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Fifth Circuit Affirms Lower Court Ruling Against Final Remaining Defendant
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit – In December 2018, Sue Perry (“decedent”) passed away following her second lung cancer diagnosis. Her surviving husband and daughters (“plaintiffs”) alleged that she developed lung cancer from laundering Mr. Perry’s work clothes when he worked as a millwright at the Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC” or “defendant”)…
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Texas Struggles to Rein in ‘Nuclear Verdicts’ as Senate Bill 30 Fails
Texas juries are known for awarding “nuclear verdicts” and these awards are growing. Personal injuries —even relatively minor in nature—can result in jury awards creating generational wealth, whereas in the past reasonable damage awards were entered. Texas appellate courts have taken steps to reel in these runaway awards. In 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas…
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Laughing Gas Is No Laughing Matter: New Lawsuit May Impose Strict Liability on Nitrous Oxide Manufacturers for Marketing Practices
Laughing gas may make you giggle, but the legal implications are no joke. As courts begin to scrutinize the marketing of nitrous oxide, a substance long associated with harmless fun, a new lawsuit is forcing manufacturers to face the serious consequences of their branding choices. This article will examine the implications of recent litigation seeking…
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A Sidelined Zelensky Warns That Russia Will Try to Deceive the U.S.
Ukraine fears that the Kremlin will try to convince President Trump at U.S.-Russian talks in Alaska that Ukraine, not Russia, is the obstacle to peace.
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Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus
Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.
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Miguel Uribe, Colombian Senator Shot at Campaign Event, Dies at 39
Mr. Uribe, a presidential hopeful, was shot in June at a campaign rally in Bogotá in an attack that shocked the nation.
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Israel’s Plan for Gaza City Is Still Unclear
There have been vague statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but there is little clarity over the operation.
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Israel-Qatar Tensions Escalate After Israel Kills Al Jazeera Journalists
Israel and Qatar, which backs Al Jazeera and has hosted Hamas leaders, have long had a relationship marked by both public hostility and quiet collaboration.
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Prime Video’s “Butterfly” Sometimes Flutters, Sometimes Sputters
Based on the BOOM! Studios’ graphic novels by Arash Amel and Marguerite Bennett (illustrated by Antonio Fuso and Stefano Simeone), Prime Video’s “Butterfly” sees Daniel Dae Kim take on covert ops, father x daughter dynamics, and betrayal inspired by K-drama. But first, we get to watch him flex his karaoke muscles on The Killers’ “Mr.…
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Meet the Writers: Peyton Robinson
Editor’s note: To give you a chance to get to know our writers better, we’ve asked them to respond to some questions. Here’s Peyton Robinson. Read her work here. 1. Where did you grow up, and what was it like? I grew up in Naperville, IL. It’s quite a stereotypical suburb in a lot of ways,…
