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February 01, 2018 | The Recorder
Always Asking 'Why?': The Childish Trait That Marks a True LeaderAs young children, we begin our quest for the answers to “Why?” It's an innocent curiosity that is present in every encounter, every conversation and every thought. And it's part of the wonder of being a child. Discovering the world and what makes it tick.
By Julie Brush
4 minute read
January 31, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
Municipal Water and Sewer Authorities: When Wall Street Comes KnockingIt has been a year and a half since Pennsylvania's Fair Value Legislation, Act 12 of 2016, 66 Pa. C.S. Section 1329 (Act 12) went into effect in June 2016. Since Act 12's enactment, Pennsylvania has seen an uptick in investor-owned utilities' (IOUs) attempts to privatize municipal water authorities, and IOUs have publicized their plans to focus on “growth through acquisition.”
By Kevin Dooley Kent and Brittany J. Gigliotti
9 minute read
January 31, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Where Do You Want to Be Sued?Where does your company want to be sued? Of course, the obvious answer is “nowhere.” But in this litigious country that is not realistic.
By Edward M. McNally
6 minute read
January 31, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider
Plaintiff Who Obtains a Corporate Benefit May Not Target a Stockholder to Pay a Fee AwardIn a recent decision, Judge Andre G. Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed the question of whether a plaintiff who obtains a corporate benefit through litigation may target a particular stockholder to pay a common fund fee award.
By Justin T. Kelton
4 minute read
January 31, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Travelers Should Know How Cruise Lines and Resort Operators Skirt LiabilityThe recent tour boat accident in Mexico involving 10 travelers sailing from Miami on Royal Caribbean is the second such accident within weeks of each other. On Dec. 19, 12 people died after a tour bus to Mayan ruins south of Tulum flipped on a two-way highway.
By Robert L. Parks and Gabriel Garay
6 minute read
January 30, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
How $1B in Design Patent Damages Became $400M (And May Soon Become Less)Apple will soon return to court to continue its legal battle with Samsung over Samsung's infringement of Apple's iPhone design. The latest chapter of this saga concerns the proper methodology for calculating damages that Samsung must pay to Apple for infringing Apple's design patents.
By Brett J. Rosen
8 minute read
January 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Are Cruise Ships Liable if Something Goes Wrong During an Excursion?Passengers of cruise ships injured or killed during shore excursions: Is the cruise ship company liable if something goes wrong during the excursion they promote and sell to the passenger?
By Brett Rivkind
4 minute read
January 30, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
Products Liability, Mass Torts & Class ActionIn the Legal's Products Liability, Mass Torts & Class Action supplement, read about company-generated documents and emails, navigating choppy waters…
By The Legal Intelligencer
2 minute read
January 30, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
Strategic Considerations Before Challenging Personal Jurisdiction in Products Liability LitigationOver the last seven years, the U.S. Supreme Court has rapidly and dramatically altered the landscape of personal jurisdiction law. Specifically, the court issued six opinions that overturned a lower court's exercise of personal jurisdiction, reinforced due process limitations on state assertions of jurisdiction, and narrowed the scope of constitutionally permissible general and specific personal jurisdiction.
By Eric Rosenberg
8 minute read
January 30, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
A Comparative Review of Products Liability Jury InstructionsAfter the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex, the committee appointed by the court to prepare jury instructions issued “suggested standard products liability instructions” (published by the PBI) in an effort to provide guidance to the bench and bar.
By Larry Coben
15 minute read
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