Kirk T. Hartley
Covid Genome Analyses Shows the Power of Genomic Analyses for Understanding Diseases
A March 26, 2021 NYT article uses the genomic analyses of Covid to provide a cogent overview of the ongoing revolution in genomic...
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Kirk T. Hartley
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Academic Work On the Stock Price Impact of Product Recalls
An academic research project on the stock price impact of product recalls is described in a February 1, 2021 blog post from Christopher...
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Kirk T. Hartley
Jan 5, 20211 min read
"Prime" Litigation Against Web Site Sellers? "Holding Amazon Liable As a Seller of Defective Goods"
A new article from Professor Catherine M. Sharkey lays out a modern rationale for lawsuits seeking to hold Amazon liable as a settler of...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 17, 20181 min read
“Product Liability in Markets for Vertically Differentiated Products”
Academic exploration of product liability as to product safety levels: American Law and Economics Review, Volume 20, Issue 1, 1 April...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 15, 20172 min read
Amec Foster Wheeler – 2014 Deal – Asbestos Reserves
It’s an amazing world out there when one thinks about mass tort claims, corporate m&a, and due diligence. Some people “get” the issues,...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 21, 20161 min read
“The Future is Now:” New Opportunities and Risks from New Science and Technology
This week brings another example of how quickly science and technology are providing new opportunities and risks related to new products...
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Kirk Hartley
Oct 18, 20161 min read
“Effect of OSHA and Worker’s Compensation Laws on Product Liability Counseling and DefenseR
Kenneth Ross at Bowman & Brooke has been writing useful things about product liability for a long time. One is “Effect of OSHA and...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 7, 20131 min read
Cumulative Harm and Resilient Liability Rules for Product Markets
I’ve not yet read it, but a recent law and economics paper on product liability looks interesting. The abstract is below. A prior draft...
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Kirk Hartley
Oct 16, 20122 min read
Designing Nanoparticles for Safety – the 4 Micron Rule
Research from the UK appears to present a lesson in smart product design, in this instance as to nanoparticles. Prior studies have shown...
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Kirk Hartley
Oct 30, 20091 min read
Sealing a Punitive Damages Verdict for Plaintiff When Multiple Trials Are Ongoing in One Court
Here is an interesting post from the Mass Torts Profs Blog on Judge Moss in Philadelphia granting a defense motion to seal a punitive...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 2, 20082 min read
Sponsored Research – The Conundrum
What to do with sponsored research – take it at face value, disregard it completely, or use it subject to considering whether to reduce...
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Kirk Hartley
Oct 14, 20081 min read
5th Circuit Weighs in on Rocket Dockets, Venue and Forum Shopping
A new en banc 5th Circuit opinion from a strongly divided court grants the extraordinary remedy of mandamus to overturn perceived forum...
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Kirk Hartley
Oct 8, 20082 min read
Courts Are Indeed Making Changes to the Law for Information-Related Tort Claims and New Article on A
For some time now, I’ve been writing about potential changes in product liability law due to rapid changes in communication and science....
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 21, 20087 min read
Defective Drug Manufacturing Claims, Preemption, Heparin and China Connections
For those interested in “mass tort” issues, well worth reading is today’s National Law Journal article regarding the recent wave of...
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