Personal Injury Law Roundup No. 100 – April 15, 2011
It’s tax day, hooray hooray! Plus our hundredth personal injury law roundup!
New Cases, Resolutions
- Match.com sued by client after alleged sexual assault by date met on site. (NBC LA)
- Valet parker sues LeBron James’s mom after alleged battery. (Miami Herald)
- Rhode Island not liable in fall from “Cliff Walk.” (WSJ.com)
Appeals
- French Supreme Court says the enforcement of a U.S. punitive damages award is not always precluded under public policy (though it rejected the particular award). (International Law Office)
Reform, Legislation, Policy
- Legislation would eliminate some of the more problematic parts of CPSIA. (Overlawyered and links therein)
- Bill would increase oversight of imported pharmaceuticals. (Pharmalot)
Miscellaneous
- Ford “greatly” expanding recall of F-150 pickups due to problem that might result in unexpected deployment of airbags. No lawsuits are mentioned (and a Google search reveals no lawyers seeking clients through AdSense yet), but one assumes they’re coming. (Reuters)
–BC