The numbers of cancers continues to increase around the globe, and asbestos exposure is often scrutinized as researchers seek to answer...

Does Ebola have you wondering about the sources of disease? Or, for mass tort professionals,  perhaps you are wondering about the reasons...

For lawyers and others, on Friday October 10, 2014, there is a Chicago area opportunity to learn more about the genomics of mesothelioma,...

More asbestos conferences, and more on cancers and science. ACI hosts its annual asbestos litigation conference in Philadelphia on...

Some see lung cancer claiming as associated only with the Napoli Bern law firm. But that’s not correct.  More and more, members of the...

How will massive computing power change the practice of law? The ABA Journal for October 2014 includes discussion of IBM’s Watson...

Courts hearing toxic tort cases are continuing to open the doors to genomic and other molecular analysis. Proof? A new order in a...

Are you interested in crowd funding to help try to end barbaric radiation treatments for breast cancer, and to support biotech in...

Today is “mesothelioma awareness day.” Obviously most mass tort lawyers know something about mesothelioma. The rest of the world,...

How to use microRNA in trials?  My law school education did not cover microRNA, nor did it even cover much about DNA. But today, there’s...

SCOTUS keeps reversing the Federal Circuit, thereby rejecting extensive patent think. One of the most notable reversals blocked patents...

A new research paper reports as follows: “Abstract Objective To report the high incidence of lung cancer (LC) and malignant mesothelioma...

The saga involving Chevron/Ecuador oil drilling and litigation is a fascinating and factually intense story of mass tort litigation at...

What a great thing – real progress towards a blood test that actually can confirm/identify the disease we call major depression. A...

Can/should lawyers be able to use subpoena power to access underlying data from medical research studies at issue in litigation?  The...

How much faster and smaller is a 2014 supercomputer when compared to a 2011 supercomputer? The quick answer is:  24x faster, and 90%...

Nathan Schactman’s  July 6,  2014 post offers interesting comments on the rules for expert causation testimony. Not too many will take...

The molecular biology revolution continues, thanks to massive amounts of data and computer power. Building from the Human Genome Project...

Most insurers, defendants and various interested others can and should be spending money to find additional causes of mesothelioma. The...

How can lawyers and others track and manage scientific information? A new post at the Innovative Science blog offers comments on the...