Some of the best of the recent blogs dealing with personal injury law (that I found):
- On the subject of punitive damages in Philip Morris v. Williams:
- Williams v. PM and the Passing of Punitive Damages Class Actions (Drug & Device Law)
- The End of Punitive Damage Class Actions? (TortsProf)
- Will these be claims of the future? Does Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Increase Alzheimer’s Risk? (Traumatic Brain Injury)
- Allstate and State Farm continue to get shredded in the press: CNN Story On Hardball Auto Insurance Tactics (P.I.S.S.D.)
- Having trouble getting your message across the the jury? This might be a reason why: Context Is All: Tapping, Teletubbies, and The Curse of Knowledge (Deliberations)
- The answers depend on the questions you asked: Not the Answer You Want? Take Care in Phrasing the Question (The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog)
- Every profession has someone that says dumb things, and ours is no different: Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Creates Buzz Over Venue-Shopping (WSJ Law blog)
- The Staten Island Ferry disaster has a judge holding NYC to its own standards of safety: You can’t be too careful (Overlawyered)
- The ongoing Vioxx saga of trials: Vioxx Update: An Opening & A Closing (WSJ law blog)
- Will trial lawyers “make out like bandits” if SCOTUS allows suit in Scott v. Harris to go forward? The Great Escape (They think so at Overlawyered, but a certain commenter thinks otherwise)
- Yes, there is also Parts 1-5 if you follow the link: Tort “Reform” Hypocrites Vol. 6 (Tort Deform)
- And something a bit more important than all of the above: New Addition to the Swanner Family (South Carolina Trial Law Blog)
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