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The Recorder

Amici Say 'Hyundai' Rule Threatens to Devastate Class Action Settlements

The groups said Ninth Circuit ruling conflicts with its own precedent and decisions in the Third and Seventh circuits, parroting the arguments of plaintiffs and defendants Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America Inc. in dual petitions for en banc review filed earlier this month.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyers Picking Jury for High Stakes Ford Truck Crash Trial

Jim Butler of Butler Wooten & Peak leads the plaintiffs team. The Ford defense team includes Randy Evans of Dentons.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Revives Wrongful Death Suit Against Maker of Mazda Seat Belt

The appellate panel's order revives two of three claims arising from a 2013 single-car accident in which a man's 2005 Mazda 3 ran off the highway. Micah Andrews was wearing his seat belt, but his head hit the steering column, the air bag failed to deploy, and he died from his injuries.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Attorney Uses Delicate Touch to Sink $8 Million Case Against Geico

The optics weren't in his favor.In an $8 million lawsuit pitting a school counselor with paraplegia and her husband against Big Insurance, Coral Springs attorney…
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The Recorder

First Fatal Accident Involving Autonomous Uber Car Raises Novel Legal Issues

According to police officials in Tempe, Arizona, an autonomous Uber car with a safety driver behind the wheel last night struck and killed a woman crossing the street outside a crosswalk.
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New Jersey Law Journal

No Personal Liability for Corporate Officer in $22M Junk Fax Case, 3rd Circuit Rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the former president of a roofing company is not personally liable for a $22 million judgment entered against his firm for sending junk faxes in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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Daily Report Online

Ga. Supreme Court Says Chrysler Must Pay $40M Jeep Judgment

The Georgia Supreme Court Thursday upheld the award for the family of 4-year-old Remi Walden, who died when the Jeep burst into flames after it was hit from behind.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Takata Air Bag Lawsuits Target Chrysler, Daimler, GM and Volkswagen

"These auto manufacturers were well aware of the public safety risks posed by Takata's air bags long ago and still waited years to disclose them to the public and take action," plaintiffs' lead counsel Peter Prieto of Podhurst Orseck said.
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Daily Report Online

Driver Injured Working on Employer's Truck Loses Bid for Underinsured Motorist Benefits

The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision that a driver injured while working on his employer's truck was not entitled to recover underinsured/uninsured motorist benefits from his own auto insurer because the truck was not an “uninsured motor vehicle.”
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Corporate Counsel

Life in the (Regulated) Fast Lane: Companies Must Navigate Global Privacy Rules on Self-Driving Cars

The race is on to develop the best technology for autonomous vehicles, but there are also drives to increase regulation around the data these cars and trucks collect, a situation that poses challenges for in-house counsel.
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