The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Larry E. Coben | October 4, 2024
Over the past 56 years, as vehicle design has matured, the responsibility to provide crashworthy vehicles has been extended to airplanes, buses, cars, vans, SUVs, pick-up trucks, motorcycles and over-the-road trucks. The scope of this duty extends to safety features that can mitigate injury in virtually every type of crash including frontal, rear-end, side and rollover collisions.
By Mason Lawlor | October 4, 2024
U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall of the Southern District of Georgia issued an order on Oct. 3 dismissing Georgia from a suit that includes the states of Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota and Ohio against the U.S. Department of Education's enforcement of the Third Mass Cancellation Rule, which would cancel student loan debt in 2024 and 2025.
By Mason Lawlor | October 4, 2024
"This trial win is significant because it upholds the Eighth Amendment, which is a difficult test. The punitive damages verdict sends a powerful message that the acts that took place here were extreme. We appreciate the jury's decision," Sidley Austin partner and lead trial attorney Sona De told Law.com.
Litigation Daily | Quick Takes
By Ross Todd | October 4, 2024
Runners-up this week include teams litigators from Jones Day and Robbins Geller.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 3, 2024
Ellen Relkin, who filed the first case on Tuesday, predicts thousands of lawsuits after a French study in March found the contraceptive Depo-Provera had a 550% higher chance of developing brain tumors.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 3, 2024
The settlement with Becton, Dickinson and Co., or BD, resolves nearly 25,000 cases in federal multidistrict litigation and more than 15,000 in state courts in Rhode Island, where Bard is headquartered.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Neil C. Schur | October 3, 2024
The enforceability of the FTC's new rule was challenged in three federal court, and each court ruled differently.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | October 3, 2024
Anderson v. TikTok sets new parameters for the liability of social media under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 230. The facts of the case are tragic and alarming. Its implications for social media could be far reaching.
By Charles Toutant | October 3, 2024
With employers left wondering if their affinity group or hiring initiative will get them dragged into court, law firms are bulking up their offerings to clients worried about litigation risk.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 2, 2024
The third trial over cow's milk-based infant formula began on Wednesday in St. Louis City Circuit Court. It is the first trial against both manufacturers, Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson.
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