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New York Medical Malpractice Case Valuation: Key Factors in 2026
Understanding medical malpractice case valuation today requires a more disciplined and data-informed approach than in prior years. Shifting jury behavior, rapid changes in healthcare delivery, and the growing influence of expert testimony are all reshaping how attorneys, claims professionals, and insurers assess settlement value and overall exposure….By: NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)
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Key changes in the revised German Product Liability Act
The German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection has proposed a draft bill revising the German Product Liability Act (draft German Product Liability Act), which has been adopted by the Federal Cabinet on 17 December 2025 and is currently undergoing the parliamentary legislative process….By: McDermott Will & Schulte
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Some Basis in Fact for the Common Issues – Courts Continue to Apply and Refine the Test
For a common issue to be certified, the plaintiff must provide evidence sufficient to show “some basis in fact” that there is a proposed common that can be determined on a class-wide basis. In recent years, much ink has been spilled about what this evidentiary standard requires. Now that it is largely settled in most…
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Again Claims Deal Is Close After Retracting Threat of Strikes
Claiming there was progress in peace negotiations, President Trump said he had canceled the next wave of planned attacks after two days of U.S. airstrikes.
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U.K. Defense Secretary Resigns, in a Blow to Starmer
John Healey unexpectedly announced that he was stepping down, saying Prime Minister Keir Starmer was failing to invest enough money in the British military.
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This Is Mexico and Canada’s World Cup, Too. Don’t Expect Unity.
Mexico and Canada have faced significant recent tension in their relations with the United States. But in their historic World Cup bid, the three countries promoted teamwork.
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Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised “Do not travel for any reason.”
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U.S. Blocks Deal by Florida-based Vanguard Energy to Supply Fuel to Cuba
The deal to ship 250,000 barrels of fuel to Cuba could have eased an energy crisis. But the Trump administration says Vanguard Energy lacks the authorization to proceed.
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For Painting’s Great Skeptic, Gerhard Richter, History Is a Blur
Our critic Jason Farago on how the artist conceived a new way forward for landscape painting.
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Duane Michals, Artist of Wit and Courage
Our conversations over the years were, at times, philosophical, metaphysical, honest about the daily circumstances of our lives, and dishy, a photography critic says, as he looks back.
