Jeffrey O’Connell – Overlawyered https://www.overlawyered.com/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:46:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 R.I.P. Jeffrey O’Connell https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/01/r-i-p-jeffrey-oconnell/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/01/r-i-p-jeffrey-oconnell/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:04:15 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=35306 The “father of no-fault,” who died on Sunday at age 84, was an eminent torts professor at the University of Virginia, a public-spirited advocate of reform over many decades, and a renowned teacher. A valued friend and mentor, he was one of the most personally gracious and generous academics I’ve ever known. The New York […]

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]]> The “father of no-fault,” who died on Sunday at age 84, was an eminent torts professor at the University of Virginia, a public-spirited advocate of reform over many decades, and a renowned teacher. A valued friend and mentor, he was one of the most personally gracious and generous academics I’ve ever known. The New York Times has a good obituary. Just last year New Hampshire enacted an “early offers” statute encouraging prompt settlement of medical malpractice disputes partly inspired by Prof. O’Connell’s work. More: University of Virginia, Christopher Robinette/TortsProf.

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