Kirk T. Hartley
Somatic Signature Mutations - Another Major Leap in Genomics, and Mass Tort Disease Litigation
This week brought 4 major new Nature papers on genomics. Over the next 20 years, the findings they report, will: 1) materially impact...
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Kirk T. Hartley
- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
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
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
Stark Data - World Cancer Day
For World Cancer Day, it seems the right time to highlight some of the stark data on expected future cancers around the globe. Regardless...
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Kirk T. Hartley
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
Seeing Tort Claiming Data is Useful - NFL Concussion Claims > $800m of Claim Payments Approved
After so many years of relative secrecy about claiming in asbestos litigation and some other "mass torts," it's refreshing to see fairly...
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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 T. Hartley
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Judge Rakoff: Directors Sometimes at Risk When Multistep M&A Transactions Lead to Insolvency
These are interesting times with respect to corporate transactions related to alleged or actual fraudulent conveyances, whether arising...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 3, 2019
- 2 min
One Fact Pattern Relevant for Thinking About Ethical Issues When A Settlement is to Be Funded By Con
What ethical missions can appropriately intersect with corporate profits in the context of mass tort settlements that call for continuing...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 11, 2019
- 1 min
It May Now Become Tougher to Successfully Execute Fraudulent Conveyances: Kirkland & Ellis Press
Avoiding liability for fraudulent conveyances may have just become tougher. Why? Because this week, Kirkland & Ellis explicitly announced...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 5, 2019
- 1 min
New Book – “Fentanyl Inc: How Rogue Chemists are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opio
A July 5, 2019 book review by Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution describes in a glowing terms a book that sounds interesting with respect...
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Kirk Hartley
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
DeWayne Johnson Glyphosate Case – Monsanto’s Opening Brief and Motion for Judicial Notic
The appeal is underway for Monsanto from the verdict in the DeWayne Johnson case. Numerous stories spin the papers. For those who prefer...
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Kirk Hartley
- Dec 21, 2018
- 2 min
The “Judicial Hellholes” are Expanding: Some Now Appear Likely in “Red States̶
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (via its American Tort Reform Foundation) has issued the 2018-19 version of its annual “Judicial Hellholes”...
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Kirk Hartley
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
Praedicat Asks: “What’s the risk in learning about risks?”
It’s an interesting week for thinking about risk. As it happens, I’m presenting on lethal diseases and “real world evidence” at the...
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Kirk Hartley
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Arsenic in Drinking Water, Cancer and Age of Exposure
Age of exposure to toxins is receiving increasing attention from researchers. Below, the abstract from an interesting study of arsenic...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 19, 2018
- 1 min
Aggregate Data and Policy Analyses on Catholic Dioceses Using Chapter 11 to Resolve Sex Abuse Cases
A new article consolidates information on the use of chapter 11 by Catholic dioceses. The author is a Penn State law professor, Marie...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 20, 2018
- 1 min
Toxic Trio – # 3 – Formaldehyde – Per Allianz and Praedicat
As pointed out in Tuesday’s post (September 18, 2018), Praedicat and Allianz recently published facts and assessments on a “toxic” trio...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 19, 2018
- 1 min
Toxic Trio – # 2 – Toluene – Per Allianz and Praedicat
As pointed out in Tuesday’s post (September 18, 2018), Praedicat and Allianz recently published facts and assessments on a “toxic” trio...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 18, 2018
- 2 min
Allianz and Praedicat Point Fingers at “Toxic Trio” in Cosmetics – #1 is dibutyl
A few far sighted liability insurers are paying attention to molecular science as to alleged or actual toxins, often aided by the...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 5, 2018
- 1 min
What Will Happen to the Discovery Record – State Farm Settles Lawsuit Regarding Campaign Contr
Campaign contributions – direct and indirect, and transparent or hidden – are frequent topics for charges and counter-charges of bias and...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 5, 2018
- 1 min
New Article Touches on Genomics and Causation as to Mesothelioma
It’s good to see more lawyers focused on genomics as related to causation in mass tort cases. A group from Goldberg Segalla just wrote...
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