Personal Injury Roundup No. 59 (12/4/2009)
Classes ended this week at Western New England, and we had 60-degree weather too. An odd juxtaposition. It’s a shorter roundup than usual, but still some good stuff:
Reform, Legislation, Policy
- A RAND look at diagnosis in silicosis suits [TortsProf]
- Tort reform and health care costs [Houston Chronicle]
- …and a back-and-forth about whether (and how much) tort reform is in the Obama health care plan [Point of Law]
- …and one more thing about litigation-related matters in the health reform legislation [Progressive Fix, Overlawyered (which first covered this)
- Crime and tort law – guest post from Jason Solomon [TortsProf]
New Lawsuits
- Possible suit against Robin Williams for doing yet another movie filled with tired impressions alleged defamation against Brazil in connection with Rio getting the Olympics [Brazzilmag.com]
- Not a new suit, but an interesting one involving slipping on water splashed out of a pool by a dolphin — a suit that strangely parallels an exam I wrote a few years ago [Lowering the Bar]
Trials, Settlements and Other Ends
- Fosamax bellwether cases dismissed [Mass Tort Litigation Prof Blog]
- Big tobacco verdict in Florida [Mass Tort Litigation Prof Blog and links therein]
Appeals
- 5th Circuit allows a climate change lawsuit to proceed for now [USA Today]
Damages
- Philly trial hits Pfizer in PremPro suit [Philly.com]
–BC
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