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Texas Supreme Court Reverses Nuclear Verdict Based on a Lack of Proximate Causation
The Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Werner Enterprises, Inc. v. Blake (No. 23-0493) clarifies proximate causation in personal injury cases ensuring an appropriate bar for proving the causation element of a negligence claim. The Court reversed a nearly $90 million jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, hinged on a holding that the substantial…
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Win for Employers: Florida Appellate Court Limits Negligence Claims
Key Points: Vicarious liability requires employee negligence: Since the jury found the employee was not negligent, the employer could not be held vicariously liable for his actions….By: Marshall Dennehey
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Gaza City Exodus Is Overwhelming Relief Efforts, Aid Agencies Say
The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading.
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In the Philippines, Search Teams Look for Survivors of Deadly Earthquake
The earthquake killed at least 69 people, including residents of a village of “disaster-resilient homes” built for people who survived Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
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Can This Japanese City Make Residents Put Down Their Smartphones?
The authorities in Toyoake, Japan, introduced a rule limiting the use of digital devices to two hours per day outside of work and school. Some residents say it is an overreach.
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I Interviewed a Doctor in Sudan. Days Later, He Was Killed.
Dr. Omar Selik’s raw, urgent testimony from a besieged city cut through the fog of war and crystallized the depravity of the conflict. And then he was gone.
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Time Running Out for Trapped Students After School Collapse in Indonesia
Workers rushed to free potential survivors two days after an Islamic boarding school collapsed during a prayer service, killing at least three students.
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Letting the Squirrels Have Their Way With His Art
Larry Bell, pioneer of West Coast Minimalism, installs his glass sculptures in a Manhattan park, letting passers-by see the city anew.
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The Unloved, Part 141: The Grudge & Wolf Man
I have well established, for those with even a pittance of interest, that my taste in horror is not aligned with the mainstream. I mostly don’t respond to allegory, and I need the images to do more than flash and provide the gore, which I also like plenty of. In other words, I have never…
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rebecca Miller on “Mr. Scorsese”
The work of filmmaker and historian Martin Scorsese needs no introduction. The director behind countless iconic and award-winning films like “Taxi Driver,” “The Departed,” and “The Wolf of Wall Street,” has been a part of the American film firmament for over half a century. At the same time, his tireless work preserving and promoting world…
