Personal Injury Roundup No. 7 (9/12/08)

In a world that lost Don LaFontaine, the guy who said "In a world that..." more often than probably else in the world, what can we turn to?  Torts!

Reform, Legislation, Policy

• Trial lawyer John Coale thinks McCain won't really push tort reform, endorses him [New York Sun].
• Lots of money related to torts issues in the Missouri governor's race [STLToday.com].
• Australia to protect police from lawsuits [TheAge.com.au]

New Lawsuits

• Class certified and documents unsealed in Zyprexa litigation [TortsProf]
• Another microwave popcorn lawsuit from a consumer (the second one) [Pump Handle]
• Another Crocs/escalator lawsuit [WRAL.com]
• New suit against a doctor by third party injured by patient [Boston.com]; earlier on TortsProf.

Trials, Settlements & Other Ends

• Vaccine Act preempts tort claims [Mass Tort Litigation Blog]
• $8 million in suit against San Diego police (30% at fault will reduce) [SignOnSanDiego.com]

Appeals

• Second-hand asbestos suit can proceed [CNN Money].
• Maryland court says no pharma duty to third party injured by someone taking the drug [Drug & Device Law Blog].

Experts & Science

• David Michaels, author of the excellent Doubt is Their Product, speaks at Google [YouTube].

Miscellaneous

• This video was well-received in my class this week [Break.com] (also read the comments.
• This video represented probably the end of my fantasy football season, but also could help with a discussion of consent [Deadspin].
• What lawyers involved with Halloween attractions think about (a few years too late -- my first Torts exam was set in part in a haunted house!) [Bloloop].
• Health concerns remain, seven years later [Mass Tort Litigation Blog].

--BC