A remarkable feel good story … on Mother’s Day (May 12, 2018) from the Optimist at the WP. It’s also a story of serendipity in science,...

Todd Presnell blogs on privilege, and is always cogent. This morning (May 7, 2018), he provided a cogent update (with links) to orders on...

“Appointing Extremists” Michael A. Bailey Matthew Spitzer American Law and Economics Review, Volume 20, Issue 1, 1 April 2018, Pages...

Academic exploration of product liability as to product safety levels: American Law and Economics Review, Volume 20, Issue 1, 1 April...

Part of the seamy side of vaginal mesh litigation was reported in an April 14, 2018 article in the NYT. The article, “How Profiteers Lure...

“When Maolra Seoighe entered a Dublin courtroom to be tried for murder, his name was recorded as Myles Joyce. The change was a...

For business lawyers, it’s helpful to keep in mind the big picture view of changes in Delaware corporate law. With that in mind, this...

Once upon a time, it seemed the 1980 ruling in  World-Wide Volkswagen would control forever, and that jurisdictional jurisdictional...

It remains fascinating to think about due process, res judicata, and the topic of strategic settlements in class actions. One set of...

What are property interests; how do we know them when we think we see them? That’s a fascinating question that’s been animating due...

Judging by oral argument questions at SCOTUS, one legal analyst suggests the American Pipe tolling doctrine seems likely to live on to...

Asset shuffling between corporations has time and again produced issues regarding fraudulent conveyances, alter egos and veil-piercing...

Over the past few years, “low level exposure” issues have loomed larger these days in both the US and the UK.  A then-current summary...

Interesting times in the legal professions, as shown by the numbers below from a February 20, 2018 post at Above the Law. But the numbers...

Different technologies are deployed into different courts at different times. According to a new article, predictive coding has now been...

Truly amazing to read and consider the facts set out in the following article from the March 2, 2018 edition of the Chicago Daily law...

At ToxicoGenomica.com, we are bringing more genomic analysis into toxic tort litigation. Some facts about inherited mutations and ovarian...

Those who understand asbestos litigation will appreciate the karma one could see in this outcome. For the rest of you, sorry, but the...

It’s good to see the Illinois Supreme Court now providing open access copies of briefs for upcoming oral arguments. See here for briefs...

Some circuit courts had issued fairly hard to fathom opinions immunizing some corporate  transactions from fraudulent conveyance claims...