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SCOTUS Denies Cert for GM in the Ignition Switch Cases – Due Process in Bankruptcy Gets Reboot
Due process in bankruptcy has been rebooted to some degree. How? Through SCOTUS’ April 24, 2017 denial of GM’s cert petition from the...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 26, 20174 min read
Analysis of Personal Jurisdiction Arguments at SCOTUS on “Mass Tort” Cases
The following is a guest post from Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC. As always, the analysis is cogent and very much...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 25, 20173 min read
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Intersects with Litigation Funding via Fulbrook Capital
The world continues to evolve, quickly, towards more use of AI in litigation. Recently, Fulbrook Capital and Metonomy Labs announced the...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 24, 20171 min read
“Securities Class Actions Around the World”
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...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 13, 20171 min read
No Enforcement for an Old, Outmoded Arbitration Clause
With thanks for the cogent analysis by Steve Garmisa on an unusual issue, here’s the opening paragraph from a March 6, 2017 Chicago Daily...

Kirk Hartley
Apr 7, 20171 min read
Got 500k Leukemia and Lymphoma Genomes?
Imagine all the data, hypotheses and conclusions that will emerge from sequencing 500k biobanked leukemia and lymphoma tumors … Imagine...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 14, 20174 min read


Not One, But Two, State Supreme Courts Uphold Strict Application of Daimler Last Week
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...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 5, 20178 min read
Genomics, DNA and Asbestos Litigation – Don’t Miss the Perrin Conference on March 6-7
The March 6-7 Perrin Asbestos Litigation conference will be valuable, as always. I’m especially looking forward to this panel: “3:45 PM –...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 3, 20171 min read


Jurors In Toxic Tort Litigation Take Genetics Seriously
In the shameless self-promotion department, another article on “omics” and torts. LAW360 kindly published this on February 21, 2017. In...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 2, 20175 min read
Simmons Hanly Names New Partners in Mass Tort Cases
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...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 27, 20171 min read
Order on Damages in a UK Mesothelioma Case
Comparing mesothelioma cases damages in the UK to similar damages in the US usually produces some amazement. A January 13, 2017 UK trial...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 27, 20171 min read
Sole Proximate Cause in Illinois – the Journey Continues
The journey continues in Illinois on “sole proximate cause.” In Madison County, an ongoing trial presents contested issues regarding...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 23, 20171 min read
Update on SCOTUS and GM’s Bid for Certiorari in the Ignition Switch Cases
According to this page of the SCOTUS web site, underlying plaintiffs timely filed their briefs opposing GM’s bid for certiorari on...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 20, 20171 min read
GM Ignition Switch Case Briefs Due Today
Unless there is a last minute change, the docket at SCOTUS indicates the respondents (the tort claimants) are due to respond today to the...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 16, 20171 min read
Cozen O’Connor Says: “Are Attorneys’ Bills Privileged Once Litigation Ends – California
For persons and entities involved in mass tort claiming and litigation with insurance companies and/or other payors, there’s a new and...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 16, 20171 min read
Latham’s Commentary on UK Developments: “Reserving Privilege for the Few”
Claims for legal advice privilege are becoming more difficult and narrower in the EU, according to a February 10, 2017 article published...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 15, 20171 min read
A Review: “Judge Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court and Product Liability Litigation”
Reviews and predictions are emerging for Judge Gorsuch on product liability cases. Eric B. Wolffe of Perkins Coie published a helpful...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 12, 20171 min read


Biomarker Exposure Tests Will Revolutionize Toxic Torts (Shameless Self Promotion)
A bit of shameless self promotion for me and colleagues at Innovative Science Solutions. This week brought us 15 seconds of “fame”...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 10, 20175 min read
New Forms and Announcements for the Narco Asbestos Trust
2017 brought many new events, including various changes for claim administration for the “evergreen” Narco asbestos trust, with some new...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 9, 20171 min read
State of Washington v. Trump – 9th Circuit Page for Briefs and Orders
This page at the 9th Circuit provides briefs and orders for State of Washington v. Trump.

Kirk Hartley
Feb 7, 20171 min read
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