Kirk T. Hartley
Covid Genome Analyses Shows the Power of Genomic Analyses for Understanding Diseases
A March 26, 2021 NYT article uses the genomic analyses of Covid to provide a cogent overview of the ongoing revolution in genomic...
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Kirk T. Hartley
- Mar 3, 2021
- 1 min
Cogent Summary - Workshop on Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence v4.0
Last week's workshop on the path to update the federal Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence is summarized in a cogent and insightful...
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Kirk T. Hartley
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
NRA's Chapter 11 - Possible Implications for Mass Torts, Public Policy and Chapter 11
The NRA's chapter 11 filing last week has possible implications for mass torts, public policy and chapter 11 law. Why? Because the NRA is...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 16, 2017
- 1 min
GM Ignition Switch Case Briefs Due Today
Unless there is a last minute change, the docket at SCOTUS indicates the respondents (the tort claimants) are due to respond today to the...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 2, 2014
- 1 min
Cancer Subrogation Claims – Health Insurer Hires Plaintiff’s Firm to Sue Takeda and Eli
Subrogation claims and liens of various kinds continue to assert a growing influence on mass tort litigation. In a new example, Blue...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 20, 2014
- 1 min
GM To Waive At Least Some Theoretic Bankruptcy Defense to Claims Arising from Ignition Switch Defect
Are bankruptcy court injunctions enforceable when they cut off personal injury claims and related rights of co-defendants without...
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Kirk Hartley
- Apr 29, 2014
- 3 min
Blazing Saddles (the movie) and the GM Switch Issues
The GM switch arguments raise important issues about the claimed powers of bankruptcy judges. Set out below are some background facts and...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 13, 2009
- 9 min
Asbestos Plaintiff’s Lawyers Ask W.R. Grace Bankruptcy Court to Order that Its Findings –
The W. R. Grace chapter 11 case has produced a striking motion that highlights the too often bizarre and unconstitutional nature of much...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 6, 2009
- 1 min
GM Asset Sale Plan Approved by Judge Gerber; Some Individual Car Crash Victims Already Have Appealed
The General Motors chapter 11 asset sale was approved on Sunday night in an opinion that is 50 pages, plus appendices. The opinion is...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 19, 2009
- 3 min
Another Mass Tort Bankruptcy, Sort of – Chinese Drywall and the Chapter 11 filed by Builder WC
Chinese drywall claims are emerging as a would-be class action issues in the WCI Communities chapter 11 case pending in Delaware. Would...
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