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Felicello Law PC

Avoiding a Punitive Damages Award in Private Arbitration

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New York law is a great boon when it comes to private arbitration. The law is well-developed (and in fact served as the basis for the Federal Arbitration Act); New York is home to a plethora of experienced professional...more

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How Forum-Selection and Choice-of-Law Provisions in Insurance Policies Can Affect Coverage

Location matters. Some states are more protective of policyholder or consumer interests than others. And so, where the case is ultimately litigated, and what law applies, can have profound implications for a policyholder’s...more

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In This Case, The First Filed Case Was Last

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In 2014, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a Delaware corporation, spun off Halyard Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to a distribution agreement. The distribution agreement required Halyard to indemnify Kimberly-Clark...more

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Whose Choice Is It Anyway? Split Decisions Over Choice of Law and The Impact On Your Defense Strategy

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Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a unit of Johnson & Johnson, has been embroiled in a mass tort MDL in Philadelphia for its anti-psychotic drug, Risperdal, for almost a year now. So far in 2015, the juries have split – two in...more

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Judge Presiding over Risperdal Litigation Issues Decision on Choice of Law

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Last week, the coordinating judge for the Risperdal mass tort litigation released an opinion explaining why punitive damages claims are barred in the nearly 1,500 cases consolidated in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. ...more

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