mass torts

Cooperative Effort Between State and Federal Judges in Settling Mass Tort

August 23, 2010 21:42

The Fulton County Daily Report describes the settlement in lawsuits over vitamin supplements: "DeKalb County State Court Judge Alvin T. Wong participated in the mass mediation at the request of U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor of the Northern...

NYTimes Compares Administration of BP Fund to 9/11 Fund

August 21, 2010 18:50

The New York Times has a feature on Ken Feinberg and the new challenges of administering the BP Spill Fund. From the article: The attacks of Sept. 11 were largely fixed in time and place, killing almost 3,000 in a...

Alabama Governor seeks to limit atty's fees in BP Spill Litigation

August 17, 2010 14:12

LegalNewsLine reports here. RJE

Insurers Not Required to Defend in Class Action Alleging Economic Damages

July 29, 2010 13:42

The National Law Journal reports a decision from the Seventh Circuit holding that the insurers of sellers of baby products had no duty to defend the insured in a class action lawsuit that sought only economic damages. RJE

Perry on Punitive Damages and the Exxon Valdez Litigation

July 25, 2010 17:57

Ronen Perry (University of Haifa) has posted Economic Loss, Punitive Damages, and the Exxon Valdez Litigation to SSRN. Abstract: On March 24, 1989, an Exxon supertanker ran aground on Bligh Reef off the Alaskan coast, spilling millions of gallons of...