- Of course this exists [LivestockAccident.com]
- Eleventh Circuit: no, court can’t rely on professional association’s guidelines to exclude expert witness under Daubert [David Bernstein on Adams v. Lab Corp. of America, followup]
- “Why Can Plaintiffs Only Remember Solvent Defendants In Asbestos Cases?” [Abnormal Use, my two cents way back]
- “Predicting the future in tort law” [Kyle Graham]
- “LA County’s Lead Paint Lawsuit Could Spell Disaster for Apartment Owners” [Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles]
- Chicago personal injury attorney will face privacy suit over solicitations based on police crash records [Chamber-backed Cook County Record]
- No, it won’t: “Will HR 1927 Kill the Class Action?” [Andrew Trask/Class Strategist; Sean Wajert on House Judiciary action]
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Livestock accidents… because we couldn’t sell back our first year torts book, so we have to get the cash back somehow. We also handle snails in soft drinks.
When I was growing up in a rural area, livestock accidents were more frequent than you might think. I knew of one woman who was killed when she rounded a curve at normal and lawful speed, and collided with a cow.
Wandering cattle are particularly dangerous to car drivers and passengers for a simple physical reason. Hitting a cow is not like hitting a wall. A cow or horse has a high center of mass because they stand on legs. They have less mass in a position to crumple the front of the car, so they tend to roll up over the hood, and crush the passenger compartment.
A local railroad also had issues with wandering livestock. Farmers would sue the RR when a train killed their cow. Although the RR had a legally better claim (ie: negligence of the farmer), the farmer usually got the better outcome in the courts, partly because people perceived the RR as having deep pockets and suffering much less damage.
Don’t forget the numerous Mouse in a Coke Bottle cases from the early 1900’s…we studied them first year. One cynical judge commented (as I remember) “It is amazing, and tragic, how many rodents have recently met their demise seeking refreshment in soft drink bottles.”
Where I grew up, except on limited access highways, cattle have the right of way.
In the case of the lawyer using police reports to solicit cases, I don’t see why the lawyer is the target of the privacy suit. If there is fault here, doesn’t it lie with the police for releasing unredacted accident reports?