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A post from the TortsProf blog brings news of an apparently interesting new book on torts. The introduction starts as follows: "From Hart...

A new story from the ABA covers "10 trials that changed the world." #LitigationIndustry

Is litigation all bad? Apparently not, at least judging by the actions of corporate America. Thus, corporations continue to embrace...

A museum of tort law ? Really ? Yes, says Insurance Opinions author Randy Maniloff, describing Ralph Nader’s plans as described in Mr....

NCARD and iMig sponsored an October 26, 2013 one day meeting on lung cancer and mesothelioma. The meeting was in Sydney. A program flyer...

As lung cancer claims surge in asbestos litigation, it’s interesting to see new paper finding a correlation between lung cancer and...

SV40. Simian virus 40. As described by my sister the scientist, it can leave cells looking like a bomb went off inside the cell. It’s...

Genomics matter. I’m sitting in a HarrisMartin seminar on genomics and toxic tort litigation. The asbestos plaintiff’s bar is...

What do mass torts have to do with arbitration? In some instances, quite a bit. The Chevron/Ecuador/Donziger circus masks interesting and...

When and how should courts assert cross-border jurisdiction over related corporate entities? Should agency theories widen amenability to...

Recent posts at Opinio Juris cover various law-related aspects of an interesting looking new book on global trade. The book is by Anupam...

D & O Diary includes a useful new summary post on the use and/or abuse of D&O insurance in bankruptcy. #Bankruptcy

The litigation industry includes plenty of attacks and counter-attacks that more or less mirror some of the attacks and counter-attacks...

The 14th annual "Legal Reform Summit" took place yesterday. The agenda and presentation materials are online here. The keynote speaker...

A new Mother Jones article by Myron Levin provides a cogent summary of the Kent filter story, with links to some interesting old ads run...

Myriad has filed yet another patent suit related to testing for BRCA genes. One wonders if someone will ask to create an MDL for all...

Now arriving: the next step in early diagnosis of lung cancer. The prior step? Major use of low dose CT scans to find at an early stage...

The chart above is online here, along with other data on the web site of The Silverstein Group, a communications advisory business....

Changes in government priorities can create big changes for businesses. A new example arises from two Swiss banks shutting down because...