Election-Campaign Law

Medical Malpractice: Actors, Flaws, and Reform (IV)
Previous posts have discussed the flaws in medical malpractice law as uncertainty, delay, and high transaction costs. Next week, I'll discuss a potential reform. II. Flaws (cont.) After all the time and money spent, aren?t the results of medical malpractice...

Medical Malpractice: Actors, Flaws, and Reform (III)
Last week, I started this series on medical malpractice litigation here and here. This week, I continue with the flaws. II. Flaws (cont.) Delay The uncertainty as to both liability and pain and suffering leads inevitably to delay...

NJ Election Day: Voting Machine Status
Today is primary election day in New Jersey, for all races except U.S. President. (The presidential primary was Feb. 5.) Here's a roundup of the voting-machine-related issues. First, Union County found that Sequoia voting machines had difficulty reporting results for a candidate named Carlos Cedeño, reportedly because it couldn't ...

Election Results
Primary election results may be viewed through the Clark County Election Dept. and the Nevada Secretary of State. The polls close at 7 pm.

Paper Ballots and Chains of Custody
Mike and I have long contended that chains of custody are critical for all ballots (and we have an article about this issue under review currently.) To appreciate the problems with chains of custody, read this from Mississippi...

Live blogging from "How We Vote"
I'm attending the "How We Vote" conference organized by the William and Mary School of Law.They've brought together a nice set of speakers, something of a list of the usual suspects, but a good mix of law, computer science, and political science speakers...

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

Station Night Club
More Settlements Reached

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Delayed Diagnosis Results in $1.1M Settlement
Delayed Diagnosis Results in $1.1M Settlement>

Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.

Pesticides
Long-Term Exposure Linked to Diabetes

Long-Term Insurance Suit
Settled for $15 Million