By Amanda Bronstad | February 24, 2020
A lead plaintiffs lawyer said the verdict could boost dozens of other lawsuits filed over Monsanto's dicamba herbicide, while Bayer insisted the case was an anomaly. Unlike cancer claims associated with Roundup, the cases allege dicamba herbicide sprayed by farmers drifted into neighboring fields, causing damages to their crops.
By Greg Land | February 24, 2020
The Court of Appeals ruling said there was no evidence the city of Atlanta knew a manhole on Peachtree Road in Buckhead was deteriorated or that its cover was missing when a motorist ran over it.
By MP McQueen | February 21, 2020
Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra's statement last week that the FTC had voted to launch a "close and careful review" of the FTC's non-binding endorsement guides and a "self-critical analysis" of its enforcement approach may signal an impending crackdown on social media influencers, advertisers and even their tech platforms, lawyers say.
By Cheryl Miller | February 21, 2020
The American Bar Association this month adopted a resolution encouraging state bars to consider "innovative approaches" to expanding legal services.
By Dan Clark | February 21, 2020
"The internet is the problem," Javier Diaz, associate general counsel at Chanel, quipped at the symposium. "It is harder and harder to distinguish an authentic product from a counterfeit these days."
By Amanda Bronstad | February 21, 2020
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, on Friday, rejected plaintiffs' motion for disqualification from Monday's trial, calling their concerns of bias an "abrupt about-face" from their previous arguments.
By Raychel Lean | February 21, 2020
The defense used McHugh's career path to make inferences about his personality, according to the plaintiff's team, by describing a defiant and tough man who knew the risks of smoking and chose to do it anyway.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 20, 2020
Volkswagen consumers who opted out of the "clean diesel" class action settlements have filed a motion to disqualify U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer from next week's trial, citing potential bias. Volkswagen, in a response filed Thursday, called the motion "baseless and unwarranted."
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Charles M. Tatelbaum and Thomas B. Sternberg | February 20, 2020
The cases concerned unwanted and unsolicited telephone calls received by the plaintiffs in their respective cases. The ruling creates a new opportunity for massive litigation to be filed against those who telemarket.
By Tom McParland | February 19, 2020
The suit aims to invalidate a new rule that would impose new requirements and procedural hurdles for students looking to cancel fraudulent loan obligations.
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