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The Legal Intelligencer

Polygraph Protection Act Claim Denied in Recent Case

Although we often plead or defend various state law claims ancillary to our more-usual employment discrimination actions, they rarely drive cases and we rarely have the opportunity to discuss such claims in this column. But the recent post-trial decision in Accurso v. Infra-Red Services, No. 13-7509 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 16, 2018) involves a wide variety of seldom-litigated claims.
7 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.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Instructions in Products Liability Cases Create More Debate Than Consensus

With the law of products liability cases continuing to evolve in the post-Tincher era, growing pains are being felt by both the courts and practitioners. In particular, as reported in numerous recent articles in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and The Legal Intelligencer, the trial courts are faced with conflicting positions from the plaintiff's bar and the defense bar on the proper language for jury instructions in post-Tincher products cases.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Europe Surpasses US in Number of Ongoing Bribery Investigations, Report Says

The report from TRACE International also revealed that China surpassed every other country as far as where the most bribery violations occurred over the past four decades.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Discovery Fraud Is Not Cool—Especially When You Get Caught

Here's your daily reminder that our civil justice system depends on good-faith compliance with discovery requests. And that judges don't take it kindly if they suspect you're cheating. PLUS Buckley Sandler's $2.6B settlement
6 minute read

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.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law's at the Trade Table in Trump Administration

Former Skadden trade partner Robert Lighthizer is front and center as the White House looks at tariffs targeting steel and aluminum imports. Several Skadden and King & Spalding lawyers were picked for key trade slots in the Trump administration.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Procter & Gamble Faces Suit From Woman Who Suffered Burns From Tide Pod Tucked in Her Bra

A New Jersey woman says in a lawsuit that she suffered chemical burns from the rupture of a Tide Pods detergent capsule that she stashed in her bra to keep it away from her kids.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Sleet Confirms $50.3M Verdict in Glassmaker Infringement Suit

A Delaware federal judge on Thursday confirmed a $50.3 million infringement verdict against Ardagh Glass Inc. for infringing a patent held by a small Pennsylvania-based glass company.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Confirms $50.3M Infringement Verdict for Pa. Glassmaker

A Delaware federal judge on Thursday confirmed a $50.3 million infringement verdict against Ardagh Glass Inc. for infringing a patent held by a small Pennsylvania-based glass company.
4 minute read

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