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Ten Things to Know About the European Union’s New Product Liability Directive

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After it was initially proposed more than two years ago, the European Union passed a new product liability directive (PLD) on Dec. 9, 2024, which prescribes a new legislative framework to expand and modify product liability...more

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FDA Recalls: How to Stay Informed About Unsafe Products

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Unsafe product recalls are alarmingly common. While all companies have a legal obligation to ensure that their products are safe for use or consumption, companies fail to meet this obligation far too often. In many cases,...more

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Meningiomas and Depo-Provera: Where to Get Help

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Depo-Provera, a commonly used injectable contraceptive, has been linked to an increased risk of meningiomas, which are a type of brain tumor. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with a meningioma after using...more

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Le Patourel v BT – What Can We Learn From the First Trial in a UK Antitrust Class Action?

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On 19 December 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") handed down its judgment in the first opt-out class action to proceed through to a full trial under the UK antitrust class action regime1. This stand-alone, opt-out...more

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The 10 “P’s” to Prepare for Wildfire Litigation

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1) Preservation Demand.  Send an evidence preservation notice to anyone you think may be liable or contributed to the fire (so the entity is on notice not to destroy, delete, or alter relevant evidence)....more

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Fifth Circuit Parses Crucial Distinction Between Class Liability Theories and Class Damages Theories

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A recent opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit illustrates the importance of carefully scrutinizing classwide liability theories, even where district courts have flexibility assessing classwide...more

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Liability vs. Damages in Class Certification Analysis Addressed by Fifth Circuit

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In analyzing class certification issues, courts have said that common issues may predominate in some cases even though damages would have to be determined individually for each class member. But what about where some class...more

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Northern District of California Decertifies Class Under Comcast Due to Inadequacy of Damages Model

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In Freitas v. Cricket Wireless, LLC, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently decertified a class because of a “critical” mistake in Plaintiff’s damages model that rendered it...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Class Certification Order Because Liability Issues, Not Merely Damages, Were Individualized

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The Ninth Circuit recently addressed an issue that tends to arise frequently in class certification motion practice: how trial courts should apply the predominance requirement where appellate decisions have said that the need...more

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