In the wake of several recent verdicts against it, Meta agreed to settle a case brought by numerous states that accused it of designing social media to be addictive. Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion dollars and institute
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Keating Addresses Compensation for Victims of LA’s Lineage Fire
In late June, a cold-storage facility in the Boyle Heights neigborhood of LA caught fire. A recent survey found that hundreds of residents suffered health problems, including respiratory infections and eye disorders. Air Talk on NPR interviewed Greg Keating on
White on Co-Authoring with Abraham
Ted White has posted to SSRN Working with Ken. The abstract provides:
This Article is a contribution to a symposium in the Insurance Law Review accompanying a festschrift for Kenneth Abraham that was held on June 5, 2026. It
MA: Section 230 Immunity Not Applicable to Allegations of Platform Design to Create Compulsive Use by Children
Commonwealth v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 497 Mass. 384, 386, 404, 409, 277 N.E.3d 166, 170, 183, 187 (2026) (upholding denial of motion to dismiss both statutory unfair trade practices act and public nuisance claims because of immunity created by §230
Abraham & Baker on Improving Homeowners Insurance
Ken Abraham & Tom Baker have posted to SSRN Five Sober Prescriptions for Homeowners Insurance. The abstract provides:
In this Article, we offer five sober prescriptions for homeowners insurance. The prescriptions have the virtue of being capable of implementation,
Engstrom on Potential Wildfire Compensation Legislation in California
Nora Freeman Engstrom addresses potential noneconomic damages caps and contingency fee caps in Shadowboxing in Sacramento: Potential Wildfire Legislation–and the Evidence Legislators Should See First.
JOTWELL Torts: Robinette on Satz & Vertinsky on the Medical Malpractice Professional Standard
At JOTWELL, I review Ani Satz & Liza Vertinsky’s Customary Corruption.
The Doctrine of Privity in Negligence
Emily Gordon has pubished The Doctrine of Privity in Negligence with Hart Publishing. The blurb provides:
This book traces the path of the doctrine of privity in negligence, from inception to its famous ousting in Donoghue v Stevenson in 1932.It
Private Law and Intelligent Machines
Baris Soyer and Andrew Tettenborn have published Private Law and Intelligent Machines with Hart Publishing. The blurb provides:
This book analyses the extent to which the common law can accommodate the new issues arising from the AI revolution, and where
Georgia State Book Manuscript Workshop
From Tim Lytton:
Each May I organize a book manuscript workshop in the areas of torts, administrative law, or legal history. Georgia State University provides funding to invite 10-15 leading scholars from around the country for a one-day in-person workshop.