Yet again, SCOTUS is taking up issues that matter for mass tort cases. This time it granted cert to look at the constitutional law and...

The American Pipe statute of limitation tolling doctrine is on its way back up to SCOTUS, as described in a January 15, 2017 article at...

2016 has been quite the year, and it looks as if 2017 could be quite the year. To close out this year, a link to Nathan Schactman’s...

Some product liability losses are massive due to wide spread use and distribution of the products. For example, asbestos litigation is...

Lawsuits against law firms continue to be part of the increasing complexities of asbestos litigation. A recent example arises from...

Last week brought $88 million of losses for insurers and others in “talc” verdicts. A recent talk by Peyton Manning to insurance...

The growing breadth and depth of global class actions is explored in a September 20, 2016 post at D&O Diary. Riffing off of Professor...

The litigation industry can thank uber banks and others for a continuing flow of work.  A new survey from Thompson Reuters is said to...

Deeply understanding interactions between genes is one of the next frontiers for molecular researchers. As a result of 15 years of work,...

Tort partisans are digesting the impact of yesterday’s Illinois Supreme Court ruling that struck down a statute that cut civil juries...

We live in interesting times as to the roles of money and influence in campaigns for office. In Illinois, the campaigns include elections...

This week, the Missouri legislature failed to pass a Daubert bill needed to override a prior veto by the state’s governor. The U.S....

Some analyses and comment on the Dummit opinion from New York in July (a/k/a In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) is set out in an...

Back in 2008, this blog started up because of my view that new and increasing intersections between science and law would drive many...

Drug defendant positions on jurisdictional issues in “mass tort” cases were rejected yesterday and late last week in new rulings from...

In Oregon these days, there are claiming and verdict conundrums in toxic tort cases, as described in a cogent online article from Ed...

Who knew? So far as I can recall, I’ve never heard the assertions below. Kudos to Professor Robinette for spreading the following word...

Errors in manufacturing and science sometimes draw lots of lawsuits and negative attention. But great successes also exist, and sometimes...

As law and science intersect more and more often, increasing opportunities arise for Caremark claims against corporate directors if they...

It’s always good to see another person drink the kool-aid as to the roles of “omic” sciences for “toxins” (real and faux),  and then pass...