Torts

Corporate Executives: Get Ready for a Billion Dollar Lawsuit

Ben Kerschberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alien Tort Statute, Human Rights, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, Ceos, Corporate CEOs, Torts, Corporate Management, Consero, Ben Kerschberg, Business News
Ben Kerschberg

A recent court decision being hailed as the end of the multi-billion dollar Alien Tort Statute litigation industry is anything but, as plaintiffs' cross-hairs will simply shift from corporations to the individuals who serve them.

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A New Model for Mass Torts?

Charles M. Silver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Mitch McConnell, Oil Spill, Tort Reform, John Boehner, Lawsuits, Gop, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Torts, Republicans, Politics News
Charles M. Silver

President Obama's treatment of BP doesn't worry me much, but a general shift of responsibility for mass torts from the courts to the executive branch certainly would.

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Four Ways to Fix a Broken Legal System

TEDTalks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tort, Law, Philip K. Howard, Tort Reform, Freedom, Authority, Lawsuit, Constituion, Torts, Politics News
TEDTalks

The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard -- especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. 2010-02-22-howard.jpg

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