Build a Wiffle Ball Field and Lawyers Will Come

An article in the New York Times looks at the repercussions of building a wiffle ball field in today's risk-averse and over-regulated society: "It turns out that one kid’s field of dreams is an adult's dangerous nuisance, liability nightmare, inappropriate usurpation of green space, unpermitted special use or drag on property values...." » article

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AMA President Supports Health Courts for New York

"What doesn't work is what our state has, which is jackpot justice," AMA President Dr. Nancy Nielsen tells the NY Sun, "There are many alternative approaches that have been suggested, such as medical courts, because people who are injured deserve to be compensated. It's when it becomes a lottery that that's not so good."

Drake Law Review Publishes Philip K. Howard's Speech

The Drake Law Review published a piece adapted from a speech delivered by CG Chair Philip K. Howard at the Risk & Responsiblity Symposium at the Drake University Law School. In "The Dynamics of Legal Risk" (56 Drake L. Rev. 505, 2008), Howard argues for restoring Americans' freedoms to take reasonable risks that benefit society.

CG Health Care Conference Looks at Ways to Reduce Medical Errors, Boost Openness

The Billings Gazette (WY) covers "Health Care Reform and Patient Safety: Challenges & Opportunities for Medicine and the Law," a recent conference co-sponsored by Common Good and the University of Wyoming in Laramie, WY.