Eternit is responding to Brazilian government action targeting the company with respect to claims for relief arising out of past asbestos...

The future continues to arrive with increasing analysis of tumor-specific mutations for various types of cancer that increasingly end up...

Football season brings us all back in touch with alma maters. For Big 10 alums, it’s good to see most of the Big 10 school also trying to...

Reputation risk arises in many ways. A new example arose as follows. Zurich’s CFO committed suicide. Zurich’s Chariman then quit, under...

Manufacturers increasingly need to think about "cradle to grave" expenses for products. A new example arises from drugs. Some people link...

What should defendants in cancer cases seek as an “appropriate” rule of law on proving causation? More extreme defense arguments on “but...

Stunning. Using both types of stem cells (embryonic and induced) and a "scaffold and gels, scientists working in Vienna have created a...

Over the past five years, the six largest US banks have paid out more in settlements and legal fees ($103 billion) than in dividends. So...

For both substance and style (breezy and brief, with some dry wit), it’s hard to beat Weil Gotshal’s Bankruptcy Blog. And, now, a new...

It is the age of specialization. A prime example these days lies in e-discovery. The market is becoming even more specialized as some...

Fracking provides a singular current example of trying to reconcile risks and benefits. The Wall Street Journal reports – briefly – on a...

Molecular toxicology studies continue to expand as scientists examine cells and systems to try to answer questions about "how and why."...

In asbestos litigation, Ron Motley of Motley Rice is legendary for trial skills, and other traits and events. He has passed away at age...

The dysfunctional nature of insurance companies never ceases to amaze. This month, tens (hundreds?) of thousands of 18 year olds are...

There are rhythms, ebbs and flows to litigation, and global, national and regional attitudes and perceptions. All corporate defendants...

Civil rights lawyers (and others) sometimes express exasperation when they are sometimes denied decent hourly rates after winning trials...

One rule of litigation today involves distraction. When you don’t want to talk about the merits, create other issues for use by your...

Asbestos claiming continues to globalize as against some defendants. Bloomberg is reporting that a Brazilian government agency has filed...

A new paper by Bianco and Demers – available here at no charge – concludes that Canada is seeing notable increases in occupational...

I forgot to post the following legal humor from the Garlock trial. The humor is from the trial judge, the summary below is from T. K. Kim...