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[Event] 21st Annual Life Sciences IP Summit - September 27th - 28th, Munich, Germany

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Hosted by C5 Group, the 21st Annual Life Sciences IP Summit returns for another exciting year with curated programming with speakers from the pharma, biotech and medical device industries that will provide practical insights...more

J.S. Held

Fire Strategy in St. James’s Oncology v Lendlease and the Building Safety Act – An Architect’s Perspective

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Since the major fire event at Grenfell Tower in June 2017, a significant period of cultural and professional change has occurred within the construction industry in regard to fire safety. During this period, we have seen the...more

Nossaman LLP

California’s New Apology Law and Its Impact on Peer Review Hearings

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Parties in peer review hearings can present a wide range of relevant evidence, regardless of its admissibility in a court of law.  But California has passed a new “apology law” that modifies that standard, erecting a...more

Winstead PC

The Texas Legislature Has Limited Discovery Of A Defendant’s Net Worth For Exemplary Damage Claims

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Plaintiffs in civil litigation often seek punitive or exemplary damages. “Exemplary damages” means any damages awarded as a penalty or by way of punishment but not for compensatory purposes....more

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Claims Can Now Be Filed Under New Jersey’s New Law For Asserting Child Sex Abuse Claims

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Synopsis: New Jersey’s recently enacted legislation which significantly extends the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims and creates a two-year filing window for sexual abuse claims that would otherwise be...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Taking an Out of State Deposition in Rhode Island Just Got Easier!

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On July 15, 2019, the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (the “Uniform Act”) was enacted in Rhode Island. R.I. Gen. Laws 9-18.1-1 et seq. It will simplify the process of taking a deposition in Rhode Island for...more

Harris Beach PLLC

The Cameras on the Bus Go Flash, Flash, Flash

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...On August 6, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill designed to catch motorists illegally passing stopped school buses. How does the program work? The Education Law has been amended to allow a school board of...more

Polsinelli

Missouri Adopts Daubert Standard Governing the Admissibility of Expert Opinion Evidence

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On March 28, 2017, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed House Bill 153 into law, repealing Section 490.065 RSMo governing the admissibility of expert witness opinion testimony and replacing it with provisions mirroring the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Seventh Circuit Interprets Wisconsin's Mediation Privilege

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When Wisconsin’s legislature enacted the state’s so-called “mediation privilege” in Wis. Stat. § 904.085, it expressly sought, in subsection (1) of that provision, “to encourage the candor and cooperation of disputing...more

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Florida Adopts More Stringent Standard For Expert Witnesses

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Florida recently joined the federal courts and 40 other states in adopting the Daubert standard for admissibility of expert testimony....more

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