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Alabama Supreme Court Holds Professional Services Exclusion Applies to Pharmacy Technician’s Compounding of Medication
The Supreme Court of Alabama, applying Alabama law, has held that a pharmacy technician’s act of compounding medication constitutes a “professional service” under a professional services exclusion in a commercial general liability policy….By: Wiley Rein LLP
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Why Anti-Corporate Bias Changes When Jurors Already Know Your Client’s Name
Anti-corporate bias and conspiratorial thinking are often discussed concurrently, but they are not the same problem. Anti-corporate bias is the assumption that a company cares more about money than people….By: IMS Legal Strategies
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The Plaintiff’s Case in an Olympus Scope Infection Claim
A patient goes in for a routine scope procedure and goes home the same day. A week later they are in the hospital with an infection the usual antibiotics do not touch. The scope had been cleaned exactly the way its manufacturer said to clean it, and it still carried bacteria from one patient to…
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The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews
Mansour Abbas, a dentist-turned-lawmaker, helped oust Benjamin Netanyahu once before. Now, he and a Jewish ex-police commander have teamed up to try to do it again.
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The Rupturing Trump-Zelensky Relationship Stands to Hurt Ukraine and Its European Allies
Where the two presidents’ war of words will end is anybody’s guess. But if it continues, it could threaten the crucial operational help that Ukraine still gets from the United States.
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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Washington Post Journalist in West Bank
In the latest surge of violence, settlers targeted Palestinians during the olive harvest, a cultural touchstone and economic lifeline in the Israeli-occupied area.
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Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege
Recovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.
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Deadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation
A roof collapse that killed 32 children and a teacher in northwest Pakistan has prompted safety inspections of schools across the region.
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Hulu’s Witty New Series “Phony” Unravels Into One of the Best Thrillers of the Year
Over the last decade, many television shows have explored the intricacies of familial bonds. From the incestuous Targaryen family in “House of the Dragon” to the fracturing relationship between the Roys in “Succession,” modern television has increasingly shown that family on screen is far from the sitcoms of the 1970s and ’80s. Now comes Hulu’s…
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A Knock at the Door: Cristian Mungiu on “Fjord”
Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord” might well be next year’s Oscar winner for Best International Film. It was on track for that award after winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes in May. But the controversy that has followed the film since Cannes could prove an impediment, even as it draws public and press attention. Mungiu has been…