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Federal Judge Rejects Finnegan Lawyers' Lanham Act Challenge for Timberland Boot Characteristics

"The saturation of the market with look-alike boots using many of the same functional features is fatal to TBL's claim that consumers look for these features to identify TBL's boots and distinguish them from competing boots," the judge wrote.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Consumer Class Action Filed Against Kia Over Alleged Defect Making Vehicles Easier to Steal

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

Court: Mintz Levin Attorney Had No Authority to Bind Client to Patent Infringement Settlement Agreement

When is a settlement agreement truly a done deal?
7 minute read

Law.com

'Straightforward Case for Reversal:' 3M Unit Appeals Earplug Bankruptcy Ruling

Paul Clement filed an opening brief on Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reverse an Aug. 26 ruling in the Chapter 11 case of Aearo Technologies refusing to extend an automatic stay to include earplug cases against 3M.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Clorox Hit With Suit Over Alleged Bacteria Content in Pine-Sol Products

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bellwether Mediation: An Innovative Approach to Mass Tort Resolution

The innovative bellwether mediation process is a proven tool for identifying representative cases, determining their true value, and driving mass tort resolution faster and more efficiently than a bellwether trial. While the bellwether trial approach has its benefits, it frequently generates inconsistent results, requires an incredible amount of resources, strains an already burdened court system, and delays resolution for non-bellwether plaintiffs.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

This Lawyer Wants to Sue Amazon Where Some Have Failed—But Has He Figured Out How?

Attorney Fan Li is not the first to sue Amazon on those grounds—with mixed results.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Strict Liability: Duty to Nonusers Within the Zone of Danger

Strict liability in tort is a principled doctrine that recognizes the obligation of product manufacturers and sellers to only market nondefective products. That responsibility must extend the right of recovery to anyone who is harmed by a flaw in the product.
9 minute read

Law.com

'Law Remains Unsettled': Talc Bankruptcy Judge Lets States Appeal His Stay Order

"The effects of these decisions could reverberate across the country," said Ericka Johnson, a partner at Womble Bond Dickinson.
5 minute read

The Recorder

LG, Retailers Face Proposed Class Action Over Alleged Defects in Refrigerators

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

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