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

Here is the online image of Munich Re’s recent, comprehensive report on asbestos litigation, Asbestos: Anatomy of a Mass Tort. The 112...

I’d love to take a few days to read and write about interesting thinking on mass torts and claims resolution issues. But that’s not...

Stanford Law School and Professor Deborah Hensler offer a significant online resource with numerous papers on class action practice...

Using bankruptcy code chapters 11 and 15 to avoid litigation is not quite as easy as some might think, as illustrated by an order that is...

Mayer Brown includes Herbert Zarov and other well regarded defense lawyers focused on toxic tort claims. Mr. Zarov and his colleagues...

So, where and when are US tort and securities judgments binding on persons who live outside the US, and why should does it matter? Let’s...

Catching up on things I missed while on vacation. PointofLaw includes this interesting post on a draft federal statute to require...

(Caveat – the following includes shameless self-promotion.) Asbestos litigation, and asbestos trust issues, are no longer uniquely...

More on science and tort law. Suppose medical malpractice destroys a woman’s inner ear balance function to the point she can stand up...

Today, more on science, cancer and law. Why do I think these topics are worth writing about for tort lawyers and perhaps some...

Here is an excerpt fron this blog post by Kevin LaCroix at The D + O Diary: “The Latest Stanford Financial Group Lawsuit: According to a...

Per this article from Delaware Online: June 25, 2009 DuPont sued over asbestos in ArgentinaEx-Lycra plant workers say they were exposed...

Current articles here and here follow up on a conference in Israel regarding a town there with high mesothelioma rates. Asbestos...

Do not miss a fascinating June 24 article in the New York Times regarding the tort litigation seeking damages from the Saudi royal family...

What will the global litigation industry look like in 10 years? My bet is that it will look increasingly entrepreneurial, and more like...

Who knew- apparently there is “libel tourism,” a concept I learned about from reading Walter Olson at Pointof Law and then reading a...

The UK is famous for assessing costs if a case actually goes to judgment. A new look at that topic is underway and is slated to produce a...

Looking for a tight but informative summary of changes around the globe with respect to (1) aggregate or class action litigation, (2)...