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Kirk Hartley
Sep 1, 20161 min read
“5 Signs You’re Not Suited To Be A Product Liability Lawyer”
It’s interesting to see how some view product liability litigation, as set out in an August 1, 2016 article at LAW360. Once upon a time,...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 15, 20162 min read
Asbestos Litigation, Investing in Data, and the Law and Science of Cancer Causation
For today, some comments on investing in objective scientific data and translating science into law, as well as pointing to a useful...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 14, 20161 min read
Applied Science Saving Lives: Airplane Crash Avoidance
Errors in manufacturing and science sometimes draw lots of lawsuits and negative attention. But great successes also exist, and sometimes...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 9, 20161 min read
Hartford is Thinking About “Bigger Solutions” to “More Forcefully Address” S
Will insurers and analysts ever stop being surprised by the demographics and science of asbestos litigation? See below for a quote from a...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 8, 20162 min read
Where Will the Courts Draw the Lines for Caremark Claims Related to Science and Law Issues?
As law and science intersect more and more often, increasing opportunities arise for Caremark claims against corporate directors if they...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 31, 20161 min read
Another Long Swim for ALS Research
ALS, a vicious disease, has hit hard the McConnell family from west suburban Chicago. But they hit back with intelligence and guts aimed...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 29, 20161 min read
Article: “Will Genomics Become Routine in Toxic Torts Causation Evaluation?”
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...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 27, 20161 min read
Walmart Wants 8 Chemicals Out of Products it Sells: Management of D&O Risk, Reputation Risk and
Walmart wants 8 chemicals out of products it sells, according to a July 20, 2016 article in Bloomberg. Is this management of D&O risk...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 21, 20161 min read
New Genetic Sequencing Hub in Australia – How Much Mesothelioma Tumor Sequencing to Follow?
Australia has a new genomics hub for sequencing DNA and tumors, as described in this July 14 story at its website. Vice-President Biden...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 20, 20162 min read
Criminal Law and Corporate Officer Inaction as to Applying Science – The Salmonella Egg Case
When are corporate officers subject to criminal convictions, and for what actions (or inaction)? The inaction part can be the more...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 17, 20161 min read
The Ubiquity of Cancer: Another British Open Ends with a Prominent Connection to Cancer
The ubiquity of cancer is stunning, as illustrated at yet another British Open. The British Open of 2016 brought a truly great and record...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 12, 20161 min read
Increasing Attention for the Recent “Exponent” Opinion in Southern Illinois Regarding Sc
Today, science and law are increasingly connected in litigation. Therefore, there are increasing numbers of intersections between...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 8, 20161 min read
POMC Gene Illustrates the Potential to Use Genetic Information to Avoid Foreseeable Health Problems
Mutations to a gene known as POMC help to explain obesity in labradors, and some people, as explained in a July 5, 2016 NYT article. A...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 6, 20161 min read
Reminder: Praedicat Webinar on Thursday July 7
Have you read the Dummitt opinion requiring a manufacturer of a “durable” device to warn about risks of other products used in...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 6, 20162 min read
Vast Change Ahead: “Supercomputers Join the Fight Against Cancer”
How much change lies ahead for cancer science? Orders of magnitude. Below, from the Cancer Moonshot page, an excerpt from an example of...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 28, 20166 min read
Register Now: July 7 Webinar Provides Insight into Praedicat’s Incredible Early Warning Systems for
Today’s post is a shameless and sincere push for you, your companies and your clients to invest at least 45 minutes to learn about one of...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 24, 20165 min read
Craziness: Scientists and Lawyers Talk Together: Upcoming “2016 Symposium – The Demise of the
Workplace deaths and injuries are increasingly in focus for many reasons. For one, cancer strikes 1 in 2 US males and 1 in 3 females, and...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 21, 20163 min read
Can Cancer Be Avoided in the Face of a Known Inherited Mutation?
Maybe, maybe, maybe a glimmer of moving down a path towards proactive cancer avoidance treatment in women with inherited BRCA-1...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 2, 20161 min read
Let’s Go More Molecular in Asbestos Litigation: Gordon & Reese Says: “The HPV-Lung
Gordon & Reese put out a May 31, 2016 blog post indicating asbestos defendants in non-smoker lung cancer cases may want to argue tumors...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 1, 20161 min read
Asbestos, Other Fibers and the (Likely) New TSCA Statute
It seems as if the new TSCA legislation is destined to pass, despite Rand Paul’s questions. Therefore, one has to wonder whether we are...
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