- Reforms billed as loser-pays advance in Texas, but they’re very scaled-down [WSJ, WLF and more, Legal Blog Watch, Wood/PoL, Cary Gray/Houston Chronicle, WSJ Law Blog, earlier]
- “Refutation of Toyota sudden acceleration hysteria doesn’t stop Toyota sudden acceleration litigation” [Ted at PoL]
- “Five Questions With Legal Scholar Richard Epstein” [Jamie Weinstein, Daily Caller; his views on Title IX]
- Employers glad for small favors: “Refusing to Hire Applicant Who Fails Drug Test Not an ADA Violation” [Robin Weideman, California Labor and Employment Law Blog; Ninth Circuit]
- “Study Shows Litigation Doesn’t Improve Nursing Home Safety” [Studdert et al, NEJM via Daniel Fisher]
- Risperdal? No thanks: “Mother battles Michigan over daughter’s medication” [AP]
- Personal-injury litigation plummets in Australia following enactment of state-level reforms [seven years ago on Overlawyered]
Filed under: disabled rights, illegal drugs, loser pays, nursing homes, psychiatry, Richard Epstein, sudden acceleration, Texas, Title IX, Toyota
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I was really good at Science in school but I can not image how a floor mat could cause pressure on the accelerator and void the brake. When I had a floor mat problem 40 years ago, I was able to push the mat out of the way with my foot. In my case, it was an extra rubber mat in the winter.
According to Ted all the cases that have been resolved (40 or so) were pedal misapplication. Wouldn’t it be great if CNN properly reported the findings?
C’mon, you didn’t really think Toyotas selectively attack old folks, did you?
It is also interesting how Toyota has managed to make these cars unable to be shifted into neutral or turned off. These people can manage to continue to drive at high speed, while making calls to 911, but can’t think of either of these simple solutions. There simply is no way to prevent idiots from driving.