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Notable Ruling Roundup – October 2024
Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Gracemarie Venticinque v. Back to Nature Foods Company, LLC, No. 23-1236-cv (2d Cir. 2024): In an unpublished opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal…
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Wells Fargo Customer Information Leaked in Infosys McCamish Data Breach
On October 21, 2024, Infosys McCamish Systems (“Infosys McCamish”) filed a notice with the Attorney General of Maine, adding Wells Fargo to the growing list of companies that were affected by the 2023 Infosys McCamish data breach. In this notice, Infosys McCamish explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…
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Wait? My CBD Business May Be Racketeering? A Potential Existential Crisis We Have Been Warning About
Even the most responsible hemp operator should understand that it operates in a world full of risk. But I doubt many of them believe they might be accused of racketeering. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about whether to sanction a commercial trucker’s attempt to bring a racketeering claim against CBD companies, whose…
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Key Features of the New EU Product Liability Directive: Increased Potential for Litigation in the Technology, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sectors
On October 10, 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the new EU Directive on Liability for Defective Products (New PLD), repealing Directive 85/374/EEC (PLD), adopted in 1985….By: McDermott Will & Emery
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Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Leader
Hashem Safieddine was widely seen as a potential successor to his cousin, Hassan Nasrallah, the armed group’s former leader whom Israel also killed in September. There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah.
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U.S. to Give Ukraine Millions to Build More Long-Range Drones
The move, confirmed by a Pentagon official, is in line with a U.S. policy change aimed at shoring up Ukraine’s ability to fight the war against Russia with its own weapons.
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Hamas’s Guerrilla Tactics in North Gaza Make It Hard to Defeat
Israel has decimated Hamas’s military wing, along with much of Gaza. But the group’s small-scale, hit-and-run approach poses a threat in the enclave’s north.
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Putin Welcomes Xi and Other World Leaders to Russia for BRICS Summit
The Russian leader wants to cast himself as a global statesman, even as the U.S. and its Western allies try to isolate him.
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A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea
When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative.
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I Doubled in Size: Lee Pace on the Legacy of “The Fall”
“The Fall,” now finally available on Mubi and getting a theatrical release from the company, feels impossible. It’s one of those films that’s richly steeped in the history of cinema while also expressing itself through a unique, special voice. Of course, no one got it. The story goes that, fifteen minutes into its TIFF launch,…
