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The Legal Intelligencer

Apparent Typo Means Products Liability Case Against Goodyear Stays in Federal Court

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a products liability suit against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will remain in federal court because the plaintiffs' motion to remand the case to state court was based on the joinder of a "non-existent" entity that was apparently the product of a typo on the Pennsylvania Department of State's website.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Lawyers Ask Ninth Circuit for En Banc Review of Hyundai Class Action Settlement

Lawyers on both sides of a high-profile case against Hyundai, citing a circuit split, have asked an en banc appeals panel to upend a ruling that they say threatens the future of nationwide class action settlements.
5 minute read

The Recorder

DJ “Driving” Tesla With His Feet Out The Window Beats Ticket

DJ Klypso, a Grammy nominated producer, has reportedly gotten out of a ticket after the CHP stopped him recording himself with his cellphone with his feet out the window of his Tesla.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Luxury-Car Track, North Dade Government Center in the Works West of Miami Gardens

The developer will build public facilities in exchange for renting county land for a test-drive track and club.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Michelin GC Takes a Ride Back to Nelson Mullins

After 21 years at Michelin, including several as the top in-house attorney, Daniel Sanders Jr. is returning to his old home at Nelson Mullins.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Revisits Workers' Compensation's 'Premises Liability'

Normally, work injuries arise when an employee is injured on or off the employer's premises, while actually engaged in furtherance of the employer's business or affairs. Last week, in US Airways v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board Bockelman, No. 612 C.D. 2017, the Commonwealth Court revisited the less common compensability of a workers' compensation claim based on a premises theory of liability.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Adds to Debate Over Jury Instructions in Wake of 'Tincher'

Like its predecessor, the state Supreme Court's 2014 pronouncement that recalibrated products liability law in Pennsylvania, the latest ruling in Tincher v. Omega Flex has led to a variety of interpretations, but one thing appears certain—the defense bar is encouraged by the opinion's discussion of jury instructions.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Measure to Repeal No-Fault Auto Insurance Hits Wall in Senate

A Senate panel rejected a measure that would eliminate Florida's no-fault auto insurance system, with opponents arguing the proposal could lead to a slight increase in costs for motorists.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Who Needs a Courtroom if You've Got a Podcast?

There's litigating in the court of public opinion—and then wow. There's this case.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Douglasville Trial Nets $12.5M Award for Wreck With Recalled Motorcycle

Plaintiffs attorney John Sherrod said internal Suzuki documents showed the motorcycle maker delayed a brake recall for several months over marketing concerns.
7 minute read

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