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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
NPR’s Take on Patents: Politicizing Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
I don't usually use this forum for editorializing, but I posted the following to Prawfsblawg, and I thought that the radio program might be of interest to our readers:I absolutely…
TortsProf Blog
Another Torts Flick Premieres!
No, it's not Harry Potter. It's Mann v. Ford on HBO. Joining the summer premieres of Hot Coffee and InJustice, Mann v. Ford presents the allegedly negligent contamination of the Ramapough Indian's…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Suing Baseball
Dennis Nolan sends a link to this New York Times review of the HBO documentary (Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST) The Curious Case of Curt Flood. Flood sued Major League Baseball…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Luff on Litigation as Regulatory Gap-Filler
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Patrick Luff (Washington & Lee) has posted on SSRN a draft of his article, Risk Regulation and Regulatory Litigation on SSRN. Here’s the abstract:Since at least the 1960s, when…
California Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
Expect the Unexpected…And other clichés that ring true in trust and will lawsuits.
If you only knew what can happen in the life of a typical trust or will lawsuit—or civil lawsuit for that matter. Bismark famously said that “Laws are like sausages,…
Food Poison Journal
Salmonella Attorney and Lawyer Bill Marler available for Media Background on Salmonella Outbreaks
By Bill Marler
An accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert in foodborne illness litigation, William Marler has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad. He…
Hospitality Law Check-In
Taking a Bite Out of Bed Bug Litigation – A Strategic Plan May Be the Best Defense
Litigation against hotel owners due to bed bug infestation is running rampant. The best way to take a bite out of a bed bug claim, may just be to bite…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
Lies, Damn Lies, Baseball Statistics and Wal-Mart
I don’t know, maybe I had something rattling around in my brain about statistics in light of the then still pending Wal-Mart case when I wrote my last post, ostensibly about…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Labor’s Litigation
Jaime Eagan (JD Harvard 2011) has just posted on SSRN Making an Impact: The Labor Movement's Use of Litigation to Achieve Social and Economic Justice. It's worth reading. Here's an…
Food Safety News
Family of Ohio Salmonella Victim to File Lawsuit
By News Desk
The family of a woman killed in an Athens, Ohio Salmonella outbreak will file a lawsuit Monday against the Athens-based restaurant Casa Lopez.The suit is the second filed by Seattle-based…