Dual Agency Policy Rationales May Create Interesting Litigation Applications
Jeff Mosenkis, illustrates an often overlooked distinction in the regulations of the U.S. Government in his article Government Safety Regulation: Kind Mother or Big Brother? The article neatly points...
View ArticleSCOTUS Revisits Personal Jurisdiction
The United States Supreme Court did not disturb the concept of General Jurisdiction in Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. et al. v. Brown, et al. In this case, the North Carolina Court of Appeals...
View ArticleDo the Latest “Scare-You-Straight” Warnings from the FDA Impinge on First...
Today R.J. Reynolds’ preemptive attack on the latest power play by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to destroy the tobacco industry is to be heard by Judge Leon in the District Court of D.C....
View ArticleIs it better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission?
This is question that City of Chicago answered by banning the sale of bumper pads on Sept. 8, 2011. If you don’t have or haven’t been around infants, these are the pillow-like padding that is tied to...
View ArticleYou’ll leave with more than a hangover…
For all of you attending Annual Meeting this week – you might want to take a fire extinguisher to the cocktail mixer. Lawyerist.com has an interesting story regarding a lawsuit against the...
View ArticleJelly Defense Strategy May Do More Harm Than Good
Law.com has an interesting blog post about a recent defense tactic in the case of an alleged “mouse in a can of soda,” you can find the article here. Basically, the defendant is taking a scientific...
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