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Daily Business Review

Businesses Showing Discontent With Trump's Trade Policies

Corporate America was blindsided last week when President Donald Trump threatened to impose crippling taxes on Mexican imports in a push to stop the flow of Central American migrants into the United States.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Amazon's Alexa Devices Violate Children's Privacy, Class Actions Say

A pair of class actions seek statutory damages on behalf of children in nine states whose conversations were recorded by an Alexa-enabled device, like Echo and Echo Dot.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Rules on Optional Safety Devices

In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig discusses 'Fasolas v. Bobcat of N.Y.' an important products liability ruling regarding products made, sold or rented with certain safety equipment provided as “optional” items.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Trump Says 'Lot of Progress' Needed to Stop 5% Mexico Tariff

Republicans in Congress warned the White House that they are ready to stand up to the president to try to block his tariffs.
6 minute read

Law.com

Settlement Plans Take Flight in Lawsuits Over Boeing 737 Max 8 Crashes. Plus: Manhattan Jurors Add $300 M in Punitives to Talc Verdict

In an apparent course correction, Boeing and plaintiffs have signalled their willingness to submit claims to a retired Illinois judge for mediation
5 minute read

Law.com

Judge Approves Dial Soap Class Action Settlement Over DOJ's Opposition

The plaintiffs lawyer who obtained the $7.4 million class action settlement wrote in response to the DOJ's opposition, which was joined by 12 other state attorneys general: “We cannot ignore that politics have entered our courtrooms."
6 minute read

The Recorder

A Sidley Austin Partner's Perspective on the FDA and CBD

Coleen Klasmeier: "It's one of the first early baby steps toward setting up policies addressing what is really a sort of unprecedented stress test to the FDA regulatory scheme."
6 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Disappointed Over Sanctions in Alleged Apple iPhone Throttling Case

"The remedy here—I think it's a good remedy—is remove those two counsel,” said Judge Edward Davila of the Northern District of California.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Seller? Who Me? Not Me: Courts Tackle the Amazon Dilemma

Since Torts 101, we learned the general products liability rule that everyone in the “chain of distribution,” which can include the designer, manufacturer, retailer, wholesaler, suppliers and distributors, could potentially be held liable for a defective product.
9 minute read

Legaltech News

In Cambridge Analytica Case, Judge Calls Out Facebook's Flip Flopping Privacy Rhetoric

'What you are saying now sounds contrary to the message that Facebook itself disseminates about privacy,' Judge Vince Chhabria told a lawyer for Facebook at a hearing Wednesday.
4 minute read

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