Personal Injury Roundup No. 103 (5/13/11)

Apologies for the lack of a roundup last week -- the twin thrills of drafting finals and a faculty retreat got in the way.

New Cases

• Defamation suit against Above the Law for suggesting an attorney had been accused of sexual assault multiple times rather than just once.  (Forbes.com)
• Another suit names the Vatican in sex abuse claims.  (NBC Chicago)
• Chinese gymnast sues a wide range of people for her paralysis in the 1998 Goodwill Games.  (AP)
• A mystery celebrity is being sued for allegedly exposing a partner to herpes.  (Examiner.com, and, just so we can link to it, TMZ.)

Trials, Settlements and Other Ends

• Plaintiff hurt on the land of an abandoned amusement park now owns it.  Lucky (?) him.  (ArkansasOnline.com)

Reform, Legislation, Policy

• House committee approves legislation that would, in med mal cases, cap non-economic and punitive damages, allow collateral source evidence, and impose a sliding scale for attorneys' fees.  (BusinessInsurance.com)

Damages

• Judge rules out punitive damages in California priest sexual abuse case. (Orange County Register)
  

Miscellaneous

• Not related to torts in any way, but this is, indeed, the greatest NYTimes correction of all time.  (Gothamist)
• Only related to torts in that it has to do with correlation and causation, but it's funny.  (FlowingData.com)

--BC