Topic
Causation
438 published works
Drug & Device Law
TWO-OH (2.0) OR NOT TWO-OH: The Proper Role of Statistical Thresholds in Toxic Tort Litigation
By Bexis
This guest post was written by David Venderbush. Mr. Venderbush is counsel, resident in the New York office of Dechert LLP. This post is entirely his work. It represents only…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
What does “but for” Really Mean in Legal Malpractice?
One unique element in legal malpractice is the "but for" requirement... that "but for" the legal malpractice there would have been a different or better result. Defendants in legal malpractice…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Use of a car to transport oneself to a location does not create insurance coverage under an automobile policy for actions perpetrated at the location by the people transported by the vehicle.
When an Insured seeks to recover damages in respect of bodily injury to or death of an Insured arising directly or indirectly from a tortfeasor’s use or operation of a…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
A person who transports himself to a location is not entitled to coverage under his automobile policy for actions taken after he has left his vehicle.
When an Insured seeks to recover damages in respect of bodily injury to or death of an Insured arising directly or indirectly from a tortfeasor’s use or operation of a…
Drug & Device Law
Celebrex Summarized
By Bexis
We've now had a chance to read it.Not think about it, mind you. Just read it.Here's the story:Pfizer moved to prevent plaintiffs' experts from providing the following 6 opinions:(1) 200…
Drug & Device Law
Zandi – Or We Might Reconsider Removal in Minnesota
By Bexis
You're stuck with Bexis this time. The recent Zandi v. Wyeth decisions that we’re going to discuss are too close for comfort to some matters that Herrmann’s defending – so…
Litigation & Trial
‘More Probable Than Not Can’t Be Shown by Probability’
Causation in Tort: General Populations vs. Individual Cases: Abstract: To establish causation, a tort plaintiff must show that it is “more probable than not” that the harm would not have…
TortsProf Blog
Sunstein & Meadow on Statistical Evidence of Causation
Cass Sunstein and William Meadow have posted a new article to SSRN, "Causation in Tort: General Population vs. Individual Cases." From the abstract:To establish causation, a tort plaintiff must show…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Day on Torts on Legal Malpractice
Here is the well known blogger, Day on Torts, writing about legal malpractice causation and proximity. Another way to put this [in a sports metaphor] "no harm, no foul." "Causation…
TortsProf Blog
Meadow & Sunstein on Causation & Statistics
William Meadow (University of Chicago Children's Hospital) and Cass Sunstein (Chicago) have posted a provocative new SSRN piece about causation evidence and how statistical evidence is used. The abstract:To establish…