance industry, and some of their...

Kirk Hartley

Advice for Independent Counsel on Dealing with Insurer Guidelines

A new article from policyholder counsel at Neil Gerber (Seth Lamden) “offers advice to independent defense counsel (often referred to as...

Kirk Hartley

New 2d Circuit Opinion in Freelancer Litigation Highlights Conflicts of Interest in Settling Mass To

Settling mass tort lawsuits is not easy. It’s even harder if conflict of interest rules are followed. The conflict of interest rules are...

Kirk Hartley

Conflict of Interests and International Tort Claims for Persons from Many Countries – The Liby

Here is an unexpected but interesting non-asbestos example of conflict of interest issues arising from efforts to resolve “mass torts”...

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