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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FHA Changes its Defect Taxonomy for Originators and Services

Over the past month, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has enacted and proposed several changes to its Defect Taxonomy. The Defect Taxonomy is contained in Appendix 8 to FHA Handbook 4000.1. The Defect Taxonomy was...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Title Insurance Client Alert - November 2023

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Yesterday, the Court of Appeals of Virginia held where a plaintiff alleges its property is merely in the possession of a third party under a paramount title, it is insufficient to plead actual or constructive eviction, an...more

Marshall Dennehey

Superior Court Ruled That a Failure to Include the Full Name of One of the Streets at the Location of an Alleged Defect in the...

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The plaintiff served a standard notice, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 13a-144, to set aside the state’s sovereign immunity with regard to a defect on state highways or sidewalks that allegedly caused a person to...more

Gardner Law

Do you know when to report a medical device complaint?

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Whether you manufacture a Class I elastic bandage or a Class III deep-brain stimulation device, understanding when to report a medical device complaint is critical and is also required for all FDA regulated medical devices....more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Eighth Circuit First to Apply “Manifested Defect” Rule to Class Action Fairness Act

This month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued what appears to be the first appellate opinion applying the “manifested defect” rule to the Class Action Fairness Act’s (“CAFA”) $5 million amount-in-controversy...more

Hogan Lovells

EPA announces updated vehicle and engine tampering policy

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a long-awaited update to its enforcement policy on vehicle and engine tampering and aftermarket parts....more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Recent COBRA Developments Require Review of COBRA Policies and Practices

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As summarized below, recent updates to Model COBRA Notices, extensions of deadlines as a result of COVID-19, and an uptick in class action lawsuits stemming from allegedly deficient COBRA Notices, will require a review of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Plaintiffs Dismiss COBRA Class Action After Court Recommends Denial of Class Certification

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In Bryant v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., three former Walmart employees moved to certify a class against the retailer, alleging that they were injured by Walmart's allegedly defective notices under the Employee Retirement Income...more

Troutman Pepper

Courts Decline to Impose Liability on Subcontractor Where Contractor Could Not Prove Subcontractor’s Exclusive Control on Shared...

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United Illuminating Company v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. v. Cherry Hill Construction Co., Inc., et al. v. GEI Consultants, Inc., et al., 3:18-cv-00327-WWE (D. Conn. 2019) - In 2010 The United Illuminating Company...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

An Overview of North Carolina Premises Liability Law

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Accidents happen. But how do you determine whether an injury on someone else's property is just an unavoidable accident or a potential legal liability? As in other areas of personal injury law, the analysis typically is based...more

Gray Reed

Suit For Bad Frac Job Requires a Certificate of Merit

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You are a service company and you’ve been sued for a defective frac job. It looks scary but there’s no detail in the petition and no certificate of merit is attached. ...more

Goodwin

California Supreme Court Rules in Yvanova That Borrowers May Have Standing To Allege Certain Defects In Assignments

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Do borrowers have standing to challenge a non-judicial foreclosure on the ground of alleged defects in an assignment from the original lender to a successor? This is a question that has divided courts, both in California and...more

Troutman Pepper

Mortgage Acknowledgements: Can A Boo-Boo Be Fixed?

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Bank of America, N.A. v. Casey, 517 B.R. 1 (D. Mass. 2015) – A Chapter 7 trustee sought to avoid a mortgage using “strong-arm” powers based on a defect in the acknowledgement. The mortgagee contended that the defect was...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Insurance Law Alert: Defective Policy Limit Demand Precludes Bad Faith

In Graciano v. Mercury General Corp. (No. D061956, filed 10/17/14), a California appeals court reversed a jury's verdict, ruling that a defective demand letter from the claimant's attorney precluded a finding of bad faith...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Closing the Loop-Holes in Generic Drug Warnings

The Food and Drug Administration is considering some very important changes to its internal rules that would help to eliminate a loophole in accountability for defective drugs. Under current law, only the brand name...more

Allen Matkins

California Court of Appeal Opens Doors for Construction Defect Claims Outside of the Right to Repair Act

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Valentine S. Hoy and Timothy M. Hutter discuss a recent California Court of Appeal ruling that found SB800 (Civil Code sections 895 through 945.5, the "Right to Repair Act") is not the only remedy for construction defect...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Requirements for NHTSA Recalls and Early Warning Reporting Become Effective October 21

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In August, NHTSA adopted numerous amendments to its recall and early warning reporting (EWR) regulations. (See 78 Federal Register 51382 (Aug. 20, 2013)). Several of these amendments – which impact all vehicle and equipment...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Delaware Corporation Law Statute Amended to Provide for Ratification and Validation of Defective Corporate Acts

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As part of recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporations Law (DGCL), two new sections were added to the DGCL to facilitate the ratification of so-called “defective corporate acts” that would otherwise be invalid due...more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

Federal Government’s FCA Claims Against Iraq Security Contractor Dismissed

The Eastern District of Virginia dismissed a False Claims Act complaint brought by the government and a whistleblower, finding that the government failed to adequately plead that it relied on allegedly false marksmanship...more

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