After various delays, the new, more detailed ICD-10 coding takes effect in October. The ICD-10 coding is more detailed than is current...

The National Law Journal has now noticed the growth in and value of lawsuits against cops; as shown in a post on August 12, 2015. The...

An August 12, 2015 post at D&O Diary explores other posts and articles tied around a theme of whether Delaware or Nevada is leading in...

This August 7, 2015 AmLaw article (and the opinion linked in it) are a must read for lawyers who like humor in the law. In short, a...

Outside the US, some law firms have been doing IPOs since 2007. But in the US, things remain stuck in the past. A new opinion knocks down...

The US Chamber of Commerce and the  plaintiff’s bar (the AAJ) battle back and forth, and keep track of each other’s activities and...

Readers of the blog know my view that science matters for toxic tort litigation, and have seen many posts here about aspects of the...

Recent statements by senior people at DOJ are notable for the litigation industry. The relevant statements are set out in a July 16, 2015...

The medical and biology revolutions continue. Theranos now has FDA approval for 1 of its battery of blood tests that are cheap, fast and...

Advocates of damages caps in medical malpractice cases seldom, if ever, confront the gross unfairness of leaving on one person the...

Access to “big data” is important to multiple aspects of claiming and payments systems. For example, secrecy in data helps some health...

The past week’s rulings at SCOTUS are bad news for at least some who (accurately or not) label themselves as “conservatives.”  Some...

There’s much spin by many sides as to the Garlock chapter 11 outcome.  Facts are more useful. This link provides two pages from a fall...

Tobacco personal injury litigation is continuing and expanding. The broad contours of the litigation are set out in “The Tobacco...

Yogi Berra probably never dreamed of the number of times his line would reused. In any event, it applies well to insurance companies...

In another indicator of the importance of the litigation industry, New York and Delaware courts continue to compete for big commercial...

Defendants related to uber-sized Lyondell Chemical are now seeking to use a recent chapter 11 injunction to try to bar claims that...

WOW!!!  One test from one drop of blood to see a person’s entire history of viruses with a high degree of reliability. This is not...

For companies operating in the UK, there are more issues for public company directors and risk managers to consider when evaluating...

The Stern related opinions continue from SCOTUS. It will be interesting to see the impact for mass tort bankruptcies. A May 26, 2015...