TortsProf Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2853042023-06-23T08:51:55-07:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadUSSC: Fraud and Bankruptcy Dischargetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b2576d59200d2023-06-23T08:51:55-07:002023-06-23T08:51:55-07:00The Court held that the 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) exception to discharging debt for money obtained by fraud extends to an unknowing business partner. Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S. ___, ___, 143 S. Ct. 665, 670, 214 L. Ed. 2d...tortsprofJOTWELL Torts: Engstrom on Jolly, Hans & Peck on Juriestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b2573b37200d2023-06-21T10:24:53-07:002023-06-21T10:24:53-07:00At JOTWELL, Nora Freeman Engstrom reviews Richard Jolly, Valerie Hans & Robert Peck's The Civil Jury: Reviving an American Institution.tortsprofFeedspot Top 20 Products Liability Blogstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6cab05c200b2023-06-20T04:38:00-07:002023-06-20T04:38:00-07:00The list is here.tortsprofGoldberg, Gramling & O'Rourke on Pharmaceutical Preemption tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1a6ca9697200b2023-06-19T04:30:00-07:002023-06-19T04:30:00-07:00Phil Goldberg, Christopher Gramling & Sarah O'Rourke have published A Prescription for Pharmaceutical Preemption. The abstract provides: Determining liability over prescription drugs is a balancing act. For some people, medicine can save their lives or enhance their well-being. But, as...tortsprofNoll & Zimmerman on MDL Leadershiptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a7c222200c2023-06-16T04:22:00-07:002023-06-16T04:22:00-07:00David Noll & Adam Zimmerman have posted to SSRN Diversity and Complexity in MDL Leadership: A Status Report from Case Management Orders. The abstract provides: In multidistrict litigation, as elsewhere, personnel is policy. As MDL has become a major site...tortsprofHans & Robbennolt on Tort Decision-Makingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a7c1b3200c2023-06-14T04:19:00-07:002023-06-14T04:19:00-07:00Valerie Hans & Jennifer Robbennolt have posted to SSRN Tort law decision-making: Psychological and legal perspectives. The abstract provides: This chapter takes a psychological perspective on tort law decision-making, drawing on psychological theory, empirical research, and legal practices in tort...tortsprofMiller on Formalism, Legality, and the Rule of Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a7c160200c2023-06-13T04:15:00-07:002023-06-13T04:15:00-07:00Paul Miller has posted to SSRN Formalism, Legality, and the Rule of Law. The abstract provides: This chapter examines the relationship between formalist interpretive methodology and ideals of legality and the rule of law. In other work, I have argued...tortsprofTortsprof Don Gifford Named Distinguished University Professor at Marylandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a767b2200c2023-06-12T05:43:00-07:002023-06-12T05:43:00-07:00Don Gifford, deservedly, has been named Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. From the announcement: “He is, quite simply, a truly leading scholar in the [torts] field recognized as such both in America and internationally," wrote Judge Guido...tortsprofBaker on Insurance in Mass Tort Litigationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a730c1200c2023-06-09T04:35:00-07:002023-06-09T04:35:00-07:00Tom Baker has posted to SSRN Where's the Insurance in Mass Tort Litigation?. The abstract provides: This article reports and explains four key findings about the difference between the role of insurance in mass tort litigation and the role of...tortsprofLytton on the Coverup of Child Sexual Abusetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b75182caf5200b2023-06-07T16:14:35-07:002023-06-07T16:14:35-07:00Tim Lytton has posted to SSRN Tort Claims for the Coverup of Child Sexual Abuse: Private Litigation, Corporate Accountability, and Institutional Reform. The abstract provides: Tort claims for the coverup of child sexual abuse exemplify the use of civil litigation...tortsprof