Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Covers news, issues and trends related to mass torts, including the latest on litigation involving tobacco, Vioxx, asbestos, fen-phen and lead paint.
Author: Byron Stier, an associate professor of law at Southwestern Law School, and Howard Erichson, a law professor at Seton Hall Law School, edit the Mass Tort Litigation Blog, which is part of the Law Professor Blogs Network.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Professors • Tort Law • Product Liability Law • Trials & Litigation • Seton Hall University • Southwestern Law School • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Mass Tort Litigation Blog
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FDA Adds Warnings on Arthritis Drugs
Article on cnn.com -- FDA warns on arthritis drugs: Government regulators order stronger warnings for four types of arthritis medication, saying they can increase risk of death by infection, by the Associated Press. BGS
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"Infuse Bone Graft" Linked to Life-Threatening Complications
The FDA has received 38 reports that Medtronic Inc.'s "Infuse Bone Graft," typically used to encourage bone growth in spinal surgeries, causes neck and throat swelling--life threatening injuries. The Wall Street Journal has a lengthy…
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Laura Dooley on National Juries for National Cases
Professor Laura Dooley (Valparaiso; picture, left) has published her article, National , 83 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 411 (2008) Juries for National Cases: Preserving Citizen Participation in Large-Scale Litigation. Here's the abstract from SSRN: Procedural evolution…
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Roger Williams Law Review Symposium Issue on Genuine Tort Reform
The Roger Williams University Law Review has published its symposium issue on Genuine Tort Reform. Included are the following: Carl T. Bogus, Introduction: Genuine Tort Reform, 13 Roger Williams U. L. Rev. 1 (2008) Deborah…
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NEJM Says Too Early to Dismiss Cancer Concerns for Vytorin
Article in the Wall Street Journal -- Medical Journal Raises Concern About Vytorin, by Alicia Mundy and Jared Favole. Here's an excerpt: The editors of the New England Journal of Medicine, in a rare move,…
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UK Changes Allow Investing in Law Firms
Article in the Economist -- Legal Advice: Should you buy shares in a law firm?, which discusses recent changes in the UK allowing for non-partnership structures for law firms, and external investing by the public…
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Vytorin Study Results on Potential Cancer Link to Be Released Next Week
Article in Forbes -- Another Storm Brewing For Vytorin, by Matthew Herper. Here's an excerpt: When a study linking the widely used cholesterol drug Vytorin to cancer came out in July it caused a stir--for…
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FDA Says Salmonella Outbreak Over -- Blaming Jalapenos, Not Tomatoes
Article in the Wall Street Journal -- Salmonella Outbreak Is Over, Federal Health Officials Say, by the Associated Press. Now I can stop worrying about what to add to my Subway sandwiches. BGS
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Richard Epstein on Field Preemption of State Laws in Drug Cases
Professor Richard Epstein (Chicago) has published The Case for Field Preemption of State Laws in Drug Cases on Northwestern University Law Review's Colloquy. Here's an excerpt: This brief Comment renews my defense of strong field…
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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…