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    Kirk Hartley
    • Feb 23, 2012
    • 1 min

    BP and Anadarko Held Liable for Statutory Violations

    The trial judge has granted a government motion for summary judgment against BP and Anadarko as to statutory fines, leaving them liable...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Feb 22, 2012
    • 1 min

    Deepwater Trial Arrives

    The Deepwater trial is arriving next week. AmLaw has an excellent article focused on the lawyers and issues. #MassAccidentCases
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jan 8, 2010
    • 2 min

    Conflict of Interests and International Tort Claims for Persons from Many Countries – The Liby

    Here is an unexpected but interesting non-asbestos example of conflict of interest issues arising from efforts to resolve “mass torts”...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Oct 12, 2009
    • 3 min

    Proposal for National Juries for Mass Tort Cases

    Here is a late September post presenting a condensed version of a law review article proposing “national juries” for mass tort...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Apr 22, 2009
    • 1 min

    Forum Non Conveniens in Global Mass Accident Situations – Italian Plane Crash Example

    ‘Mass accident” cases produce tough issues on applicable law and teh forum for litigation. The 11th Circuit recently issued a per curiam...
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    Since becoming a lawyer in 1983, Kirk’s 35+ years of practice have focused on advising a wide range of corporations, associations, and individuals (as both plaintiffs and defendants) on both tort and commercial law issues centered around “mass torts.”

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