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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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    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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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jan 25, 2016
    • 1 min

    Low Dose CT Scan Medical Monitoring Trial Arrives for Big Tobacco

    Trial has finally arrived for the long-pending and much litigated Donovan class action against big tobacco in federal court in...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Dec 18, 2013
    • 2 min

    Big Tobacco Catches a Break – NY Court of Appeals Ruling on Medical Monitoring

    Big tobacco just caught a break through a narrow 4-2 ruling by the New York Court of Appeals that rejects an independent cause of action...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • May 30, 2012
    • 2 min

    Medical Monitoring – New Science Creates Biomarker Detection More Sensitive than Existing Tech

    A UK research team published a May 27, 2012 paper describing a new technique for finding biomarkers in blood — at a level 9x lower than...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Nov 5, 2010
    • 2 min

    National Cancer Institute (NCI) Issues Bulletin on Medical Monitoring Via Low Dose CT Scans –

    Results are arriving from new science, and the news ties to medical monitoring claims against the tobacco industry. Specifically, the...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Oct 25, 2010
    • 2 min

    CD 146 – An Update on Biomarkers, Mesothelioma Tumors, and Implications

    Late stage cancers usually kill the victim, brutally. That’s especially true for the vicious cancer commonly known as mesothelioma....
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Feb 12, 2010
    • 1 min

    Asbestos Ban Sought in Phillipines, Along with Some Kind of “Early Detection” Program

    The article is here. Note also that the article says the legislation would provide money for an early detection program for cancers. One...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jan 25, 2010
    • 7 min

    Mass Tort Battles Ahead – New Thinking and Arguments, UK Report Endorses Litigation Funding, a

    I’m setting aside James Hardie and Australia for a few days. News on Friday provides a great springboard for some comments in the same...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Dec 12, 2009
    • 3 min

    Mass Tort Claiming and Resolution – Lots of Great Posts and Links at the Mass Tort Litigation

    I’d love to take a few days to read and write about interesting thinking on mass torts and claims resolution issues. But that’s not...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Nov 22, 2009
    • 2 min

    Cancer, Cellular Level Shapes, and Law

    More great new science at the observable cellular level. As described below, scientists used tools to observe cellular level shapes, and...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Nov 11, 2009
    • 1 min

    Mayer Brown Weighs in On Medical Monitoring Claims in Illinois

    Mayer Brown includes Herbert Zarov and other well regarded defense lawyers focused on toxic tort claims. Mr. Zarov and his colleagues...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Oct 19, 2009
    • 4 min

    Massachusetts High Court Ruling Approves a New Medical Monitoring Claim Involving Smokers, Low Dose

    Today was not a good day for the tobacco industry or certain other “mass tort” defendants and/or insurers involved with cancer claiming....
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Aug 28, 2009
    • 2 min

    New Science – Creating a Test to Find People with Specific Genetic Defects to Create a Unique

    This August 27 press release from Abbott and Pfizer exemplifies another way science is changing and will over time create new legal...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Aug 11, 2009
    • 4 min

    Cancer Cures and Tort Law – Where Is Science and Where Is It Going ?

    Today, more on science, cancer and law. Why do I think these topics are worth writing about for tort lawyers and perhaps some...
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