Science and law meet in a new law school class (at UMKC) focused on the NFL concussion litigation. Too bad its not an online course. The...

A victory for the plaintiff in a UK in a case that US lawyers would refer to as an asbestos premises case. The case was covered before in...

Day 3 of iMig includes three different “tracks” for attendees. The science track today is focused on mesothelioma and the immune system....

The ILR’s annual “legal summit” occurred on Octiber 21, 2014 – agenda here. The ILR is a “tort reform” branch of the US Chamber of Commerce.

Forbes and others are reporting on the latest set of facts and research on effects – or lack of effects – from so-called “medical...

Day 2 of iMig 2014 is on October 22,  and is not your father’s mesothelioma science conference. In the past, there was little positive to...

Need more proof that the future of toxic torts will involve molecular issues? Consider that the impact of gene sequencing shows up in...

The biennial meeting of iMig is underway as mesothelioma researchers gather in South Africa for three days of discussion of research on...

“Devil in the Dust” is the title for an online, multimedia story about disease in persons who lived, played and worked in the vicinity of...

An October 18, 2014 press release highlights and links to a new paper on geologic findings regarding naturally occurring asbestos in...

An October 16, 2014 article from the Madison- St. Clair Record brings news of another recent set of six lung cancer case filings by Gori...

It’s Friday, so please indulge some cutting humor from Andy Borowitz. His humor is online at the New Yorker. NEW YORK (The Borowitz...

With apologies to CSN, it’s been a long time coming. But the good news is that the Garlock trial record will be completely unsealed,...

Happy Friday, with really good news for kids with a form of leukemia. A new press release and an October 16, 2014 article in Fierce...

Some law professors are trying to engage law students in thinking about corporate legal strategy, as described in an October 10, 2014...

The litigation spin wars continue to increase in intensity and volume. News of more spin arrived through an October 15, 2014 post at...

How about a secret chapter 11 proceeding, to benefit Apple’s penchant for secrecy?  The issues are arising in the context of a chapter 11...

Dragging down big tobacco is a massive job. Asbestos defendants never have figured out how to do it successfully, perhaps in part because...

Courtesy of Torts Today and Jack Balkin, a link to and story about an upcoming multi-disciplinary conference on the public health issues...

“A short history of the toxicology of inhaled particles” is a helpful history for persons thinking about asbestos and disease, as well as...