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Will DNA analysis begin to substitute for actuarial tables in wrongful death and disability cases?
Posted on 2 Jul 2010 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

In wrongful death cases and in cases involving permanent injuries that require a life-time to care, it is common for estimates to be made of the "value of the life" or "time needed for care" from actuarial tables that allegedly reflect... Read More

Tags: permanent injury , wrongful death , genetic analysis , actuarial tables , genes

Oil Spill Injury, Economic Damages Cases Consolidated In Louisiana Federal Court
Posted on 11 Aug 2010 by Christopher Bauer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) decided Aug. 10 to consolidate hundreds of personal injury and economic damages claims related to the BP PLC Gulf of Mexico oil spill to the U.S. District Court for... Read More

Tags: Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation , U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana , Judge Carl Barbier , Emerging Issues , JPMDL , economic damages , personal injury , oil spill , wrongful death , Deepwater Horizon , environmental law , Litigation , lawsuit , BP , torts , In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in The Gulf of Mexico , Gulf of Mexico