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Founder of Cyber Security Unity, Member of the Order of the British Empire, and Appreciator of '80s Soap Operas
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No Password Required: Threat Researcher at Cisco Talos and a Veteran of the Highest-Profile Cyber Incidents Who Roasts His Own Coffee Beans
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The North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in Byrd v. Avco Corp. (filed March 20, 2026) held that a trial court’s denial of a statute of repose defense can affect a defendant’s substantial right and is therefore immediately...more
New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez led a coalition of 18 states in filing an amicus brief in support of respondent John Durnell in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, urging the Supreme Court to reject Monsanto’s claim that federal law preempts...more
A partially constructed parking garage collapsed in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia on April 8, 2026, killing one construction worker, injuring two others, and leaving two more unaccounted for beneath the rubble....more
A federal court in Ohio denied both sides’ summary judgment motions after finding genuine factual disputes over whether Overhead Door, a manufacturer of Wayne-Dalton doors, reasonably attempted to cure allegedly defective...more
Plaintiff Andrew Curtin sued Johnson & Johnson and Pecos River Talc in federal court in Maine, alleging his late wife Cynthia Cartwright died from mesothelioma caused by her longtime use of J&J baby powder. The defendants...more
On March 19, 2026, the Supreme Court of Kentucky issued its decision in Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams, affirming the duty to prevent take home exposure in asbestos claims on summary judgment. The case arises...more
The federal government is moving toward a unified national approach to AI regulation – and health care and life sciences organizations need to pay attention. There have been two major developments in recent weeks: the Trump...more
Meningioma brain tumors are often described as slow-growing and benign. But for many patients, the effects are anything but minor. These tumors can press on critical areas of the brain, leading to vision problems, chronic...more
Recently, I attended the 2026 Perrin Conferences PFAS Litigation and Regulatory Developments Conference, where industry leaders and practitioners explored the rapidly evolving landscape surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
Dupixent (dupilumab) has been a genuine breakthrough for many families. For children with moderate-to-severe eczema, asthma, and other inflammatory conditions, it has offered meaningful relief when other treatments fell...more
Preserving objections to jury instructions can be the difference between paying a significant judgment or making a plaintiff prove their case again at trial. In October 2023, a Philadelphia jury handed down a mammoth...more
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2025. In this edition, an antitrust suit comes untied, a sweetener case goes sour, and the dark web...more
The new Product Liability Directive (EU 2024/2853 – PLD 2024) marks a profound shift in the European liability landscape, strengthening a system based on the liability without fault on the part of economic operators,...more
Welcome to the latest edition of For Your Consumption, our food & beverage digest of court cases and litigation trends affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This edition, a plaintiff tells but...more
Monsanto and its parent Bayer recently announced that they had reached a proposed class action settlement to resolve most claims alleging Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) caused by exposure to Roundup weed killer. See King v....more
B&C is pleased to present “PFAS in consumer products: a multi-state compliance guide,” a complimentary Lexology Masterclass focused on analyzing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting frameworks at the federal...more
This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with my colleagues, Catherina D. Narigon and L. Claire Hansen, both Associates with B&C and Regulatory Consultants with The Acta Group (Acta®), B&C’s consulting affiliate, about the...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) litigation is beginning to consolidate around a familiar body of doctrine: product liability. Early cases are testing whether consumer-facing AI applications are treated as products (not services)...more
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States affirms the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Palmquist v. Hain Celestial Group, confirming that plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded claims against...more
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword in product safety. AI is actively reshaping the way companies identify hazards, manage recalls, communicate warnings, and address the unique risks of lithium-ion batteries....more
Marcella v. Huntington Ingalls - 81-year-old Ronald Marcella was diagnosed in 2023 with cancer and died three months later. A post-mortem examination by Dr. Brent Staggs confirmed it was asbestos-related mesothelioma. The...more
George Stephenson v. PK&P Investment Co. f/k/a Mole-Richardson Co., Ltd., et al. - Plaintiff George Stephenson brought an asbestos personal-injury action against the company formerly known as Mole-Richardson Co., alleging...more
Directive (EU) 2024/2853 (EU PLD) represents an important change in EU product liability, modernising the framework to reflect increasingly complex, tech‑driven products and global supply chains. Consumer protection is...more
Key Takeaways - The FDA has identified a Class I recall (its most serious type) involving certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors....more
On March 18, 2026, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the TRUMP AMERICA AI Act: formally, The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine Intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across...more