Yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R.-Ky., introduced the SAFE TO WORK Act, which would provide substantial and comprehensive liability protection from coronavirus-related...more
7/28/2020
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Burden of Proof ,
Civil Liability ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Demand Letter ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
Immunity ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Limited Liability ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Negligence ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Punitive Damages ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Retroactive Application ,
Safe Harbors ,
Willful Misconduct
In 2019, significant developments are expected on issues that have been percolating in the mass tort and class action litigation arena for several years. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on cases relating to...more
1/24/2019
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Asbestos Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Clear Evidence Standard ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Failure To Warn ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Forum State ,
In re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 ,
Warning Labels
Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have improved the landscape for defendants seeking to fend off mass tort and consumer class actions. In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013), the Supreme Court tightened...more
1/31/2014
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CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Comcast ,
Comcast v. Behrend ,
Dukes v Wal-Mart ,
Mass Action ,
Mutual Pharmaceuticals v Bartlett ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles ,
Wal-Mart
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States held oral argument in Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett, a follow-up to its landmark ruling in PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing, 131 S. Ct. 2567 (2011), which addressed federal...more