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Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Judge Denies Interest in Asbestos Coverage Dispute

A Delaware judge on Wednesday rejected what he called a "peculiar" motion by an industrial pump manufacturer seeking prejudgment interest against excess insurers in a dispute over millions of dollars in asbestos-injury coverage, observing that no court had ever granted such a request without first finding damages.
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New York Law Journal

So, Where Is the Promised Disclosure Program for Household Cleaning Products?

Charlotte A. Biblow discusses state environmental regulation, pointing out that the NYSDEC has not yet finalized its program or disclosure form, after releasing an initial draft over a year ago.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

As Medical Technologies Reduce Errors, Malpractice Attorneys Must Stay Informed

It is imperative that we not only understand the elements necessary to prosecute or defend a claim of medical malpractice, but that we are also able to identify and apply the specific facts of a case to those elements, proving that each one exists.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Revisiting the Great Joint Employment Debate

From 'Browning-Ferris' to 'Hy-Brand' and beyond
8 minute read

The Recorder

Stormy Daniels Lawyer Avenatti Fights to Save Huge Punitive Award Against Kimberly-Clark

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee whacked a $450 million award down to $20.7 million in a California class action over “leaky” surgical gowns.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Patient Safety Protections Require Hospitals to Strictly Comply With Mandated Protocols

The Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act, 40 Pa. C.S. Section 1303.101, et. seq., contains provisions which create an institutional “patient safety” process, and provides protections—contained in Section 1303.311— that afford to health care institutions the ability to report and investigate “serious events or incidents,” and develop and implement solutions to systemic patient safety problems that may lead to future “serious events or incidents” discovered thereby, free from concern about exposure during litigation discovery.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Offers No Relief to Housekeeper Who Fell Through Attic Floor

The plaintiffs lawyer said the jury could not see its way clear to find the defendant, a "very sweet" 90-year-old woman, liable for the injuries her housekeeper suffered in the fall.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

OSHA on the OCS? Fifth Circuit Affirms Preemption of OSHA Regulations on OCS MODU

The Fifth Circuit, in Thomas v. Hercules Offshore Services, L.L.C., Case No. 17-30638 (Fiftth Cir. March 2, 2018), concluded per curiam that the Occupational…
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Daily Business Review

Judge: Return Chinese Drywall Lawsuits to Original States

Nine years after a judge began supervising a multitude of federal lawsuits that claim homes were damaged by Chinese drywall, he says it's time to return thousands of remaining cases for trial in the courts where they were filed.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Asbestos Filings Fell in 2017, Report Says

Asbestos filings fell in 2017, and it didn't matter whether they were brought over mesothelioma, lung cancer or other forms of cancer, according to consulting firm KCIC.
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