Personal Injury Law

Jackpot Justice: Verdict Variability and the Mass Tort Class Action
I posted to SSRN my article, Jackpot Justice: Verdict Variability and the Mass Tort Class Action, 80 Temple Rev. 1013 (2007). Notwithstanding the 2007 formal publication date, the article was published this year...

Another Jackpot (In)Justice: Verdict Variability and Issue Preclusion in Mass Torts
I've posted my manuscript, Another Jackpot (In)Justice: Verdict Variability and Issue Preclusion in Mass Torts, on Bepress. Here's the abstract: If there are no prior inconsistent verdicts, non-mutual offensive issue preclusion generally allows a finding by a single jury to...

Ohio Supreme Court and tort law, cont'd
In a new paper for the Washington Legal Foundation (PDF), Bruce Mandel and James Kline of Ulmer & Berne commend the court for its greater deference to the legislature's role in shaping tort law (via Stier/Mass Tort Prof)...

Chief Justice Lambert forms Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation Committee to safeguard against potential abuses in tort litigation
Feb. 7, 2008 Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert has appointed 12 Kentucky attorneys to a committee that will study mass tort and class action litigation cases and develop recommendations for the Supreme Court of Kentucky...

Managing Mass Tort MDLs
A new article on managing mass tort multidistrict litigations -- Charles Silver and Geoffrey Miller, The Quasi-Class Action Method of Managing Multidistrict Litigation -- has just been posted on SSRN...

Louisiana State Bar Association Mass Tort Symposium
Last Friday (October 19) I spoke at the Louisiana State Bar Association 8th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium. There were many interesting local, out of state and nationally recognized lawyers from this very active mass tort bar and the presentations...

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Kia Motors America, Inc.
Kia Class Action Ends in $6 Million Verdict for Plaintiffs in NJ

Caraco Brand 0.25 mg Digoxin Tablets Recalled
due to Size Variability

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.

$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict Against Fisher Controls International
$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict

$1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker
$1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker

$11,000,000 Verdict Awarded in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit
$11,000,000 Verdict Awarded in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit