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Biden Awards Medal of Honor to Black Vietnam Veteran
Col. Paris Davis’s nomination in 1965, for saving three teammates while injured in battle, hit a wall. It was revived in recent years.
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Veris Residential, Inc. Notifies Victims of Recent Data Breach
On February 28, 2023, Veris Residential, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Massachusetts Attorney General following a cybersecurity incident that leaked confidential consumer information. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, Social Security numbers, financial account information and driver’s license numbers….By:…
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Liability of Eyewash Sellers and Rejects Applicability of Sealed Container and Economic Loss Defenses
Keralink Intl., Inc. v. Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals Corp., 2023 WL 2000999 (4th Cir. Feb. 15, 2023), is unusual because it is an affirmance of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff. Many years ago, we won a summary judgment on behalf of our big bank client, which was suing another big bank for failure to fulfill its loan…
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Coverage issues for medical monitoring claims
Following the February 3, 2023 derailment of 38 train cars carrying hazardous materials, resulting in a chemical spill and controlled burn in East Palestine, Ohio, several lawsuits have been filed seeking medical monitoring for people living in the affected areas….By: Reed Smith
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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms $10.35M Verdict Based on Take-Home Asbestos Exposure
On January 5, 2023, a Louisiana appellate court issued a divided opinion that addressed the nature of take-home asbestos claims. Pete v. Bolan Marine & Manufacturing Co., LLC, 2021-0626 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1/5/23), 2023 La. App. LEXIS 2* (La. Ct. App. Jan. 5, 2023). Despite an order limiting Plaintiff’s ability to rely on take-home…
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Aloha Nursing Rehab Centre Reports 2022 Data Breach Affecting More Than 20k Patients
On February 24, 2023, Aloha Nursing Rehab Centre (“Aloha”) filed notice of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after learning that an unauthorized party accessed electronic files containing confidential patient information from the company’s computer network….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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As Ukraine Clings to Bakhmut, What’s Its Strategy and What’s at Stake?
Ukraine is determined to hold the eastern city as long as it can. How high a price is it willing to pay? What might force its withdrawal? And what would a retreat look like — and mean?
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They Sneaked Into a Derelict Arms Plant: Instagrammers or Spies?
Three people, including two Russians, arrested on charges of entering an abandoned rifle factory have puzzled Albanian authorities at a time when suspicions about Moscow have been mounting.
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Nobel Prize Is No Defense Against Jail for Ales Bialiatski in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been sentenced by Belarus to 10 years in prison, on charges that rights advocates have dismissed as politically motivated.
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Biden and Germany’s Scholz Meet Amid Concerns Over Ukraine and China
President Biden said he and Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, would work in “lock step” to provide military support to Ukraine.
