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E-Bike Accidents in California Cities: Navigating Liability and Insurances
According to Statista, electric bike retailers throughout the United States are projected to sell 1.58 million units by the end of 2025 and bring in an estimated $2.17 billion in revenues. With a more year-round outdoor climate and one of the largest populations in the nation (i.e., an estimated 39.5 million residents), California shares a…
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Top Developments 2025 – Issue 4
Rowe v. State Mut. Ins. Co., 2025 Me. LEXIS 89 (Me., Sept. 23, 2025) – Maine Supreme Court, in the premises liability context, holds that an exclusion in a mobile homeowners policy for injury or damage “arising out of a premises . . . that is not an insured location’” precluded coverage for underlying negligent…
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Precedent Established: New York Appellate Division Grants Discovery of Third-Party Litigation Funding
Key Points: The Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed that defendants may obtain discovery of third-party litigation funding agreements, breaking with prior public policy protections….By: Marshall Dennehey
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BC Court of Appeal: The Rules of Evidence Are Not Relaxed at Certification
Courts perform an important gatekeeping function at certification. This includes being satisfied that the plaintiff has shown the required “some basis in fact” for each of the certification criteria other than reasonable cause of action. The certification process ensures that the substantial resources devoted to litigating class proceedings are only invoked where it is appropriate…
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The U.S. Gave Mexico a List of Russian Spies. Mexico Let Them Stay.
Moscow has ramped up covert operations in Mexico, with spies meeting handlers in its bustling capital and seaside resorts, U.S. officials say.
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Syrians Celebrate Anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s Fall
A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership.
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A Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day
A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said.
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Thai Jets Bomb Cambodia as at Least 5 Die in New Wave of Fighting
Each side accused the other of firing first. The hostilities came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.
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He Was a Russian Activist in Exile. His Own Wife Accused Him of Spying.
Poland has charged a little-known Russian opposition figure with espionage and participating in a bomb plot. His friends are perplexed.
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HBO’s “Heated Rivalry” is the Sexiest and Most Significant Queer Show of the Year
From “Overcompensating” to “Boots,” this year has seen many queer television shows enter the cultural zeitgeist. Despite how good both of these shows are, they, like most queer shows of this decade, are unfortunately lacking the audaciousness found in the age of new queer cinema, packaged into perfectly quaint and safe representations of queer sexuality.…
