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How Earnout Trends Are Reshaping Life Sciences M&A: Key Considerations for Dealmakers
Key Updates: Earnouts are accounting for a larger share of potential deal value in life sciences transactions, with more consideration tied to clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones….By: Polsinelli
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Products Liability in Robotics: Managing Risk Across the Product Lifecycle
Product liability suits against robotics manufacturers are hardly new. Since a Michigan jury awarded $10 million for a worker killed by a malfunctioning robotic system in an automobile factory in the early 1980s, plaintiffs’ attorneys have invoked state product liability laws, which often impose strict liability and allow punitive damages, against makers of robotic systems….By:…
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Five-Year Deadline to Commence Trial: Swearing the Jury Panel Stops the Clock
By statute, if a case is not “brought to trial” within five years, it is subject to a dismissal for delay in prosecution. But the question becomes: what does “brought to trial” mean exactly?…By: Hanson Bridgett
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Why You Should Always Talk to a Lawyer After Suffering Injuries in a Car Accident
If you’re like most people who have been injured in a car accident, you have lots of questions. One of these questions might be: Should you hire a Florida car accident lawyer to represent you?…By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
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More Insurance Claims Are Going Unpaid. Delaware Law Treats Property and Injury Claims Differently.
Americans are paying more for home and auto insurance. At the same time, a growing percentage of claims are reportedly being closed without insurers paying anything. This combination has drawn the attention of the United States Congress….By: Morris James LLP
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Mississippi Supreme Court Adopts Mims Test for Mid-Procedure Consent Withdrawal
If a patient withdraws consent in the middle of a medical procedure, can the physician face a battery claim simply for continuing? In Brown v. Davey-Sullivan, 437 So.3d 256 (Aug. 6, 2026), the Mississippi Supreme Court said no—at least not without expert testimony….By: Phelps Dunbar
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Palestinians Hope Israeli Election Will Oust Netanyahu
Many in Gaza and the West Bank are desperate to avoid more years of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government, which has made life close to unbearable.
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What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France
At the Tribunal de Paris, judges have supervised a carousel of expedited and often chaotic hearings for those detained during recent unrest.
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UK to Headphone Dodgers on Trains: Shush
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a campaign against listening to music or videos without headphones on public transportation. We asked London commuters to weigh in.
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Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War
Struggling against each other on the battlefield, the sides in Sudan’s civil war are relying on drones to strike across vast distances, inflicting huge tolls on civilians in the process.
