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Work-Related Car Accidents: Who Is Responsible?

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When it comes to workplace-related incidents, the question of liability can often be complex and nuanced. One common scenario involves damage to an employee's car while parked in the employer's parking lot. This article...more

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Illinois Federal Judge Says Privacy Act Damages Are Discretionary, Vacates $228M Award

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A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois vacated a $228 million damages award issued following the first-ever jury verdict in an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) class action and...more

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Disinformation Litigation Lessons From Media Co. Losses

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In 2022 and early 2023, voting machine companies and the parents of school shooting victims won a string of court rulings against the media companies and personalities that had allegedly spread defamatory, viral lies about...more

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Court Holds That Economic Loss Rule Bars Conspiracy To Breach Fiduciary Duty Claims

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In Shopoff Advisors, LP v. Atrium Circle, GP, the buyer and seller to a real estate transaction sued each other. No. 04-18-00438-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 5764 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 10, 2019, no pet. history)....more

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Medical Litigation Newsletter - Spring 2016

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Reducing Monetary Recovery in “Lost Chance Of [Medical] Recovery” Cases - In medical malpractice cases involving solely “iatrogenic” loss (e.g., harm of or relating to medical treatment), plaintiff bears the burden of...more

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Discrimination – Vicarious Liability Gets More Expensive

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The full bench of the Federal Court in Richardson v Oracle Corporation Australia (Richardson) has cited changing community standards as a basis for significantly increasing awards for general damages (ie damages for...more

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Florida Federal Court Rejects FCC Ruling on Autodialed Collection Calls to Cell Phones

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A Florida federal court has rejected the Federal Communication Commission's 2008 ruling that by providing a wireless number to a creditor on a credit application, a consumer has given "prior express consent" as required by...more

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