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White and Williams LLP

Massachusetts Court Holds Statute of Repose Does Not Apply to Claims for Failure to Maintain Property

In Penn-America Insurance Company v. Bay State Gas Company, 96 Mass. App. Ct. 757 (2019), the Appeals Court of Massachusetts considered whether the plaintiff’s claims against the defendant, arising from an alleged defect in...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2019 Year in Review

Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2019. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more

A&O Shearman

Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of State Law Securities Claims Against Pharmaceutical Manufacturer By Investors Who Opted Out Of...

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On September 12, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the dismissal of state law securities actions by individual investors who elected to opt out of a related class action against a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Statutory Pre-Suit Notice Constitutes an “Action” Under Florida’s Statute of Repose - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q3...

Most states have statutes of repose, which define the date certain for parties to assert any and all claims for construction and design related issues, and provide a final cut-off for liability with respect to a project. For...more

Carlton Fields

Fourth DCA Rules Chapter 558 Notice of Defect Can Constitute Commencement of Action Giving Plaintiffs More Time to File Suit

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On September 12, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that a Chapter 558 notice of defect can be considered the “commencement” of a construction defect action. Robert Grindel, et al. v. Centex Homes, et al., 2018 WL...more

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