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The Legal Intelligencer

Court Finds Against Landlord in Suit Over Alleged Dangerous Condition

By | August 19, 2016
8 minute read

The Recorder

Court Gives Plaintiffs New Ammo in Bad-Faith Cases

Mercury Casualty, which abandoned a $30K settlement offer, is now on the hook for millions in a decision that makes it harder for insurance firms to defend bad-faith claims.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Aluma Systems Concrete Construction of California v. Nibbi Bros. Inc.

By | August 18, 2016
4 minute read

The Recorder

Christ v. Schwartz

By | August 15, 2016
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Rules Duty to Warn Applies in Next GM Ignition Switch Trial

Virginia state law recognizes that the successor company to old General Motors has a post-sale duty to warn about a dangerous defect in a GM car, a federal judge in New York held Monday.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pokemon Goes to Court; New Liability for New Technology

Robert D. Lang writes: Pokémon Go warns players to "be alert at all times" and to stay aware of their surroundings. Once the game starts, they have to acknowledge a message that warns them not to drive, trespass or enter dangerous sites while playing. Do these warnings fully satisfy Niantic's legal duty?
22 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits & Deals: Rear-End Case Fetches $3.35M Verdict

An Essex County jury awarded a Short Hills woman $3.35 million as compensation for back injuries she sustained when her car was struck from behind.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Parties in Amtrak MDL Working Toward Settlement

More than a year after the derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia left eight dead and hundreds injured, plaintiffs lawyers and Amtrak continue to pursue a comprehensive settlement that would compensate victims within the statutory damages limit of $295 million.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Horst v. Union Carbide Corp., PICS Case No. 16-0956 (C.P. Lackawanna July 26, 2016) Nealon, J. (11 pages).

By | August 12, 2016
In a continuation of the mesothelioma lawsuit filed in March 2015 by a 43-year veteran of HVAC and electrical industries, three defendants filed motions for partial summary judgment on the punitive damages claims of that suit. Motion by defendant Burnham granted; those by Lennox and Weil-McLain denied.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys to Condo Associations: Zika Litigation Won't Bite

What are condo associations, homeowners' associations and other multifamily boards to do as Zika spreads across South Florida? Not too much, say real estate attorneys, who caution against creating liability where none exists.
7 minute read

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