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Product Liability Update – April 2024
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. Included in this Issue: MASSACHUSETTS – First Circuit Holds Federal Protection Of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act (“PLCAA”) Permits Most…
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Sexual Assault of Migrants in Panama Rises to Level Rarely Seen Outside War
The New York Times interviewed more than 70 people who said they had been victims of armed robbery. Fourteen were women who said they had suffered sexual violence.
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Netanyahu Faces Pressure at Home and Abroad, From Foes and Friends
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the challenge of trying to defeat Hamas while preserving both his government and Israel’s international alliances.
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Iran Says 17-Hour Battle With Separatists Leaves 28 Dead in 2 Cities
Jaish al-Adl, an ethnic Baluch group designated by the United States as a terrorist organization, claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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NATO Wants to Show Support for Ukraine, but Only So Much
Admitting Kyiv is a nonstarter as long as the war with Russia is raging. But the member nations want to show they are supporting Ukraine “for the long haul.”
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Israeli Strikes in Damascus and Gaza Show Strengths and Limits of Accuracy
In an airstrike on Monday in Damascus, Israel’s military displayed pinpoint precision. Hours later in Gaza, that same military killed seven aid workers.
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When the Rubin Museum Was Divine
The Rubin will be “reimagined” as a global museum, but our critic says its charismatic presence will be only a troubling memory.
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For Sale: One Huge Drawing, Maybe by Michelangelo
Former owners of the Renaissance artist’s villa want to sell a sketch once on a kitchen wall. But scholars are divided over whether Michelangelo actually drew it.
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Welcoming Underexposed Black Photographers Into the Canon
The Vision & Justice publishing initiative hopes to build a richer, more racially inclusive history of photography.
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Artist Files Lawsuit Against Des Moines Museum to Protect Her Work
Mary Miss’s lawsuit claims that the planned demolition of her work violates the Visual Artists Rights Act, which empowers artists to save their work from destruction.
