Content from David Loughran
David Loughran, Ph.D., is the Chief Operating Officer of Praedicat. Reach him at loughran@praedicat.com.
Endocrine Disruption Litigation Has Arrived
How long does it take for science to identify a new type of harm from commercial activity before litigation tries to hold the businesses accountable?
I am old enough to have been taught the four basic food groups in elementary school and the importance of eating some from each of the groups no matter how much I might ...
How Is Your Food Processed? An ‘Emerging Damage’ Risk
What’s Next: Are Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Just the Beginning?
The lead-up to mass litigation in the United States has a predictable sequence: Commercial enterprises unleash a new technology that delights consumers and garners handsome profits for ...
Casualty Underwriting: The Original ESG
Promoting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance has become a top priority of corporate executives and boards everywhere, including in property and casualty insurance. However, ...
PFAS Litigation Levels Already at Epic Proportions
Mass litigation is every casualty insurer's worst nightmare, conjuring up memories of the unending flow of asbestos litigation and the devastating effect it had on the industry. Today, though, we're ...
Could Declining Fertility Lead to Public Health Litigation?
In January 2016, a 38-year-old man reported to a medical clinic in Iowa for a circumcision and was mistakenly given a vasectomy, rendering him infertile. Late last year, a jury awarded the man $2 ...