Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Sean DuBois on 5/17/2012

The laws surrounding pedestrian right of way can be complicated. You need to know 1) when to cross as a pedestrian and 2) when to yield as a motor vehicle driver. Violating any of these laws can cost you big - in both...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 12/9/2011

On December 6, 2011, the Detroit International Bridge Company (“DIBC”) lost two battles in its war for a second span to the Ambassador Bridge across the Detroit River and to maintain exclusive control over all international...more

by Daniel Strigberger on 9/8/2011

The Ontario Court of Appeal has just released a decision overturning the trial judge’s findings of liability in a single car motor vehicle accident. In Morsi v. Fermar Paving, Mark Morsi died in a single vehicle...more

by Reed Smith on 8/17/2011

In This Issue: ARBITRATION ... 3 - The Commercial Court considers the exceptional circumstances in which the English court may grant an injunction restraining an arbitration with a foreign seat ... 3 -...more

by Erik Magraken, ICBC Injury Claims Lawyer on 8/13/2011

Article by BC Personal Injury and ICBC Claims lawyer Erik Magraken discussing the prohibition against Double Recovery in BC personal injury claims and the law relating to future care costs and the non-deductibility of...more

by Erik Anderson on 6/13/2011

As previously reported, the Appellate Division ruled that a drunk driver who is involved in an accident can sue a tavern, which allegedly over-served him, for personal injuries. At issue in this case is a provision of the...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/17/2011

On May 9, 2011, the District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed with prejudice air passenger travel claims based on foreign injury in an MDL action alleging a ten-year international conspiracy among the...more

by Reed Smith on 4/30/2011

In This Issues: 1 ARBITRATION . . . 3 1 . 1 COURT OF APPEAL ALLOWS SERVICE OF AN ARBITRATION CLAIM FORM ON THIRD PARTIES OUT OF THE JURISDICTION . . . 3 2 CONTRACT . . . 4 2 . 1 ADMIRALTY COURT RULES...more