Personal Injury Roundup No. 102 (4/29/11)

New Cases

• TX:  A products case has been filed against the makers of a cold therapy machine based on alleged tissue damage.  (AboutLawsuits.com)

Trials, Settlements and Other Ends

• On the eve of trial, a Major League Baseball umpire reaches settlement in products liability case with Wright Medical over a hip replacement.  (AboutLawsuits.com)

Appeals

• IL:  Appellate court okays fraudulent misrepresentation claim on behalf of a woman who was tricked, via the internet, into romance or friendship with people who either did not exist or who were not who they appeared to be.  (ABA Journal)
• NY:  Multi-million dollar verdict affirmed for plaintiff who, after ingesting methadone (I don’t even know what that is) and rum (I do know what that is), was hit by a subway train.  (Hochfelder/New York Injury Cases Blog)

Reform, Legislation, Policy

• Barney Frank endorses some form of medical liability reform.  (Turkewitz/New York Personal Injury Law Blog)
• Why med mal reform will increase the deficit.  (Doroshow/Huff Post via The Pop Tort)

Miscellaneous

• Turkewitz on iPhone GPS data and accident litigation (New York Personal Injury Law Blog)
• Abnormal Use interviews Ted Frank (Abnormal Use)

–CJR