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...
top of page
The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
GlobalTort
Search
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...
23 views0 comments
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...
13 views0 comments
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...
1 view0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
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....
2 views0 comments
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...
2 views0 comments
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...
2 views0 comments
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...
2 views0 comments
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...
2 views0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
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....
1 view0 comments
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...
1 view0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
bottom of page