A new “toxic tort” blog (by Bill Ruskin) launched with an interesting mini-review of the use of Value Assurance Plans as a means for...

Late in June, SCOTUS knocked out “American Pipe” equitable tolling in a securities case, as explained in a June 27,  2017 post at Faegre...

Interesting topics are raised by a motion by Takata for appointment of Roger Frankel as a futures representative in Takata’s chapter 11...

Does new science matter? Ask the NFL.  “A neuropathologist has examined the brains of 111 N.F.L. players — and 110 were found to have...

In March 2015, the Canadian government acknowledged that known victims of thalidomide needed services and medical care they could not...

As expected, SCOTUS used the BMS case to narrow the rules for the assertion of personal jurisdiction against a defendant.  Bexis provided...

Suppose your next jury trial involves issues about cancer. Will you be able to use AI and big data – during jury selection – to quickly...

The ongoing revolution in molecular science will help answer fascinating questions, such as why is there is more materially more autism...

For more on the argument at SCOTUS about jurisdiction rules as applied to mass torts, see the April 27, 2017 post by Jim Beck at Drug and...

Due process in bankruptcy has been rebooted to some degree. How? Through SCOTUS’ April 24, 2017 denial of GM’s cert petition from the...

The following is a guest post from Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC. As always, the analysis is cogent and very much...

Time has passed and securities class actions are now global in many ways, a topic to be covered in an ABA webinar  described online. It...

Imagine all the data, hypotheses and conclusions that will emerge from sequencing 500k biobanked leukemia and lymphoma tumors … Imagine...

A guest post from three of the many smart lawyers at Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC. Unlike me, they can keep up, and the...

In the shameless self-promotion department, another article on “omics” and torts. LAW360 kindly published this on February 21, 2017.  In...

From the January 17, 2017 Issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. It’s interesting to see practice areas as defined by a plaintiff’s...

A bit of shameless self promotion for me and colleagues at Innovative Science Solutions. This week brought us 15 seconds of “fame”...

The label “tort reform” brings many reactions. But it’s an easy label for legislation involving “mass tort” claims. For an update on...

The following is a guest post by Paul A. Bradley of Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC. A decision from Delaware Superior Court...

A slightly dated (2015) but now free article comparing US and EU law on product liability is described in a January 29, 2017 post at the...