What costs and benefits does whistleblowing create for the litigation industry?  Some detailed data and thoughts on the subject are...

Interesting reading for people on all sides of toxic tort and precision medicine issues:  a thoughtful, non-hysterical essay from...

Uber banks in Europe (e.g. HSBC) are under increasing scrutiny for creating or aiding and abetting various forms of tax fraud and other...

More on CMS paying for low dose CT scans for some people, as described yesterday. As part of its announcement, CMS explained that...

Chicago is now home to the world’s largest litigation funding source. It is Gerchen Keller Capital LLC. which just announced raising  a...

As part of its Decision Memo on paying for some low dose CT scans for lung cancer, CMS’ published the data charts below, which are taken...

More on CMS paying for some low dose CT scans. CMS received two requests to pay for some low dose CT scans.  Ultimately, CMA agreed to...

Finding cancers early is increasingly possible, and it’s being done more and more often. Persons involved in toxic tort litigation and...

The world keeps changing quickly, and the changes include use of 3D printers to create things that are or may seem to be medical devices....

An update on the apparent wave of fraud in Super Storm Sandy litigation by property insurers and their experts and lawyers. In short, the...

Looking ahead to a new year is enjoyable. But a look back at history often is useful. A cautionary tale about what we know – and do not...

Technology continues to create new topics for mass tort litigation. For example, there are now FDA proposals for electronic communication...

Questions, questions. For the last few decades, medical study databases have been growing, and so more data is available for study. As a...

Times change, and pendulums swing. It appears the California Supreme Court is now moving to the left, as described in a December 26, 2014...

A December 22, 2014 story at Reuters is a reminder that the litigation industry is not always kind to lawyers. To the contrary, lawyers...

As expected, outgoing Governor Quinn of Illinois has signed a bill ending Illinois’ 10 year statute of repose for “premises” asbestos...

Be careful what you wish for remains an important maxim for lawyers, lobbyists and risk managers. The latest example arises as it appears...

Exponential change continues to arrive in computing, and even more will arrive in 2017. For an example, consider the facts set out in...

Courtesy of a November 20, 2014 post at the Columbia Blue Sky Blog,  the views of an SEC Commissioner as to its next 80 years....

Causation questions generate lots and lots of issues and fees in litigation regarding contaminated food. One can foresee an end to many...