Posts by wpdev
17 September – Donahue interviews Akhil Reed Amar
Legendary talk show host Phil Donahue will interview prominent Constitutional Scholar, and Yale Law School Professor, Akhil Reed Amar, about the Constitution, its history, evolution and why trial by jury was – and is- so important to preserving our democracy. 17 September at the Museum. 2pm Audience participation will be encouraged. Purchase Tickets
Read MoreWhen Your Doctor Breaks You
When people who have had profoundly serious wrongs inflicted on them sue, they are suing for money. But the fact is that they don’t want money. What they want, more than anything in the world, is a time machine. They want to be put back to one minute before their spouse was killed by the…
Read MoreTort Law, the Wall Street Journal, and the Urgent need for Public Education.
When even the Wall Street Journal says that “We Won’t See You in Court: The Era of Tort Lawsuits Is Waning,” you know that you’ve got a problem. In a recent front Page article the Wall Street Journal noted two completely incongruous facts: The number of lawsuits is dwindling, from 10 lawsuits per 1,000 people…
Read MoreA program for animal lovers
SPOTLIGHT ON ANIMAL RIGHTS Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 7:00 pm Please join us for a special program and Q&A session designed for all those who care passionately for animals and fight to prevent animal cruelty. THE MUSEUM IS HONORED TO HOST THREE DISTINGUISHED ANIMAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES: CT State Representative Diana Urban, author of Desmond’s…
Read MoreBlack Lives matter! Blue lives matter! All lives matter!
In the past few years there has been much attention paid to controversial cases where police have used (or misused) force to subdue people, and the people have died, or been severely injured as a result. Are these cases of excessive force? Are the police themselves criminals? Should the police be liable for committing tortious…
Read MoreA history of dangerous devices
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has just released a new report detailing how women have been disproportionately harmed by dangerous and unsafe drugs and medical devices: “FROM ACCUTANE TO ZONITE: A HISTORY OF DANGEROUS DRUGS & DEVICES MARKETED TO WOMEN,” It is a long, fascinating, and shocking story. Did you know, for example, that…
Read MoreSpring ReAwakening – If It Doesn’t Please the Court
Tort Museum Spring Re-Awakening One day, two events. Saturday June 3, 2017 1 The American Museum of Tort Law (AMTL), is proud to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Matt Wuerker, and Hall of Fame The New Yorker magazine cartoonist/illustrator Barry Blitt for a special daylong Program – ‘If It Doesn’t Please the Court: Two Ink-Stained Wretches on…
Read MoreTorts of the Future
Bruce Schneier, a fellow and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, and the chief technology officer of the cybersecurity company Resilient, has an op-ed piece in the New York Times today, “What Happens When Your Car Gets Hacked?”1 In it, Schneier asks what will happen in five or ten years, when the world is going…
Read MoreCy Pres Award
The American Museum of Tort Law strongly believes that cy pres awards are an invaluable way to honor and advance the interests of class members when complete dispersal of the award or settlement is not feasible. Through cy pres awards, the plaintiffs can provide a collective, continuous service to the public interest. Because of our…
Read MoreCongressional Meddling in Civil Justice is Misguided and Dangerous
Nora Freeman Engstrom is a Professor of Law and the Associate Dean for Curriculum at Stanford Law School, where she writes and teaches about civil procedure, tort law, and legal ethics. This article initially appeared in the Stanford Law School Legal Aggregate. All eyes are on health care. We’re watching Congress take a hammer to the…
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