| The Georgia Supreme Court heard constitutional arguments in two tort reform cases this fall. In September, the issue was a cap on pain and suffering in med mal cases; in October, the issue was the... | |
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| A rural Missouri legislator, in an attempt to incentivize health care providers to practice in rural areas, has introduced a bill tying malpractice insurance premiums to malpractice judgments in the... | |
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| On December 26th, the 12th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress passed the Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China. The law regulates liability and... | |
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| William W. Buzbee (Emory) has posted "'Federalism Floors, Ceilings, and the Benefits of Federalism’s Institutional Diversity,' in Preemption Choice: The Theory, Law, and Reality of Federalism’s Core... | |
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| The UK Independent reports that High Timber, a London restaurant, is asking diners to sign a waiver before serving the traditional Christmas pudding, which can contain - if you are lucky - a small... | |
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| Eric Claeys (George Mason) has posted to SSRN The Right to Exclude in the Shadow of the Cathedral: A Response to Parchomovsky and Stein. Here is the abstract: This response comments on... | |
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| In a case involving my children's school district, Cumberland Valley, a court has ruled governmental immunity in Pennsylvania does not cover traffic accidents. Pennlive has the details. --CJR | |
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| David Bernstein (George Mason) has posted to SSRN Getting to Causation in Toxic Tort Cases. Here is the abstract: Since the issue first arose in earnest in the 1970s, courts have struggled to create... | |
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| On the Friday of the AALS Conference, at least one of the "Hot Topics" sessions will be of interest to torts profs: 10:30 am-12:15 pmNapoleon Ballroom, 3rd floor, Hilton New Orleans Riverside The... | |
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| Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress department devoted to providing research and analysis on legislative issues to Congress, has issued a report analyzing the two health care... | |
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