Ann Maher at Legal Newsline continues to help asbestos lawyers everywhere by tracking and reporting on Madison County’s asbestos docket....

In Ortwein, a San Francisco asbestos case, the trial judge entered a December 22, 2014 order granting a defense-side motion for testing...

An update on the apparent wave of fraud in Super Storm Sandy litigation by property insurers and their experts and lawyers. In short, the...

Looking ahead to a new year is enjoyable. But a look back at history often is useful. A cautionary tale about what we know – and do not...

Technology continues to create new topics for mass tort litigation. For example, there are now FDA proposals for electronic communication...

Questions, questions. For the last few decades, medical study databases have been growing, and so more data is available for study. As a...

Data matters. Data can matter even more when its collected across more than one variable in a real time and real world context. Consider...

Times change, and pendulums swing. It appears the California Supreme Court is now moving to the left, as described in a December 26, 2014...

A December 22, 2014 story at Reuters is a reminder that the litigation industry is not always kind to lawyers. To the contrary, lawyers...

Genomics continues to move in to toxic tort litigation. Examples of the move and some thoughts on implications are set out in...

As expected, outgoing Governor Quinn of Illinois has signed a bill ending Illinois’ 10 year statute of repose for “premises” asbestos...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois continues to fail spectacularly.  The latest example is from a BCBS email dated December 13, 2014. It...

Be careful what you wish for remains an important maxim for lawyers, lobbyists and risk managers. The latest example arises as it appears...

Today, knowledge of new information can spread quickly, if – repeat, if –  procedures are in place to capture the information. Here’s an...

A potential new blockbuster case is now in the works because the California Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of...

Some (many) businesses make changes to online systems, and produce all kinds of problems for customers. But instead of being upfront,...

There are many double-edged swords in mass tort litigation. Some people see them, and some do not, too often because of a propensity for...

Exponential change continues to arrive in computing, and even more will arrive in 2017. For an example, consider the facts set out in...

BAP1 testing is a relatively straightforward process for trained persons using good equipment. Indeed, that’s true for most tests seeking...

New rules for product liability litigation are now on the books in Pennsylvania due to the opinions in Tincher v. Omega Flex Inc.. By a...