Topic
Causation
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Drug & Device Law
Potential Uses of Genetic Evidence to Prove Causation and Exposure in Toxic Tort Litigation
By Bexis
This guest post was written by J.C. McElveen of Jones Day and Alice Suh, a student at Georgetown Law School who was a summer associate at Jones Day this year.…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Fisch on Causation in Federal Securities Fraud
Cause for Concern: Causation and Federal Securities Fraud, by Jill E. Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Law School, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:The Supreme Court's decision in…
Mass Tort Defense
Lone Pine Order Entered in Celebrex MDL
By Sean Wajert
The federal judge overseeing the MDL for Celebrex and Bextra has sided with defendants' view that a “Lone Pine” order is appropriate for m
EvidenceProf Blog
Possible Cause vs. Proximate Cause: Supreme Judicial Court Of Maine Vacates $400,000 Award Against The Maine Department of Transportation
By Colin Miller
The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine has vacated a jury verdict in the amount of $400,000 against the Maine Department of Transportation in an opinion finely parsing between what testimony…
Mass Tort Defense
New BPA Study Released
By Sean Wajert
At MassTortDefense we know the importance of well done scientific studies on causation, whether they be epidemiological studies of relevant population
Drug & Device Law
Adverse Event Reporting – By The Numbers
By Bexis
Today we’re boldly going where lawyers usually fear to tread (at least alone) – into the realm of epidemiology, albeit perhaps loosely defined. Why? Well, we do have to come…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
An Example of “But For” in Legal Malpractice
Reported today in the NYLJ, the case of Sapir v. Resnick, Supreme Court, Nassau County , Decided February 26, 2008 illustrates an important point. The attorney's mistakes are but the…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
A person killed during an assault percipated by a motor vehicle accident is entitled to benefits under his automobile policy.
This was an appeal by the family and estate of the Insured ("Arruda") from a decision concluding that the Insurer ("Allstate") was not required to pay them benefits under an…
Drug & Device Law
Breaking News, Just In
By Bexis
Two new defense wins - links provided. First, today the Eighth Circuit affirms (now reported at 514 F.3d 815) a no-causation verdict in HRT litigation on the basis that the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rapid appeal for victims’ rights comes before Tenth Circuit
Main January 9, 2008Rapid appeal for victims' rights comes before Tenth CircuitAs detailed in this prior post, last week a federal district court rejected a claim, based on the Crime…