Topic
Causation
438 published works
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Causation Issues to Note in Texas Property Insurance Coverage Disputes-Part II
By Chip Merlin
Property insurance losses are often caused by strange events. These events, combined with obscure insurance contract language, lead to much of the litigation between policyholder and underwriter. In yesterday's post,…
TortsProf Blog
Causation Missing in IL “Dead Person at the Foot of the Stairs” Case
A causation example many of us use in class is finding a dead person at the foot of a set of stairs. How are we to know whether a defect…
Mass Tort Defense
Bills Pending To Overturn Important Causation Decision
By Sean Wajert
Two bills are pending in the Texas legislature to overturn a significant toxic tort decision made by the state's highest court. In Borg-Warner Corp. v
TortsProf Blog
Causation in the Third Restatement
In the final panel of today, David Robertson (Texas) and Joe Sanders (Houston) discussed Causation in the Third Restatement. The panel was moderated by Wendy Parker (Wake Forest). Don Cowan…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Dunbar & Sen on Causation and Damages
Counterfactual Keys to Causation and Damages in Shareholder Class Actions, by Frederick C. Dunbar, NERA Economic Consulting, and Arun Sen, NERA Economic Consulting, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is…
TortsProf Blog
Causation Found in Hess Case
The WSJ has the story. The jury found that the plaintiff's lung cancer was caused by his smoking. But there remain both liability (presumably the defect/negligence question) and damages phases…
TortsProf Blog
Stapleton on Causation
Jane Stapleton (Australian National University College of Law/Texas) has posted Choosing What We Mean by "Causation" in the Law on SSRN. In the article, Stapleton offers a "radical new account…
TortsProf Blog
Causation in Court: Working Principles for Toxic Tort Cases
The Washington Legal Foundation has published "Causation in Court: Working Principles for Toxic Tort Cases" (pdf) authored by Antony Klapper, a partner in the DC office of Reed Smith.The paper…
Life Sciences Legal Update
Causation in Court: Working Principles for Toxic Tort Cases
By Lisa Baird
The Washington Legal Foundation has published "Causation in Court: Working Principles for Toxic Tort Cases" by Reed Smith partner Antony Klapper. This interesting paper describes six working principles that get…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Antony Klapper on Causation in Toxic Tort Cases
By joetort
The Washington Legal Foundation has published a Contemporary Legal Note, Causation In Court: Working Principles For Toxic Tort Cases, by Antony Klapper (Reed Smith; picture, left).BGS