Will insurers and analysts ever stop being surprised by the demographics and science of asbestos litigation? See below for a quote from a...

HarrisMartin reports, in an August 9, 2016 article (paywall) that a state court judge in Los Angeles expects that perhaps 2000 talc cases...

It’s always good to see another person drink the kool-aid as to the roles of “omic” sciences for “toxins” (real and faux),  and then pass...

Not surprisingly, GM has now publicly asserted it will try every appellate option to try to change the 2d Circuit’s ruling that enforced...

How does Star Wars relate to law and a new book?   For some fun with law, relatively speaking, head over to the Drug and Device blog as...

Walmart wants 8 chemicals out of products it sells, according to a July 20, 2016 article in Bloomberg.  Is this management of D&O risk...

The world keeps growing smaller.  Or perhaps it’s the opposite and the point should be that the litigation industry is growing globally....

Australia has a new genomics hub for sequencing DNA and tumors, as described in this July 14 story at its website. Vice-President Biden...

Why have bankruptcy courts escaped being labeled as “judicial hellholes” for distorting tort law rules?  The question has been around for...

The burgeoning roster of talc and ovarian cancer claims continues to grow. And now there are at least two uterine cancer claims. The...

The ubiquity of cancer is stunning, as illustrated at yet another British Open. The British Open of 2016 brought a truly great and record...

For one asbestos defendant, two adverse verdicts in one month – in one state – for about $28 million.  The verdicts are described in more...

In a major ruling issued yesterday, the 2d Circuit overturned portion of the the “free and clear” asset sale order entered for GM by...

Mutations to a gene known as POMC help to explain obesity in labradors, and some people, as explained in a July 5, 2016 NYT article.  A...

Have you read the Dummitt opinion requiring a manufacturer of a “durable” device to warn about risks of other products used in...

A new ovarian cancer complaint cries out for genetic investigation. The facts suggesting that need are that the plaintiff developed...

Add uterine cancer to the list of cancers now at issue in “personal use talc” litigation” that some also refer to as “cosmetic talc...

Very interesting analysis of securities law cases in related posts of June 24, 2016 at the D&O Diary and June 24, 2016 at the Stanford...

Today’s post is a shameless and sincere push for you, your companies and your clients to invest at least 45 minutes to learn about one of...

Workplace deaths and injuries are increasingly in focus for many reasons. For one, cancer strikes 1 in 2 US males and 1 in 3 females, and...