Personal Injury Roundup No. 10 (10/17/08)

It’s a beautiful week here in New England and it was a great week for me (if you’ll pardon the self-congratulation), as my colleagues have voted to grant me tenure starting next academic year.  It was a lively week in TortLand, too…

Reform, Legislation, Policy

• Apologies in Canada [Sault This Week via Point of Law]
• Senate committee critical of EPA’s role in Libby, Montana [Pump Handle]

New Lawsuits

• Six Flags wants to add more defendants in Kentucky Kingdom case; plaintiff undergoes another surgery [WLKY.com]
• Indianapolis Colts receiver Marvin Harrison apparently isn’t facing criminal charges, but is getting sued for alleged role in a shooting [ProFootballTalk.com]
• Patients sue hospital for treatment by heroin-addicted doctor [Newsday]

Trials, Settlements & Other Ends

• Three years after filing, lawsuit over alleged wrong color hair dye dismissed [AP]

Appeals

• Supreme Court sounds skeptical of FTC’s role in “light” cigarette claims [SCOTUSblog, TortsProf]
• Georgia Supreme Court permits thimerosal claim against Wyeth, rejects vaccine preemption argument [Pharmalot]
• More about Levine and preemption more generally [Sebok @ Writ]

Miscellaneous

• Tort lawyer by day, referee by…Sundays.  [TortsProf]
• Medical blogger subpoenaed over comment [NY Personal Injury Blog]
• “Yo-Yo” amusement ride (swinging chairs) recalled [CPSC]
• Another amusement ride incident: Carny ride starts without warning; parent and toddler hang on; toddler dropped…and caught.  Man.  [Local6.com, video]
• “For people like Oprah, lawsuits are a part of life.”  [Richard Roeper @ Sun-Times]

–BC