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    Somatic Signature Mutations - Another Major Leap in Genomics, and Mass Tort Disease Litigation
    Kirk T. Hartley
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    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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    Cogent Summary - Workshop on Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence v4.0
    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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    Stark Data - World Cancer Day
    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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    Seeing Tort Claiming Data is Useful - NFL Concussion Claims  > $800m of Claim Payments Approved
    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 States&#822

    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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    Toxic Trio – # 3 – Formaldehyde – Per Allianz and Praedicat
    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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    Toxic Trio – # 2 – Toluene – Per Allianz and Praedicat
    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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    Allianz and Praedicat Point Fingers at “Toxic Trio” in Cosmetics – #1 is  dibutyl
    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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