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Product Liability Update – February 2025
Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New York and New Jersey. In This Issue: Massachusetts – Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Failure-To-Warn Verdict Against Cigarette Manufacturer, Holding Jury Could Infer Plaintiff Would…
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Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation Year in Review 2024
Perkins Coie Releases Ninth Annual Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation Year in Review. In 2024, class action filings against the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry reached a near high, with close to three hundred lawsuits filed. This year was notable for the wide variety of kind of claims at issue — natural, protein content,…
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Fleur Fortuné on “The Assessment”
Set in a future world where no one ages, there are no animals and precious few plants, Fleur Fortuné’s dystopian sci-fi drama “The Assessment” follows isolated scientists Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel) as they endure an arduous, week-long, and ultimately absurd government-mandated test, led by the wildly unpredictable assessor Virginia (Alicia Vikander), designed…
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Looking Back: Highlighting Some Great Pieces by Our Female Critics
During Women Writers Week, we publish reviews and articles by female critics and journalists, but we’re committed to gender equality in the industry throughout the year. As a companion to the great articles launching this week, we wanted to highlight some excellent work from past editions of WWW as well as outside of the special…
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The Antidote for Fear: Natalie Morales on “My Dead Friend Zoe”
For Natalie Morales, telling diverse stories as an actor/writer/director isn’t just a personal calling—it’s a responsibility. “I think you introduce a concept or a person or type of person in a movie or a TV show, and you can see a direct correlation from how society and culture changes because of that,” Morales told RogerEbert.com…
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A Look at the Rich Tapestry of Films Coming from South Africa
The South African film industry is complete with pristine production, creativity, and thoughtfulness. To my surprise, my American friends are only familiar with Darrell Roodts’ “Sarafina” and have yet to explore South African films beyond it. As a former resident of South Africa, I have been enamored with its storytelling abilities for ten years. Now,…
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Trove of Ancient Axes Shows Early Humans Made Tools From Bones
Deep in a trench in Tanzania, researchers found dozens of tools crafted from animal bones some 1.5 million years old.
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The London Restaurant the Yellow Bittern Serves Up Stews and Controversy
The cook at the London restaurant the Yellow Bittern serves up controversy alongside hearty stews. And it all boils down to class.
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Peter Sichel, Wine Merchant With a Cloak-and-Dagger Past, Dies at 102
He played a crucial role in the early days of the C.I.A., as a station chief in Cold War Berlin and Hong Kong, before shifting gears to popularize Blue Nun wine.
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Discord in Early Talks With Bankers for Potential I.P.O.
The app has become a mainstay of the video game community and young internet users.
