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The Injury Board has an ascerbic post by Mark Bello, who discusses one of the more notable examples of  hypocrisy in the debate on tort reform: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants... Read More

As was pointed out in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal Blog , the possibility of a tax break for plaintiff’s lawyers has set off a huge amount of hand wringing among so called... Read More

What’s the difference between being an attorney , and being a lawyer ?  Not all that much, say the folks at AboveTheLaw . They’ve even brought in an ethicist to explain.  And a nice, cheesecakey photo... Read More

You knew it was going to happen.  The combination of texting and walking would lead to disaster, or at least, cuts and scrapes. Which would be followed by a negligence suit . ... Read More

So you’re attempting to navigate the steps leading down into one of NYC’s subway stations, and you fall and hurt yourself because the steps are of inconsistent heights, and there... Read More

In a decision issued June 24, 2009 by New York’s Court of Appeals, it found that a plaintiff who was injured by the defendant’s examining orthopedist–part of the discovery process... Read More

In Arons v. Jutkowitz, et al , 9 N.Y.3d 393, 850 N.Y.S.2d 345, 880 N.E.2d 831 (2007), New York’s Court of Appeals held that plaintiff could be compelled to authorize defense counsel... Read More

The State of New Jersey has taken an innovative approach to addressing a longstanding concern of physicians in high-risk practices.  According to the New Jersey Star-Ledger , a recently passed bill would... Read More