The Obamacare web site looks great when compared to Fidelity’s web site. Not once but twice, Fidelity’s computer systems have failed and...

One part of change is creating great new scientific findings and related products. Another part relates to adoption and translation into...

A wonderful, biting post by the Epicurean Dealmaker as to the life and fate of young investment bankers. Young lawyers no doubt could...

A new study suggests objective ways to measure the likelihood of a successful marriage. One of the points is that people may vocalize one...

"CAT scans for the earth." That’s the analogy used by researchers who devised new methods for figuring out where oil well waste waters...

Only in America. The TortsProf Blog kindly highlighted a Slate article on the issues now facing the Missouri Supreme Court in a lawsuit...

This collection of old ads illustrates that times do change. That’s relevant here because defendants in product liability litigation...

Asbestos litigation is increasingly global. For example, a news report indicates that a mesothelioma suit filed in Pittsburgh recently...

A Chicago area reminder that criminal law does apply to filing false reports with the federal government. In this instance, a federal...

A new paper from significant experts (e.g. Drs. Bueno and D. Sugarbaker) offers defendants additional new proof of radiation induced...

A new research article indicates that stem cells from umbilical cords can be used to more rapidly generate skin cells for burn victims....

The BBC reports that Wales recently adopted a previously debated law that allows the government to recoup medical costs from an asbestos...

A new Bloomberg article argues that coal has become the new tobacco, and points out some of the related financial and reputation risks. ...

Laurie Kazan-Allen and IBAS organized and created graphics that present a useful set of data on global asbestos consumption. Laurie also...

A new case report may be of interest for asbestos lawyers. The report is online in full at no cost. The abstract is pasted below....

A new paper in the Journal of Urology is well titled for what’s in it: "Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis:...

Georgia-Pacific won a mesothelioma trial late last week in Madison County. Jeff Hebrank of HelplerBroom tried the case for GP, and ...

Assume some "toxic" event causes the deletion of a gene. Does anything else happen? New research suggests that deletion of gene #1 is...

It’s not an oxymoron – there is tort law humor. For a prime example, listen to "Tort Reform-the Song." I learned of the song courtesy of...

Laurie Kazan-Allen runs IBAS and through it continues to work on trying to get asbestos banned in more nations. At the same time, she...