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“Civil Justice” – A Federal Magsitrate Judge Appoints Counsel for a Destitute Civi
It’s hidden behind a paywall, but an interesting March 17, 2015 article from the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (by Patricia Manson) notes...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 26, 20151 min read
More Intersections Between Professionals from Divergent Fields – “U. of I., Carle moving
As an alum and a former Champaign-Urbana”townie,” I am delighted to see the University of Illinois at the front of this new intersection...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 12, 20152 min read
Garlock Spin Wars Are Underway
The press release is online.

Kirk Hartley
Mar 10, 20151 min read
Looking for Causation by Seeking Patterns in Somatic Mutations in Tumors
Researchers continue to seek out “fingerprint” patterns in tumor mutation patterns in order to look back towards causation and source of...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 10, 20151 min read
Whistleblowing and the Litigation Industry – A Review of Costs and Benefits
What costs and benefits does whistleblowing create for the litigation industry? Some detailed data and thoughts on the subject are...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 9, 20151 min read
Labels and SCOTUS
Here is a cogent article on why broad use of labels for judges often fails to provide much help in understanding decisions from SCOTUS,...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 6, 20151 min read
Some Insights on How/Why Science is Sometimes Ignored/Avoided by Otherwise Rational People
Interesting reading for people on all sides of toxic tort and precision medicine issues: a thoughtful, non-hysterical essay from...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 19, 20151 min read
Legacy Liability and “Skeletons in the Closet” – the Uber Bank Version
Uber banks in Europe (e.g. HSBC) are under increasing scrutiny for creating or aiding and abetting various forms of tax fraud and other...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 18, 20151 min read
National Registry to Be Created for Results from Low Dose CT Scans Paid for by CMS/Medicare
More on CMS paying for low dose CT scans for some people, as described yesterday. As part of its announcement, CMS explained that...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 16, 20153 min read
Litigation Funding – A Look Back and to Note Chicago is Now Home for the World’s Largest
Chicago is now home to the world’s largest litigation funding source. It is Gerchen Keller Capital LLC. which just announced raising a...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 11, 20154 min read


Lung Cancer Data – More Background to CMS’ Decision to Pay for Some Low Dose CT Scans
As part of its Decision Memo on paying for some low dose CT scans for lung cancer, CMS’ published the data charts below, which are taken...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 11, 20151 min read
Statutory and Provider Background to CMS’ Decision to Pay for Some Low Dose CT Scans for Lung Cancer
More on CMS paying for some low dose CT scans. CMS received two requests to pay for some low dose CT scans. Ultimately, CMA agreed to...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 10, 20152 min read
CMS/Medicare Announces Immediate, Final Decision to Pay for Low Dose CT Scans for Some Persons at Ri
Finding cancers early is increasingly possible, and it’s being done more and more often. Persons involved in toxic tort litigation and...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 9, 20153 min read


Understanding “Miracles” – It’s Increasingly Possible
Artist’s conception of shattering chromosome – courtesy of Science Magazine. How did a “miracle”cure come to pass? Today we have more...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 8, 20152 min read
A New and Valuable Conference at Rutgers – The American Law Institute’s Restatement of t
Rutger’s strikes again as to insurance issues. Online promotion is here, and pasted below for the February 27th conference. Agenda here....

Kirk Hartley
Feb 6, 20152 min read
The FDA, 3D Printers and Medical Devices – How Do They All Fit Together?
The world keeps changing quickly, and the changes include use of 3D printers to create things that are or may seem to be medical devices....

Kirk Hartley
Feb 5, 20151 min read
Insurance Companies, Rate Setting and the 1st Amendment
How far can go the 1st Amendment be taken? According to some insurance companies, they have a 1st Amendment right to charge rates that...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 5, 20151 min read


Dissolution Rates of Tremolite, and Possible Implications
Researchers continue to quantify facts related to different types of fibers implicated in asbestos-related disease. A new article...

Kirk Hartley
Jan 28, 20151 min read
Eternit Faces Lawsuits in Columbia for Two Familial Cancers (a Lung Cancer and a Mesothelioma)
At the IBAS News Archive for January , 015, Laurie Kazan Allen reported that Eternit is now facing asbestos lawsuits in Columbia. The...

Kirk Hartley
Jan 20, 20151 min read
Mesothelioma from a Power Plant in Mongolia
The asbestos marketing news sites run 24/7, and so press releases and web site posts (e.g. here and here) are busy spreading news of a...

Kirk Hartley
Jan 19, 20151 min read
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