More harsh consequences of our laws aimed at “deadbeat dads” (see Feb. 19 and links from there): Radley Balko, Matt Welch, John Hawkins. Some attempts at relief: California, Illinois.
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Point of Law- Ontario to adopt medical apology lawA trend in the lower 50 crosses the border: the health and justice ministers "announce[d] that the provincial government is adopting legislation that would allow an individual or organization to offer an apology as part of the dispute resolution process...Walter Olson
- Upcoming at Northwestern: "Empirical Studies of Civil Liability"Readers in and around Chicago take note: the law school's Searle Center is holding a two-day seminar this Thursday and Friday (Oct. 9-10) with prominent academic presenters on topics that include ADR, medical malpractice, punitive damages, securities litigation, and procedure....Walter Olson
- Georgia Supreme Court Denies Federal Pre-Emption in Thimerosal/Autism CaseThe Georgia Supremes yesterday confirmed that state's intermediate appellate court's decision that a design defect suit against Glaxo, Smith Kline and others is NOT pre-empted by the federal National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986. In AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS...Michael Krauss
- Anthony Sebok on loser-paysThe Cardozo lawprof has some further thoughts (at FindLaw) on the August discussion of the subject at the NewTalk site. He laments the absence of a robust empirical demonstration of what proportion of current suits are lacking in what kind...Walter Olson
- Trial innovations: study shows favorable results"A 7th Circuit Bar Association study that tested alternative trial concepts (pdf), including allowing jurors to ask questions of witnesses during trials and limiting presentations by lawyers, generally showed that the new techniques enhanced the jury trial process. ... [Other...Walter Olson
- Ontario to adopt medical apology law
- Volokh
- Seeking Information on the New Harvard Law Grading System:...Orin Kerr
- This Year's Ig Nobel Prizes:This year's Ig Nobel Prizes have recently been announced. The Chemistry Prize winner one is perhaps my favorite among this year's selections:...Ilya Somin
- Liberal Democratic Massachusetts State Representative Pushes Legislation Restricting Eminent Domain:The Boston Globe has an interesting article about liberal Democratic State Representative Martha "Marty" Walz, who is sponsoring legislation to restrict eminent domain that recently passed the Massachusetts House of...Ilya Somin
- Oral Argument in Herring v. United States:...Orin Kerr
- The Fed That Ate the World.Latest news is that the Fed will take over the commercial paper market. Big corporations raise funds by selling debt securities as well as borrowing from banks. But no one wants...Eric Posner
- Seeking Information on the New Harvard Law Grading System: