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Mar 27, 2024 02:00 PM EDT
Our guest will be "Father of bad faith insurance law" Bill Shernoff. Mr. Shernoff’s 1979 landmark case Egan v. Mutual of Omaha set tort law precedent and continues to grant policyholders protection from unfair claims practices.
Examples of Famous Tort Cases
Special episode of the Ralph Nader Radio Hour at the Tort Museum
Latest Tort News
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Tort – Defamation – Social media
[G]roups of professional models and social media influencers ... allege their images have been improperly used to promote night clubs offering adult entertainment.
Associated Press
Chicago sues gunmaker Glock over conversions to machine guns
The city of Chicago sued Glock Inc. on Tuesday, alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets of the city.
Harvard Law Review
Montana Court Holds that Montana Youth Can Access Equitable Relief for Climate Impacts.
Climate litigation has emerged as a means of addressing the existential threat of “irreversible impacts” posed by anthropogenic climate change.
WorkCompCentral
Children May Proceed With Tort Suit Against Parents’ Employer
The Illinois Appellate Court said summary judgment is not appropriate in deciding if birth defects in children are the result of their parents' workplace exposure to chemicals.
The New Republic
Sick Because of Roundup? These Bills Could Make Suing Impossible.
High-profile lawsuits have accused pesticides of causing cancer and Parkinson’s. But three states are now considering bills that would prevent these lawsuits.
Center for Justice & Democracy
Dropping Like a Rock;Tort Litigation In The United States
Tort claims are a tiny proportion of the overall civil caseload, “with 40 states reporting 517,800 incoming cases in 2022. This was a one-year drop of 4% and a drop of 10% from 2019.