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In the second panel of an American Enterprise Institute forum on pending litigation that could render part of the 2010 health care law unconstitutional, legal scholars talked about how the c…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument for Frank v. Gaos, concerning the distribution of the monetary awards from class action settlements. Attorney Theodore Frank, the plaintiff, argued the …

Participants talked about class action lawsuits and why some critics argue they benefit no one except attorneys. Following James Copland’s introductory explanation of class action lawsuits, …

The Senate Republican Conference held a hearing on tort reform. They talked about measures to lower the numbers of lawsuits brought, general reforms to the judicial system, and ensuring that…

Dr. Paul Offit talked about his book The Cutter Incident: How America’s First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis, published by Yale University Press. The event in the 1950s now …

A panel discussion was held about the settlement Merck made with users of its pain reliever Vioxx, which it withdrew from the market in 2004 because of new studies showing increased cardiova…

Panelists talked about legal, economic, and policy issues involved in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Watters v. Wachovia Bank. At issue was the scope of the National Bank Act and federal fin…

Tom Baker talked about his book The Medical Malpractice Myth, published by University of Chicago Press. In the book he argues that the real problem with America’s medical liability system is…

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research held a panel discussion to address whether insurance companies' flood exclusion clauses are unenforceable under interpretations o…