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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Appeals Court Reverses $117M Talc Verdict, Faulting Admission of Two Plaintiffs' Experts

Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Ana Viscomi, who oversaw the 2018 trial, "did not assess the methodology, or the underlying data used by the two experts to form their opinions," according to Wednesday's opinion.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Change Is Hard for Attorneys; Change Management Is Even Harder for Tech Providers

The customer is always right, which means that the burden is on legal tech vendors to ensure that clients enjoy a smooth change management process when onboarding a new piece of technology—or risk seeing that tech get thrown out.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cocktails-to-Go Legislation Supports Recovery, Innovation for Struggling Restaurant Industry

The passage of Senate Bill 148, solidifying alcohol to-go delivery privileges, modernizes Florida's alcohol laws and offers stability for the struggling restaurant industry.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Peloton Turns to DC Boutique in Clash With US Product Safety Regulator

Keller and Heckman, founded in 1962, has grown over the years to more than 80 lawyers in Washington, San Francisco, Brussels and Shanghai. The firm boasts about its "broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

No Lower Price With Debit Card? Shell Faces Florida Class Action Over Alleged Deception

"I've spent a lifetime litigating against corporations, sometimes extremely large, on the basis of deceptive acts and practices, and this is one of them," said John A. Yanchunis, a partner at Morgan & Morgan.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Revised RICO Claims to Move Forward in JUUL Class Action After California Federal Judge's Ruling

Plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation put forward a reasonable theory to support RICO claims against defendants with nicotine product company Altria and the current and former founders and directors of the e-cigarette maker, U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California said.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

E-Cigarette Maker, in Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit, Argues Its Legal Duty Was to Individuals, Not the Cherokee Nation

Defense lawyers said the case was one of products liability while counsel for tribal governments said they were stating a claim for negligence and public nuisance in holding JUUL responsible for health impacts on young people.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: The Gibson Dunn Lawyer in D.C. Who Argued to Close a Loophole in California Lemon Law During the Capitol Riots

Tom Dupree of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher went to his office in downtown Washington, D.C., on January 6 to handle a remote argument before the California Court of Appeal.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'I Am Not the Attorney General': Bad News for Lawyer-Plaintiff in Consumer Fraud Action

The lawyer bought Re-Nourish from an advertisement in the New York Post, but filed his suit five days before he received the product shipment, Judge Mary Thurber of Bergen County Superior Court said.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Tesla General Counsel Drives Over to Become Top Lawyer at Figs

Todd Maron arrives at fashionable scrubs brand Figs as the startup eyes an IPO and is embroiled in litigation with a larger competitor.
3 minute read

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