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Federal District Court Recognizes Important Limitations on “Post-Sale Duty to Warn”
Liebig v. MTD Products, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 2:22-cv-04427, 2023 WL 5517557 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 25, 2023) – A product may be defective if it is sold without adequate warnings. But what if a manufacturer learns new safety information after a product is already on the market? Must the manufacturer track down every buyer…
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Federal Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Action Against an Online Food Delivery Platform
DeRose for Estate of DeRose v. DoorDash, Inc., 2023 WL 3840655 (E.D.N.C. Jun. 1, 2023) – The parents of a pedestrian brought an action for wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress against DoorDash, alleging that a delivery driver negligently struck and killed the pedestrian while making a food delivery requested through the DoorDash…
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Supreme Court Finds Distinction in Applicability of Law Enforcement’s Governmental Immunity
Adesokan v. Town of Bloomfield, 347 Conn. 416, 297 A.3d 983 (2023) – This is a very interesting appeal involving whether a police officer holds a special defense of governmental immunity in the appellant’s underlying personal injury lawsuit. In the primary lawsuit, the plaintiff sought recovery for personal injuries she and her two young children…
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The Role of Negligence in Car Accident Cases in Florida
Car accidents can change one’s life in an instant. Auto wrecks can result in serious injuries that involve brain trauma, paralysis, and even wrongful death. Fortunately, Florida law allows the victims of an accident to receive compensation for their losses as well as their pain and suffering. Obtaining such compensation will require that you prove…
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Court Denies Motions in Limine Despite Finding Expert Report Disclosure Untimely
Court: United States District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division – From 1923 to 1994, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) transported vermiculite ore containing amphibole asbestos from a mining and processing location in Libby, Montana….By: Goldberg Segalla
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Israel-Hamas War: Israel Lowers Oct. 7 Death Toll Estimate to 1,200
A spokesman for Israel’s foreign ministry, Lior Haiat, said that the original figure of 1,400 had been an “initial estimate” and that it had now been updated.
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Thousands Wait at Ukraine Border After Polish Truckers Blockade It
As drivers protested what they say is unfair competition from their Ukrainian counterparts, the waiting time at one checkpoint was estimated to be seven days.
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Who Is Stefanos Kasselakis, the Syriza Leader Upending Greek Politics?
The rapid ascent of Stefanos Kasselakis, a former Goldman Sachs trader and Greece’s first openly gay party leader, has gripped the nation. But his leadership is dividing the country’s main opposition party.
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Deadly Johannesburg Fire Exposed Years of Neglect
Officials blame immigrants and liberal housing laws, but a Times investigation found the entrenched problems that turned downtown Johannesburg into a blighted tinderbox.
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UK Prisons Are Nearly Full
In England and Wales, prisons are almost full, part of a troubling trend that experts say creates unsafe conditions for both those in detention and the staff who manage them.
