Friday, January 21, 2011
Personal Injury Roundup No. 91 (1/21/11)
I'm starting to prep this roundup under the threat of yet another snow day. Oi.
New Suits, Trials
- Airplane stowaway's family sues, alleging faulty security allowed the teen to get past security and into an airplane's landing gear (from which he fell to his death). [TortsProf]
- Fourth Fosamax trial begins. [AboutLawsuits.com]
- Lawsuit looks likely by family of elderly NYC woman who died while waiting for an ambulance during the snowstorm there. [WAMC]
- Wisconsin suit over a parking garage collapsed filed in time to beat damages caps. [Fox6Now.com]
Appeals
- Argument heard by the Supreme Court on Anti-Injunction Act case involving a federal trial judge, who had already denied class certification, enjoining a state class action. [SCOTUSblog, transcript at the Supreme Court's website]
- Dismissal of pro se suit against the Kardashians, alleging that their reality TV show caused extreme emotional distress, affirmed. [Reuters, which evidently doesn't have anything better to do with their time]
Reform, Legislation, Policy
- Drug & Device Law Blog continues its discussion of whether the learned intermediary rule should have an exception for drugs that are marketed directly to consumers. [Drug & Device Law Blog]
Settlements
- Tainted spinach lawsuit settled after trial started. [KSBW.com]
--BC
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