Friday, March 18, 2011
Personal Injury Roundup No. 97 (3/18/11)
New Cases
- Guatamalans who were deliberately infected with syphilis in the 1940s file class action against U.S. government under Alien Tort Statute. (MSNBC/AP, WSJ Law Blog)
Appeals
- DOJ opposes Virginia's attempt to take a direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on health care bill suit. (WSJ Law Blog, ABA Journal, SCOTUS Blog)
Reform, Legislation, Policy
- Movie theater owners fight calorie disclosure rules for movie menus. (WaPo)
- California punitive damages bill fails to pass out of committee. (Cal Punitive Damages)
- Florida Senate passes bill allowing evidence of everyone who contributed to accident in "crashworthiness" cases against manufacturers. (Naples News)
Trials, Settlements and Other Ends
- In honor of spring training, two baseball items:
- Kansas City Royals not liable for hot dog flung at plaintiff during game. (Overlawyered)
- MLB Umpire injured by foul ball wins $775k in products suit against manufacturer of face mask. (BLT)
--SBS
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