New Site! · 13 days ago
Hi.
I’ve been changing all of my blogs over to WordPress. This one is included. So: Please go here for my new blog. I will be leaving this one up since it has a lot of good content still too.
Products Liability Syllabus Posted · 794 days ago
Follow the “Products Liability (2008)” link over there on the left, or click here.
Magic Springs Complaint & Docket · 836 days ago
I had an inquiry recently from a reader of my post at TortsProf about a suit against Magic Springs brought by a woman who fell from their Zamperla spinning coaster. She was a rather large woman and was allowed to ride in two seats (!), apparently without restraints (!!).
In any event, there are no huge new updates but I thought I’d post what I downloaded in order to answer the inquiry, which is the complaint and current docket.
Martin Conviction Affirmed · 876 days ago
I have a post about it here. I don’t see the opinion up on the court’s website yet, but I’ll keep an eye out.
NYT Quote · 880 days ago
I was quoted in the New York Times today. Cool.
Course Materials Available · 929 days ago
Links to the pages for this years Torts courses are over there in the left-hand column; you can also access them via the “Sections” menu on the right. Be sure you go to the right course page, since last year’s courses are up as well.
Some updates and a welcome · 938 days ago
I’ve done some posts about amusement issues over at my main blog:
On the Sizzler front, here’s one post about a manufacturer advisory and another one about Massachusetts’s response to it.
I also wrote some about the Air Glory death in Wisconsin (post here).
Finally, to any new students at WNEC, welcome! I’ll look forward to seeing you briefly next week and in class the following week.
Guesting at ThemeLaw · 954 days ago
I’ve been guest posting this week at Chad Emerson’s ThemeLaw blog.
SFKK Injuries · 995 days ago
I’ve posted several items about the severe injures on Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom’s Intamin Giant Drop ride at my TortsProf blog.
Fellner v. Holiday World Case Settles · 1018 days ago
Two recent additions to the docket confirm it – here and here (both PDFs). No terms of settlement are noted in the docket, nor does there appear to be any press coverage of the settlement.
Recent briefs had indicated that the defendants stated unequivocally that no settlement would occur – indeed, they requested that no settlement conference take place. The Southern District of Indiana, however, requires such a conference, and one took place.
I’m personally glad that the case is completed, and I hope that all involved—Ms. Fellner’s family, and the Holiday World family—can get some resolution in their hearts and minds. This was a tragedy for everybody involved. The tort system is rarely a good way to deal with such tragedy, but I hope this was an exception.