On April 21, the Colorado Supreme Court held that there is no exception to the economic loss rule (“ELR”) for willful and wanton conduct. In Mid-Century Ins. Co., v HIVE Constr., Inc., the court drew an important distinction...more
In response to a request from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to interpret the scope of California Civil Code section 1668 and its rule that parties may not contract away liability for “willful injury to the person or...more
In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, reversed a district court’s dismissal of a proposed data privacy class action for lack of personal jurisdiction. In applying traditional...more
On April 17, the Washington Supreme Court held that RCW 19.190.020(1)(b) prohibits sending Washington residents commercial emails that contain any false or misleading information in the subject lines of such emails. In Brown...more
4/18/2025
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In Ross v. Public Service the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled on March 20 that the Felonious Killing Exception applies to corporations. What is the “Felonious Killing Exception?”...more
3/24/2025
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Corporate Liability ,
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