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Torts Blog: Tort Reform efforts in Arkansas; bad news for victims
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Friday, February 10, 2017. Tort Reform efforts in Arkansas; bad news for victims. As reported in the TortsProf blog. You may recall that last fall the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a tort reform ballot initiative. It's back. The Arkansas Times. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The John Marshall Law School, Chicago. View my complete profile. To SUBSCRIBE VIA E-MAIL, enter your e-mail address below. You will only get one message per day.
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Torts Blog: Medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the US; Yet, Oregon upholds cap to prevent victims of medical errors to recover full amount of damages
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Saturday, May 7, 2016. Medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the US; Yet, Oregon upholds cap to prevent victims of medical errors to recover full amount of damages. Here are two stories published within days of each other this week. For an article and a podcast on the new study. Now comes news of a recent decision by the Oregon Supreme Court which upheld a $3 million cap on damages against the state and its employees. Now,...
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Torts Blog: July 2016
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Sunday, July 24, 2016. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit holds GM can be liable for injuries caused before it filed for bankruptcy. For links to my older posts on this question. The Pop Tort has a comment on it here. Thursday, July 21, 2016. Washington State Supreme Court holds plaintiff has to show actual innocence in malpractice claim against former criminal defense lawyer. Back in February I reported ( here. And you can read the opinion here.
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Torts Blog: More bad news for victims of medical malpratice; more tort reform bills, this time in Iowa -- UPDATED
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Saturday, April 15, 2017. More bad news for victims of medical malpratice; more tort reform bills, this time in Iowa - UPDATED. For almost two months now all my posts have been about medical malpractice reform bills. Today's update comes from Iowa where the state Senate has passed a tort reform bill ( Senate File 465. Apparently, the reforms were based on the discredited. Supported by available empirical evidence. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Torts Blog: Update on tort reform in Arkansas -- UPDATED
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Sunday, March 5, 2017. Update on tort reform in Arkansas - UPDATED. Feb 20, 2017. About 10 days ago, I reported on the tort reform efforts in Arkansas (see below). Here is an update, as reported in the TortsProf blog. 3/5/17): The TortsProf blog has updates here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The John Marshall Law School, Chicago. View my complete profile. Search for posts by topic. Assumption of the risk. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Torts Blog: December 2016
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Saturday, December 3, 2016. CT Supreme Court to consider appeal in previously dismissed lawsuit against gun maker related to shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Almost two years ago, I reported that the families of nine of the 26 people killed two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the shooting. See here. Simple theme....
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Torts Blog: New article on the effect of artificial intelligence on tort law; should we change the standard of care to what a reasonable computer (programmer) would have done under the circumstances?
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Wednesday, February 1, 2017. New article on the effect of artificial intelligence on tort law; should we change the standard of care to what a reasonable computer (programmer) would have done under the circumstances? Spoiler alert: If you have not watched the movie Sully, stop reading right now. Watch the movie, then come back. Otherwise, go on. Watch the movie. Think about it. Get back to me. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). JMLS students go h...
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Torts Blog: June 2016
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Thursday, June 30, 2016. Good news for victims in Missouri: Governor vetoes two tort reform bills. Back in April I commented. On a pending bill in Missouri to abolish the collateral source rule. In th at post. I explained what this means and why, if adopted, the new law would be "bad news" for torts victims. Today I am happy to report that Missouri's Governor has vetoed the bill. Go here. Labels: Collateral Source Rule. Joint and Several Liability.
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Torts Blog: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will allow interns to work up to 28 hours without a break
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Saturday, March 11, 2017. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will allow interns to work up to 28 hours without a break. At a time when it is being reported that medical errors is now the third leading cause of deaths in the US. The Associated Press notes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The John Marshall Law School, Chicago. View my complete profile. Search for posts by topic. Assumption of the risk. Federal Torts Claims Act.
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Torts Blog: Med Mal quiz
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Professor Alberto Bernabe - The John Marshall Law School. Thursday, February 9, 2017. Medical malpractice cases represent less than 5 percent of all state tort cases. Medical malpractice insurance claims have dropped by half since 2003, and doctors are paying less for malpractice insurance today than they did in 2001, even without adjusting for inflation. Medical malpractice insurance industry profits must be suffering! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The John Marshall Law School, Chicago. JMLS stude...
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