Personal Injury Roundup No. 62 (1/15/2010)

Apologies for the delay; more students showed up than I expected!

Reform, Legislation, Policy

• Waivers as risk management (SSRN)
• Causation in asbestos cases (Legal Theory Blog)
• Tort reform is central to Schwarzenegger's policy goals (Legal News Line) 
• Georgia legislature ready to try, try again if reform measures held unconstitutional (Atlanta Business Journal) 
• Missouri Supreme Court reviewing that state's reforms (KRCG)

New Lawsuits

• Well, a look at a new lawsuit anyway, in the form of the defamation suit against some Kardashian or other (Writ) 
• Family of murdered toddler sues killer, state (Honolulu Advertiser)
• Family of doctor who died after being tasered is suing Taser International (Phoenix New Times)

Trials, Settlements and Other Ends

• Settlement in suit against Whole Foods and others for crash, though punitives may remain; allegation is that Whole Foods brought trucking in-house without knowing how to do it well (Chippewa.com) 
• California Supreme Court denies tobacco suit appeal from $2.85 million award (SFGate)
• Punitive damages reversed in secret videotaping case (where the tape was of Michael Jackson) (MTV.com)

Happy new year, everyone!

--BC