A brilliant new study on parachute use was recently published in the British Journal of Medicine. The researchers/authors presumably will...

The robocalling epidemic is an example of the complete failure of federal and state regulation and enforcement, the failure of litigation...

Over the last couple of years, defense oriented commentators have used the meme “event driven securities litigation” as part of...

Another step forward is happening in the effort to find lung cancers early.  It’s an early detection study – in the UK – using both...

It’s an interesting week for thinking about risk. As it happens, I’m presenting on lethal diseases and “real world evidence” at the...

The latest global failure of cyber security is covered in detail in a November 30, 2018 post at Krebs on Security, and is headline news...

A press release yesterday brought news of an interesting next step in the process of increasing the intersections between law and...

Over the years ahead, the term “somatic recombination” may make its way into the lexicon of more lawyers. Why? Because a new, high...

Amazing times for courts, at the SCOTUS level and all other levels, federal and state. “Chief Justice Defends Judicial Independence After...

Various pundits are saying 2019 will include a surge in litigation.  In that vein, it will be interesting to see if adverse financial...

Age of exposure to toxins is receiving increasing attention from researchers. Below, the abstract from an interesting study of arsenic...

Below, an interesting agenda item from the now ongoing PLAC annual meeting: “10:00 am – 10:30 am:  The Trend Toward Monster Verdicts—What...

A new article consolidates information on the use of chapter 11 by Catholic dioceses. The author is a Penn State law professor, Marie...

Now online is the 1/3 fee petition from Hale  v. State Farm. et al., # 3:12- cv-00660, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern...

As the molecular revolution continues, take a look ahead to what trial lawyers will have for exhibits in the future: Watch Mouse Embryos...

Ever focused on science and law issues, Nathan Schactman’s October 3, 2018 post highlights several new articles focused on points of...

Some years back, a few people (including me, in 2010) bucked conventional wisdom and predicted the rise of class actions in Europe. See,...

As pointed out in Tuesday’s post (September 18, 2018),  Praedicat and Allianz recently published facts and assessments on a “toxic” trio...

As pointed out in Tuesday’s post (September 18, 2018),  Praedicat and Allianz recently published facts and assessments on a “toxic” trio...

A few far sighted liability insurers are paying attention to molecular science as to alleged or actual toxins, often aided by the...