Personal Injury Roundup No. 42 (7/17/09)

It's been a big week in Wisconsin.

Reform, Legislation, Policy

• WI:  Bill would expand parties who could bring a med mal death suit to include non-dependent family members (Wisconsin Radio Network)
• Point:  John Avlon (Manhattan Institute)--"Sue City":  The Big Apple's tort tax dwarfs other cities (Forbes.com)
• Counterpoint:  Eric Turkewitz--Debunking another tort reform column (New York Personal Injury Law Blog)
• Counterpoint:  Ron Miller (The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog)
• More coverage at Overlawyered

Trials, Settlement and Other Ends

• TX:  Pre-cap med mal verdict:  $10M (JusticeNewsFlash.com)
• NY:  Bronx jury awards $60M in med mal case (PR Newsline)
• TN:  Shelby county jury awards $24M in med mal case (commercialappeal.com)

Appeals    

• WI:  No lead-paint liability; design not defective (LegalNewsline)
• WI:  No bystander NIED for med mal claims (Wisbar)

Miscellaneous

• A fourth year of law school?  So recommends an ABA committee.  PropertyProf Ben Barros offers an alternative proposal.  (PropertyProf Blog)

--CJR