Add uterine cancer to the list of cancers now at issue in “personal use talc” litigation” that some also refer to as “cosmetic talc...

The trials with talc and mesothelioma issues are getting tougher, with more and better experts for the defense.  The result of a 3...

Very interesting analysis of securities law cases in related posts of June 24, 2016 at the D&O Diary and June 24, 2016 at the Stanford...

Today’s post is a shameless and sincere push for you, your companies and your clients to invest at least 45 minutes to learn about one of...

The new NERA annual report is out on asbestos litigation trends.  Its many comparisons to a baseline of 2001 seem akin to comparing...

Workplace deaths and injuries are increasingly in focus for many reasons. For one, cancer strikes 1 in 2 US males and 1 in 3 females, and...

Tis the season for annual “reports”  by asbestos trusts created through chapter 11 cases. Most reports today are farcically small and...

Maybe, maybe, maybe a glimmer of moving down a path towards proactive cancer avoidance treatment in women with inherited BRCA-1...

More people are figuring out that insurers were and remain under-reserved for asbestos litigation. Below, the text of a June 16, 2016...

As predicted, the arrival of the new TSCA legislation is leading to plaintiff side groups seeking renewed efforts by EPA to ban asbestos....

A new (June 9, 2016) opinion from the New York Court of Appeals significantly limits claims to a common interest privilege in connection...

Some proclaim cyber-crime was not foreseeable and a black swan. The claim is not true. As noted before in this August 7, 2014 post, the...

Gordon & Reese put out a May 31, 2016 blog post indicating asbestos defendants in non-smoker  lung cancer cases may want to argue tumors...

It seems as if the new TSCA legislation is destined to pass, despite Rand Paul’s questions. Therefore, one has to wonder whether we are...

The C8 litigation is continuing into possible trial #3, and outcome #4.  The results to date – and the trials ahead – are summarized in a...

Smart lawyers can generate better outcomes, and “defense firms” can act as plaintiffs.  That’s one of the messages from a May 23, 2016...

Thinking about a joint defense agreement with terms with an eye on notice of settlements and sharing costs of judgments, especially for...

The intersections between law and science continue to increase as more issues turn on when and how injury is defined and the light...

Monday was not a good day for defendants at SCOTUS. Set out below are four overview statements by LAW360.  One might think the litigation...

The jurisdiction wars continue in tort cases, as more state court cases follow on from SCOTUS’ decision limiting assertion of personal...